Comments on: Lions announce competitive schedule

By: Rhys7

Rhys7 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:07:03 +0000

Super rugby requires rotation, Stormers can do that now got cover in every position and quality too:

15 Taute / Pietersen
14 Aplon / Van Den Heever
13 De Jongh / Du Plessis
12 De Villiers / Brache
11 Habana / De Allende
10 Jantjes / Grant / Van Aswegen
9 Groom / Schroeder / Duvenhage
8 Vermeulen / Carr
7 Burger / Elstadt
6 Kolisi / Rhodes
5 Bekker / Stenkamp
4 Etzebeth / Botha
3 Cilliers / Malherbe
2 Liebenberg / Fourie / Ntubeni
1 Kitshoff / Carstens

Persobally I think we could really do with Louw or/and J Fourie

By: durbs2atl

durbs2atl — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:08:25 +0000

Chicago Lions !!!!!!! Standing alone ……this team is not even in the TOP 5 of USA teams !! So..This Chicago team will need to be an Invitational Team playing in Local jerseys only. This should be called a Chicago Barbarians Team.Their standard of Rugby as a club decidedly low.Must be playing this team because of the similarity of last names?????

By: wnbb

wnbb — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:57:33 +0000

Oooooh,I am sooooo excited!!!

By: Atlas

Atlas — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:00:06 +0000

Thank god no more rugby for a month
no more “I hate HM”
no more “I hate BB”
no more “I hate Morné”

But……
Next year will be our year….

By: Atlas

Atlas — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:53:06 +0000

BOOOOOM

By: Atlas

Atlas — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:51:38 +0000

“spin” I mean keeping everybody happy
First Soccer City and now Orlando

woooohaaa

By: Atlas

Atlas — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:47:45 +0000

Oh, I’ll be there at Orlando
The Bulls know how to spin

By: Atlas

Atlas — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:40:16 +0000

King Louis likes KdK, that’s good for me.
The Lions are doing things the queens never thought of

Go Lions

By: i_love_u_bakkiesbotha

i_love_u_bakkiesbotha — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:40:40 +0000

samoa would be and awesome match

no way the lions will win that one

but still good entertainment

By: i_love_u_bakkiesbotha

i_love_u_bakkiesbotha — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:39:34 +0000

@grant10-24: i am following this closely indeed. have been sending emails to a few of the people at the lions and saru. must say i am relly chaffed with KDK and Co. for seeming to have gotten something right for a change. this has huge, huge potential.

By: suffer_guy

suffer_guy — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:28:24 +0000

24??????????? lol!!!! can someone tell me if grant10 has matric?

By: grant10

grant10 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:20:18 +0000

Lions setting the foundation for a SA move to Northern Hemisphere post 2015…watch this space.

By: i_love_u_bakkiesbotha

i_love_u_bakkiesbotha — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:21:28 +0000

@Umlungu-21:
yip, agreed.

the schedule does look amazing though and i for one will congratulate the lions exec if they do indeed pull of the full schedule of games.

russia, samoa, french barbarians, us invitational wow!

in fact all the teams listed deserve a wow!

By: Gordon Gekko

Gordon Gekko — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:04:27 +0000

@Umlungu-21:

Couldn’t agree more.

This is a R25m bill that someone has to eat for 6 months and there is little to no benefit to any sponsor without the games being televised.

Where is SuperSports announcement alongside this that they will screen live or delayed tape broadcasts of these games or is this destined for Blitz?

This is a monster bill that the Lions have to pay for. SARU might help with travel & hotel for the local franchise games plus Samoa who are here anyway – but Namibia, Russia, USA, Canada do not offer edge of the seat stuff for a broadcaster or sponsor, or suite holder or season ticket holder.

Add the monthly cash burn at the Lions of R8m a month and pretty soon the Lions will have to be on life support as R25m plus R50m over 6 months is too big a nut for any franchise to have to swallow.

It is going to take a sponsor and broadcaster with brass gonads to step forward and offer up some philanthropy money here, or a corporation who seeks a tax loss to write off against advertising.

This waiting room atmosphere is not pleasant.

By: Umlungu

Umlungu — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:52:09 +0000

Sounds exciting and could be a good line up of games EXCEPT………there is the small matter of the ittiest teeniest fine print at the base of their schedule:

“FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO IRB APPROVAL AND FINAL CHANGES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LIONS”

Which in rugby parlance is that all these TBC’s and other international games are not “on” – at least not yet – and this release was designed to puff up and schmoooze players suite holders season ticket holders who need to sign up for 2013..

If this was a go situation there would be sponsors announced who would foot the R2m a game bill for the international sides. The local franchise games are all pick me up warm up friendlies for 80mins and meaning little to nothing.

The Lions need to have marketed the two Promotion Relegation matches as that right there is the rub – to get back into Super Rugby for 2014.

By: Sasuke

Sasuke — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:20:02 +0000

@BULLET-12: Oh

Yes I agree with you. Our top Boks should be afforded more rest time. They shouldnt take part in the Currie Cup for one and they should be given a few games rest in Super Rugby.

By: umkhonto

umkhonto — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:49:13 +0000

@Slappes-3: Did they need your permission, I think you think a little highly of yourself.

By: umkhonto

umkhonto — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:45:29 +0000

Good luck to the Lions, not sitting back and waiting for handouts.

By: uncle oswald

uncle oswald — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:25:08 +0000

I’ll be traveling up to Chicago for sure. Nice one!

By: Hans Wlomeyer

Hans Wlomeyer — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:34:15 +0000

Has the coke sponsorship expired? We all know it is Ellis park but they wouldve said coca cola park wouldn’t they?