Lions on the prowl for elusive win in South America
Without the injured Kwagga Smith, the team are pinning hopes on Groom and Jantjies to ease the pressure against physical Jaguares
The Lions will have to go in search of their maiden Super Rugby win on South American soil without tearaway flanker Kwagga Smith. Smith had joined the Lions’ bulging infirmary and will be out for the next week with a calf strain. He joins scrumhalf Ross Cronjé‚ lock Stephan Lewies‚ flank Cyle Brink‚ hooker Robbie Coetzee and prop Johannes Jonker on the sidelines. Smith and Lewies‚ who had to withdraw with a bicep injury‚ are expected to regain fitness in time for the Lions’ following match against the Stormers. Already thin in their tight five‚ the Lions’ resources are now also stretched in the back row against a side that relishes close combat. They had the option of slotting the broad-shouldered Robert Kruger into their back row‚ but instead opted for mobility in Marnus Schoeman‚ Hacjivah Dayimani and captain Warren Whiteley. The tourists will no doubt want to enforce a quick-tempo game on the Jaguares. They are likely to play the bulk of the game under pressure from the hulking J...
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