Lions avoid slippery slope as they go into mini break
Team negotiated minefield and are top of the South African conference with the benefit of having played one match more than their rivals
The Lions’ coaching staff would have gone into the team’s bye week with a huge sense of relief. Their season looked in danger of sliding into insignificance after their defeat to the Stormers and the Bulls‚ but they go into their mini break having avoided the slippery slope. The Lions arrive at this juncture‚ if not with a spring in their step‚ then at least with their chins up, but things could have been different following those defeats in rounds two and three and the loss of regular captain Warren Whiteley. Their season was precariously placed in the lead-up to their matches against the Jaguares‚ Rebels and the Sunwolves with victory in all three non-negotiable to sustain their effort until their squad is restored to a semblance of full capacity in the next weeks. The Lions negotiated that minefield and are atop the South African conference with the benefit of having played one match more than their rivals. They won’t quite have the cavalry back but when they return to battle on ...
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