The Lions have confirmed that Haashim Pead has committed to the Lions up to 2028. Pead made his Currie Cup debit for the Lions in 2025.
Pead matriculated from Bishops and represented the Western Province at the 2023 Craven Week,[4] where he scored 2 tries and the WP team remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.
Pead debuted, coming off the bench for the South Africa U20S in a 24–19 loss to Australia in the 2024 U20 Rugby Championship. The following season, he would make his first start, and he scored two tries against Argentina in the 2025 U20 Rugby Championship.
Pead was then included in the squad for the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy, where he would make his breakthrough. He scored 6 tries across 5 games, the second most in the tournament, and broke the record for most metres gained by a scrum-half in the group stages of the World Rugby U20 Championship (232m) that had previously been set by Antoine Dupont in 2016.[8] After impressing at the tournament, he was invited to train with the Springboks.