Lions coach Swys de Bruin referred to it as a horses for courses change and on recent evidence the unleashing of in-form Lourens Erasmus is a timely one. By moving to flank the regular lock will have greater opportunity to roam the wide open spaces when the Lions play the Waratahs in the second Super Rugby semifinal on Saturday. He replaces Cyle Brink who sustained a shoulder stinger in a shuddering tackle in last weekend’s victory over the Jaguares. Erasmus‚ however‚ brings a lengthier stride that enables him to affect plays in extreme areas and it taps into the Lions’ strategy of doing everything at full gallop on Saturday. "There’s not much in it‚" said De Bruin. "Our four‚ five and seven in general attack play together a lot‚" he said about going for Erasmus at seven and not Franco Mostert. The Lions have deployed lock Mostert at flank earlier this season but this time De Bruin opted to play to the player’s strengths. "Franco is doing so well at lock‚ lately. We might swap the r...
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