He had been the form scrumhalf for the Lions at the reboot of the season, but now Dillon Smit faces an estimated four to six months on the sidelines.

Smit suffered a shoulder dislocation in the Lions’ opening Super Rugby Unlocked match against the Sharks in Durban last Friday. He was due to have surgery on Tuesday and a more accurate prognosis can only be made post op...

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