2018 Lions (Super Rugby) season

In 2018, the Lions participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the Bulls, Jaguares, Sharks and Stormers.

Lions
2018 season
Head coachSwys de Bruin
CaptainWarren Whiteley
StadiumEmirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Overall2nd
South African Conference1st
Play-offsLosing finalist
RecordWon 9, Lost 7
Top try scorerAll: Malcolm Marx (12)
Top points scorerAll: Elton Jantjies (173)
Home colours
Away colours

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Lions coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:[1]

2018 Lions coaches and management
Name Title
Swys de BruinHead coach
Philip LemmerAssistant coach (forwards)
Joey MongaloAssistant coach (breakdown and backline)
Ivan van RooyenHead of Strength & Conditioning
Mustapha BoomgaardManager
Johane SingwaneAssistant manager
Dr Rob CollinsHead physician
Preven AppalsamyPhysiotherapist
Ram MpilaMassage therapist
Neil de BruinKicking & skills coach
Wynand EllisVideo analyst

Squad

The following players were named in the Lions squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:[2]

2018 Lions squad
Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Lions
Apps Pts Apps Pts
Jacobie AdriaanseProp (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 32)33000
Cyle BrinkLoose forward (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 24)225225
Andries CoetzeeFullback (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 27)61476047
Robbie CoetzeeHooker (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 28)35103510
Ruan CombrinckWing (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 27)5212352123
Ross CronjéScrum-half (1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 28)63306330
Ashlon DavidsFly-half (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 24)1010
Hacjivah DayimaniLoose forward (1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 20)0000
Ruan DreyerProp (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 27)60106010
Aphiwe DyantyiWing (1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 23)0000
Willie EngelbrechtLoose forward (1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 25)0000
Lourens ErasmusLock (1993-06-14)14 June 1993 (aged 24)26102610
Andries FerreiraLock (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 27)39103910
Corné FourieProp (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 29)55205520
Nic GroomScrum-half (1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 27)572500
Rhyno HerbstLock (1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 21)0000
Rohan Janse van RensburgCentre (1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 23)27752775
Marco Jansen van VurenScrum-half (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 21)0000
Elton JantjiesFly-half (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 27)10080687795
Johannes JonkerProp (1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (aged 23)160160
Jaco KrielLoose forward (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 28)6910569105
Robert KrugerLock (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 29)300300
Sylvian MahuzaFullback (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 24)20302030
Lionel MapoeCentre (1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 29)9413577120
Malcolm MarxHooker (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 23)38753875
Len MassynLoose forward (1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 20)0000
Christiaan MeyerScrum-half (1994-05-16)16 May 1994 (aged 23)0000
Howard MnisiCentre (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 28)36103310
Franco MostertLock (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 27)64156415
Marvin OrieLock (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 25)11010
Shaun ReynoldsFly-half (1995-06-15)15 June 1995 (aged 22)1212
Marnus SchoemanLoose forward (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 29)1000
Sti SitholeProp (1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 24)11010
Courtnall SkosanWing (1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 26)5412554125
Dillon SmitScrum-half (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 25)120120
Dylan SmithProp (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 23)180180
Kwagga SmithLoose forward (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 24)21402140
Madosh TambweWing (1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 20)510510
Jacques van RooyenProp (1986-10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 31)49204920
Harold VorsterCentre (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 24)34403440
Warren WhiteleyLoose forward (1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 30)79657965
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Super Rugby standings
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Crusaders161402542295+24777397063
2 Lions16907519435+8477556446
3 Waratahs16916557445+11274594244
4 Hurricanes161105474343+13166435251
5 Chiefs161105463368+9560483249
6 Highlanders161006437445−859573144
7 Jaguares16907409418−951552038
8 Sharks16718437442−549572436
9 Rebels16709440461−2157605336
10 Brumbies16709393422−2956522434
11 Stormers166010390423−3346560529
12 Bulls166010441502−6159662329
13 Reds166010389501−11249661328
14 Blues164012378509−13150662422
15 Sunwolves163013404664−26048990214
South African Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Lions16907519435+8477556446
2 Jaguares16907409418−951552038
3 Sharks16718437442−549572436
4 Stormers166010390423−3346560529
5 Bulls166010441502−6159662329

Round-by-round

The table below shows the Lions' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 QF SF Final
Opposition SHA JAG BUL BLU SUN JAG CRU STO Bye WAR RED HUR HIG BRU STO Bye SHA Bye BUL JAG WAR Lost
Cumulative Points 4 9 14 15 19 19 20 25 25 30 31 31 31 36 40 40 41 41 46 Won Won Lost
Position (overall) 4th 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd
Position (SA Conf.) 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The Lions played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Lions in 2018 is as follows:

2018 Lions player statistics
Player name SHA JAG BUL BLU SUN JAG CRU STO WAR RED HUR HIG BRU STO SHA BUL JAG WAR CRU App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Jacques van Rooyen1111117 17 1116 17 117 1111 1710005
Malcolm Marx2222216 2 2222 22222 161200060
Ruan Dreyer333333 33317 17 3 333333 18200010
Marvin Orie4555420 45519 55 544444 18300015
Franco Mostert5577755 577577 755555 1910005
Kwagga Smith6620 686 666886 866666 18600030
Cyle Brink776667 720 76 7777 14200010
Warren Whiteley8888 88888 910005
Ross Cronjé99999 21 21 921 999 1210005
Elton Jantjies10101010101010 101010101010 101010101010 19166111173
Aphiwe Dyantyi111111111111 111113 111122 111122 15700035
Harold Vorster121222 22 1212 1212131212 121212121212 17300015
Lionel Mapoe13131313131313 13131313 1313131313 16300015
Sylvian Mahuza141414141414 23 23 23 23 14 11500025
Andries Coetzee15151515151515 151515151515 151515151515 19310017
Robbie Coetzee1616 16 16162 16 16 16 22 2 9300015
Dylan Smith17 17 17 17 117 1 117 17 111 17 117 17 17 1810005
Jacobie Adriaanse18 18 18 18 318 18 318 18 1000000
Lourens Erasmus19 19 19 19 419 19 19 19 19 419 4 419 19 19 719 19200010
Marnus Schoeman20 20 20 21 20 20 21 620 20 621 20 20 20 20 16600030
Hacjivah Dayimani21 20 23 8 88820 8 20 20 19 1200000
Howard Mnisi2222 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 900000
Rohan Janse van Rensburg23 23 12121412 22 1222 22 12 13 12400020
Andries Ferreira4444 444 700000
Marco Jansen van Vuren21 21 219 21 400000
Madosh Tambwe23 11 11111111 22 7700035
Ashlon Davids21 23 21 200000
Len Massyn820 19 300000
Sti Sithole17 17 100000
Johannes Jonker18 18 18 18 18 318 18 18 18 18 18 1200000
Robert Kruger19 7 200000
Shaun Reynolds23 23 23 22 23 510005
Dillon Smit21 9 99921 21 21 21 900000
Corné Fourie16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 9200010
Ruan Combrinck 141414141423 141414141414 12500025
Nic Groom 21 22 999 922 9 8200010
Rhyno Herbst 19 000000
Courtnall Skosan 23 1122 22 11 5200010
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Total198967111621

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

    See also

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