2018 Lions (Super Rugby) season

Lions
	2018 season
Head coach	Swys de Bruin
Captain	Warren Whiteley
Stadium	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Overall	2nd
South African Conference	1st
Play-offs	Losing finalist
Record	Won 9, Lost 7
Top try scorer	All: Malcolm Marx (12)
Top points scorer	All: Elton Jantjies (173)
Home colours	Away colours
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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.

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 Bruin	Head coach
Philip Lemmer	Assistant coach (forwards)
Joey Mongalo	Assistant coach (breakdown and backline)
Ivan van Rooyen	Head of Strength & Conditioning
Mustapha Boomgaard	Manager
Johane Singwane	Assistant manager
Dr Rob Collins	Head physician
Preven Appalsamy	Physiotherapist
Ram Mpila	Massage therapist
Neil de Bruin	Kicking & skills coach
Wynand Ellis	Video 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
Player	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Jacobie Adriaanse	Prop	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 32)	33	0	0	0
Cyle Brink	Loose forward	(1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 24)	22	5	22	5
Andries Coetzee	Fullback	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 27)	61	47	60	47
Robbie Coetzee	Hooker	(1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 28)	35	10	35	10
Ruan Combrinck	Wing	(1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 27)	52	123	52	123
Ross Cronjé	Scrum-half	(1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 28)	63	30	63	30
Ashlon Davids	Fly-half	(1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 24)	1	0	1	0
Hacjivah Dayimani	Loose forward	(1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Ruan Dreyer	Prop	(1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 27)	60	10	60	10
Aphiwe Dyantyi	Wing	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 23)	0	0	0	0
Willie Engelbrecht	Loose forward	(1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
Lourens Erasmus	Lock	(1993-06-14)14 June 1993 (aged 24)	26	10	26	10
Andries Ferreira	Lock	(1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 27)	39	10	39	10
Corné Fourie	Prop	(1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 29)	55	20	55	20
Nic Groom	Scrum-half	(1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 27)	57	25	0	0
Rhyno Herbst	Lock	(1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Rohan Janse van Rensburg	Centre	(1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 23)	27	75	27	75
Marco Jansen van Vuren	Scrum-half	(1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Elton Jantjies	Fly-half	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 27)	100	806	87	795
Johannes Jonker	Prop	(1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (aged 23)	16	0	16	0
Jaco Kriel	Loose forward	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 28)	69	105	69	105
Robert Kruger	Lock	(1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 29)	30	0	30	0
Sylvian Mahuza	Fullback	(1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 24)	20	30	20	30
Lionel Mapoe	Centre	(1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 29)	94	135	77	120
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 23)	38	75	38	75
Len Massyn	Loose forward	(1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Christiaan Meyer	Scrum-half	(1994-05-16)16 May 1994 (aged 23)	0	0	0	0
Howard Mnisi	Centre	(1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 28)	36	10	33	10
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 27)	64	15	64	15
Marvin Orie	Lock	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 25)	11	0	1	0
Shaun Reynolds	Fly-half	(1995-06-15)15 June 1995 (aged 22)	1	2	1	2
Marnus Schoeman	Loose forward	(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 29)	1	0	0	0
Sti Sithole	Prop	(1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 24)	11	0	1	0
Courtnall Skosan	Wing	(1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 26)	54	125	54	125
Dillon Smit	Scrum-half	(1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 25)	12	0	12	0
Dylan Smith	Prop	(1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 23)	18	0	18	0
Kwagga Smith	Loose forward	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 24)	21	40	21	40
Madosh Tambwe	Wing	(1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 20)	5	10	5	10
Jacques van Rooyen	Prop	(1986-10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 31)	49	20	49	20
Harold Vorster	Centre	(1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 24)	34	40	34	40
Warren Whiteley	Loose forward	(1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 30)	79	65	79	65
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: Overall standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63	Conference leaders Qualified to the finals.
2	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
3	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
4	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51	Wildcard teams Qualified to finals.
5	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
6	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
7	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
8	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
9	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
10	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
11	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
12	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29
13	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
14	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22
15	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

Source: super.rugby

South African Conference
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
2	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
3	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
4	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
5	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29

Competition rules^[3]
Qualification: Eight teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the quarter-finals. The conference winners will be seeded #1 to #3 for the quarter-finals, in order of log points gained during the group stages, while the wildcards will be seeded as #4 to #8 in order of log points gained during the group stages. In the quarter-finals, the three conference winners and the highest-ranked wildcard team will host the first round of the finals, with the highest-seeded conference winner (Team #1) hosting the fifth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #8) in quarter-final 1, the second-seeded conference winner (Team #2) hosting the fourth-seeded wildcard entry (Team #7) in quarter-final 3, the third-seeded conference winner (Team #3) hosting the third-seeded wildcard entry (Team #6) in quarter-final 4 and the top-seeded wildcard entry (Team #4) hosting the second-seed wildcard entry (Team #5) in quarter-final 2. The Quarter Final winners will progress to the semi-finals, where the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2 will play each other, as well as the winners of quarter-finals 3 and 4, each tie hosted by the higher-seeded team. The winner of the semi-finals will progress to the Final, again to be held at the venue of the highest-seeded team.
Tournament points breakdown: * 4 tournament points for a win * 2 tournament points for a draw * 1 tournament bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 tournament bonus point for scoring at least three tries more than the opponent in a match
Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: * Conference leaders * Tournament points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference * Coin toss

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:

	17 February 2018	Lions	26–19	Sharks	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Lionel Mapoe 17', 52' Aphiwe Dyantyi 22' Kwagga Smith 59' Con: Elton Jantjies 18', 24', 53'	Report^[4] Scoreboard^[5]	Try: Robert du Preez 8' S'busiso Nkosi 42' Makazole Mapimpi 55' Con: Robert du Preez 9', 56'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	24 February 2018	Lions	47–27	Jaguares	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Aphiwe Dyantyi 27', 52' penalty try 33' Andries Coetzee 39' Sylvian Mahuza 47' Rohan Janse van Rensburg 64' Warren Whiteley 79' Con: Elton Jantjies 40', 48', 53', 65', 80'	Report^[6] Scoreboard^[7]	Try: Emiliano Boffelli 3' Bautista Delguy 72', 76' Con: Nicolás Sánchez 4', 72', 76' Pen: Emiliano Boffelli 18' Nicolás Sánchez 51' Cards: Bautista Delguy 33' to 43' Julián Montoya 71'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	3 March 2018	Bulls	35–49	Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Johnny Kôtze 35' Handré Pollard 41' Lizo Gqoboka 76' Travis Ismaiel 78' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 42' Francois Brummer 77', 79' Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 6', 23', 28' Cards: Conraad van Vuuren 54' to 64' Nick de Jager 55' to 65'	Report^[8] Scoreboard^[9]	Try: Ruan Dreyer 14' Jacques van Rooyen 18' Marvin Orie 32' Malcolm Marx 51' penalty try 55' Sylvian Mahuza 56' Ross Cronjé 71' Con: Elton Jantjies 15', 19', 33', 52', 57', 72'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	10 March 2018	Lions	35–38	Blues	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Sylvian Mahuza 2' Rohan Janse van Rensburg 15' Elton Jantjies 37' Aphiwe Dyantyi 55' Dylan Smith 73' Con: Elton Jantjies 4', 17', 39', 56', 74'	Report^[11] Scoreboard^[12]	Try: Akira Ioane 39' Rieko Ioane 63', 69' Jimmy Tupou 75' Murphy Taramai 80' Con: Bryn Gatland 40' Stephen Perofeta 64', 70', 76', 80' Pen: Bryn Gatland 22'	Attendance: 14,032^[10] Referee: Nic Berry

	17 March 2018	Lions	40–38	Sunwolves	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Andries Coetzee 8' Marvin Orie 19' Malcolm Marx 27', 62' Aphiwe Dyantyi 41' Rohan Janse van Rensburg 72' Con: Elton Jantjies 10', 20', 42', 63', 72'	Report^[13] Scoreboard^[14]	Try: Kotaro Matsushima 22' Craig Millar 31' Hosea Saumaki 51' Kazuki Himeno 59' Atsushi Sakate 80' Con: Will Tupou 23', 32', 52' Ryoto Nakamura 60', 80' Pen: Will Tupou 2'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	24 March 2018	Jaguares	49–35	Lions	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	16:40	Try: Bautista Delguy 1' Emiliano Boffelli 28', 47' Javier Ortega Desio 40', 72' Bautista Ezcurra 65' Con: Nicolás Sánchez 2', 40', 48', 66', 73' Pen: Nicolás Sánchez 11', 37', 75'	Report^[15] Scoreboard^[16]	Try: Marvin Orie 17' Sylvian Mahuza 22' Malcolm Marx 56', 67' Lourens Erasmus 62' Con: Elton Jantjies 18', 23', 58', 63', 68'	Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

	1 April 2018	Lions	8–14	Crusaders	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Madosh Tambwe 14' Pen: Elton Jantjies 77'	Report^[17] Scoreboard^[18]	Try: Sam Whitelock 50' Jack Goodhue 53' Con: Mitchell Hunt 51', 54'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	7 April 2018	Lions	52–31	Stormers	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Madosh Tambwe 1', 9', 13', 52' Lionel Mapoe 26' Kwagga Smith 40' Franco Mostert 46' Ruan Combrinck 62' Con: Elton Jantjies 2', 14', 40', 47', 53', 63' Cards: Marvin Orie 77'	Report^[19] Scoreboard^[20]	Try: Wilco Louw 21' Damian Willemse 59' Paul de Wet 73' penalty try 80' Con: SP Marais 22', 60' Damian Willemse 73' Pen: SP Marais 36'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	20 April 2018	Waratahs	0–29	Lions	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45		Report^[21] Scoreboard^[22]	Try: Madosh Tambwe 22' Kwagga Smith 44' Harold Vorster 50' Marnus Schoeman 77' Con: Elton Jantjies 23', 51', 78' Pen: Elton Jantjies 71'	Referee: Mike Fraser

	28 April 2018	Reds	27–22	Lions	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	15:05	Try: JP Smith 2' Caleb Timu 11' Brandon Paenga-Amosa 27' George Smith 40' Con: Filipo Daugunu 28', 40' Pen: Filipo Daugunu 48'	Report^[23] Scoreboard^[24]	Try: Malcolm Marx 55', 61' Marnus Schoeman 79', 80' Con: Elton Jantjies 62'	Referee: Angus Gardner

	5 May 2018	Hurricanes	28–19	Lions	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Ben Lam 8', 45', 54' Ardie Savea 25' Con: Beauden Barrett 9', 27', 47', 56'	Report^[25] Scoreboard^[26]	Try: Nic Groom 40' Marnus Schoeman 57' Sylvian Mahuza 75' Con: Elton Jantjies 40', 76'	Referee: Nic Berry

	12 May 2018	Highlanders	39–27	Lions	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Lima Sopoaga 4' Liam Coltman 14' Luke Whitelock 34' Waisake Naholo 44' Teihorangi Walden 64' Con: Lima Sopoaga 6', 15', 45', 65' Pen: Lima Sopoaga 77', 80'	Report^[27] Scoreboard^[28]	Try: Harold Vorster 39' Robbie Coetzee 40', 49' Marnus Schoeman 73' Con: Elton Jantjies 40', 73' Pen: Elton Jantjies 10'	Referee: Angus Gardner

	19 May 2018	Lions	42–24	Brumbies	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Rohan Janse van Rensburg 9' Robbie Coetzee 30' Ruan Dreyer 40' Marnus Schoeman 63' Shaun Reynolds 74' Lourens Erasmus 76' Con: Elton Jantjies 11', 31', 40', 64', 74', 76'	Report^[29] Scoreboard^[30]	Try: Tom Banks 2', 52' Tevita Kuridrani 17' Con: Christian Lealiifano 3', 17', 53' Pen: Christian Lealiifano 37' Cards: Rory Arnold 30' to 40' 61' Sam Carter 62' to 72'	Referee: Nick Briant

	26 May 2018	Stormers	23–26	Lions	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:15	Try: Dewaldt Duvenage 4' Raymond Rhule 30' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis 5', 32' Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis 19', 67', 71' Cards: JJ Engelbrecht 37' to 47' Raymond Rhule 51' Jaco Coetzee 60' to 70'	Report^[31] Scoreboard^[32]	Try: Nic Groom 21' Corné Fourie 54', 59' Madosh Tambwe 76' Con: Elton Jantjies 22', 61', 77'	Referee: Nick Briant

	30 June 2018	Sharks	31–24	Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:15	Try: Dan du Preez 3' André Esterhuizen 59' Lwazi Mvovo 68' Con: Robert du Preez 59', 70' Pen: Robert du Preez 13', 39', 63', 73'	Report^[33] Scoreboard^[34]	Try: Ruan Combrinck 8' Cyle Brink 17' Kwagga Smith 40' Con: Elton Jantjies 9', 18', 40' Pen: Elton Jantjies 65'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	14 July 2018	Lions	38–12	Bulls	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Ruan Combrinck 18', 65' Malcolm Marx 31' Courtnall Skosan 40' penalty try 63' Aphiwe Dyantyi 80' Con: Elton Jantjies 19', 40' Andries Coetzee 80'	Report^[35] Scoreboard^[36]	Try: Manie Libbok 7' Jesse Kriel 12' Con: Manie Libbok 8' Cards: Pierre Schoeman 34' to 44'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Qualifier	21 July 2018	Lions	40–23	Jaguares	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Ruan Combrinck 8' Harold Vorster 15' Malcolm Marx 27' Andries Coetzee 57' Con: Elton Jantjies 9', 16', 28', 58' Pen: Elton Jantjies 26', 44', 76' Drop: Elton Jantjies 64'	Report^[37] Scoreboard^[38]	Try: Bautista Delguy 42' Pablo Matera 48' Con: Nicolás Sánchez 43', 49' Pen: Nicolás Sánchez 4', 6', 37'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

Semifinal	28 July 2018	Lions	44–26	Waratahs	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Kwagga Smith 21', 63' Aphiwe Dyantyi 26' Malcolm Marx 35', 58' Courtnall Skosan 79' Con: Elton Jantjies 28', 37', 64', 80' Pen: Elton Jantjies 55', 74'	Report^[39] Scoreboard^[40]	Try: Ned Hanigan 4' Israel Folau 8' Tom Robertson 39' Jake Gordon 76' Con: Bernard Foley 6', 10', 76' Cards: Damien Fitzpatrick 57' to 67'	Referee: Glen Jackson

Final	4 August 2018	Crusaders	37–18	Lions	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Seta Tamanivalu 19' David Havili 34' Mitchell Drummond 62' Scott Barrett 70' Con: Richie Mo'unga 20', 36', 63', 71' Pen: Richie Mo'unga 16', 33', 43' Cards: Ryan Crotty 67' to 77'	Report^[41] Scoreboard^[42]	Try: Cyle Brink 53' Malcolm Marx 68' Con: Elton Jantjies 54' Pen: Elton Jantjies 13', 39'	Referee: Angus Gardner

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 Rooyen	1	1	1	1		1	17	17	1	1		16	17	1	17	1	1	1	1	17	1	0	0	0	5
Malcolm Marx	2	2	2	2	2	16	2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2	16	12	0	0	0	60
Ruan Dreyer	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	17	17	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	18	2	0	0	0	10
Marvin Orie	4		5	5	5	4	20	4	5	5	19	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	18	3	0	0	0	15
Franco Mostert	5	5	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	7	5	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	19	1	0	0	0	5
Kwagga Smith	6	6		20	6	8	6	6	6	6	8	8	6	8	6	6	6	6	6	18	6	0	0	0	30
Cyle Brink	7	7	6	6		6	7	7		20	7	6			7	7	7		7	14	2	0	0	0	10
Warren Whiteley	8	8	8	8											8	8	8	8	8	9	1	0	0	0	5
Ross Cronjé	9	9	9	9	9								21	21	9	21	9	9	9	12	1	0	0	0	5
Elton Jantjies	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	19	1	66	11	1	173
Aphiwe Dyantyi	11	11	11	11	11	11					11	11	13	11	11	22	11	11	22	15	7	0	0	0	35
Harold Vorster	12	12	22	22	12		12	12	12	13	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	17	3	0	0	0	15
Lionel Mapoe	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13		13	13			13	13	13	13	13	16	3	0	0	0	15
Sylvian Mahuza	14	14	14	14		14	14	23	23		23	23	14							11	5	0	0	0	25
Andries Coetzee	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	19	3	1	0	0	17
Robbie Coetzee	16	16	16	16	16	2			16	16	16	2	2	2						9	3	0	0	0	15
Dylan Smith	17	17	17	17	1	17	1	1	17	17	1	1	1	17	1		17	17	17	18	1	0	0	0	5
Jacobie Adriaanse	18	18	18	18	3		18		18		3	18		18						10	0	0	0	0	0
Lourens Erasmus	19	19	19	19	4	19	19	19	19	19	4	19	4	4	19	19	19	7	19	19	2	0	0	0	10
Marnus Schoeman	20		20		20		21	20	20	21	6	20	20	6	21	20	20	20	20	16	6	0	0	0	30
Hacjivah Dayimani	21	20		23			8	8	8	8	20		8	20	20			19		12	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Mnisi	22	22			22	22	22	22								23	23	23	23	9	0	0	0	0	0
Rohan Janse van Rensburg	23	23	12	12	14	12			22	12	22	22	12	13						12	4	0	0	0	20
Andries Ferreira		4	4	4			4		4	4		4								7	0	0	0	0	0
Marco Jansen van Vuren		21	21		21	9		21												4	0	0	0	0	0
Madosh Tambwe			23				11	11	11	11			11	22						7	7	0	0	0	35
Ashlon Davids				21						23	21									2	0	0	0	0	0
Len Massyn					8	20							19							3	0	0	0	0	0
Sti Sithole					17											17				1	0	0	0	0	0
Johannes Jonker					18	18		18		18	18	3	18		18	18	18	18	18	12	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Kruger					19	7														2	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Reynolds					23	23	23						22	23						5	1	0	0	0	5
Dillon Smit						21	9	9	9	9		21					21	21	21	9	0	0	0	0	0
Corné Fourie							16	16					16	16	16	16	16	16	16	9	2	0	0	0	10
Ruan Combrinck								14	14	14	14	14	23	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	5	0	0	0	25
Nic Groom									21	22	9	9	9	9	22	9				8	2	0	0	0	10
Rhyno Herbst														19						0	0	0	0	0	0
Courtnall Skosan															23	11	22	22	11	5	2	0	0	0	10
penalty try																				–	3	–	–	–	21
Total																				19	89	67	11	1	621

(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.

Willie Engelbrecht, Jaco Kriel and Christiaan Meyer did not make any appearances.

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