Coach Swys de Bruin scoffed at suggestions that the Lions had become a Jekyll and Hyde side this season. The Lions had lost three of their past four matches before thumping the Stormers 52-31 in their Super Rugby clash at Ellis Park on Saturday. De Bruin was quick to remind that his team had been an attacking force all season. "They’ve been there. We’ve now scored 43 tries this season. We are averaging more than five a game‚" said the coach. The turnaround, he suggested‚ was due to the increased influence of defence coach Joey Mongalo. "I want to compliment our defence coach for the step-up he has made. The defence was unreal. I think he has a great future. Hats off to him." He described the performance as complete, but said: "I don’t want to get carried away. This is a long competition." After their bye this week his team faces a searching examination in their tour matches against the Waratahs‚ Reds‚ Hurricanes and the Highlanders. "We are looking forward to the tour. The players a...
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