8 October 2026
The 10bet Lions will make the short trip across the Jukskei to take on the Vodacom Bulls in Round 3 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in the country’s capital.
0bet Lions go into Saturday with a new-look lock pairing in the form of Dylan Sjoblom and Hyron Andrews. Three changes in the backline result in starts for Springboks Morne van den Berg at scrumhalf and Quan Horn at fullback. Richard Kriel shifts to the wing, replacing the in-form Erich Cronje due to injury. Ethan Adams plays alongside Henco van Wyk in the midfield.
The bench will potentially see the injection of power and pace in the form of Batho Hlekani and Siba Mahashe respectively. Nico Steyn provides halfback cover.
10bet Lions 23: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Kelly Mpeku, 13. Ethan Adams, 12. Henco van Wyk 11. Richard Kriel, 10. Chris Smith, 9. Morne van den Berg, 1. Boan Venter, 2. PJ Botha, 3. Sebastian Lombard, 4. Dylan Sjoblom, 5. Hyron Andrews, 6. JC Pretorius, 7. Siba Qoma, 8. Francke Horne (c). Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. SJ Kotze, 18. RF Schoeman, 19. JP du Preez, 20. Batho Hlekani, 21. Siba Mahashe, 22. Nico Steyn, 23. Boeta Chamberlain.