Lions are ready for final roar
Coach may get great farewell gift from team
The Lions’ Super Rugby story looks set to reach a climax in fairy-tale fashion. Eighty minutes — as well as a crack Crusaders outfit — are all that stand between the Lions and their first Super Rugby title. Come Saturday evening at Ellis Park, rugby fans from around the country may be celebrating a first SA championship win in the tournament since 2010 as well as a fitting end to coach Johan Ackermann’s five-year tenure. The former Springbok lock will leave the Lions and join English club Gloucester in the coming weeks. In the wake of the Lions’ thrilling comeback victory against the Hurricanes, Ackermann reminded all and sundry that his team had yet to realise its objective, namely winning the Super Rugby title. The Lions impressed over the course of the 2016 tournament, but fell short in the final when they met a more polished Hurricanes side on a wet night in Wellington. The Lions certainly got their revenge in the recent semifinal at Ellis Park. The hosts out-muscled and outlast...
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