Sport | Refreshed Lions have no excuses in Durban after self-requested festive period break
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Marius Louw and Jorda Hendrikse.
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Break time’s over, now there’s no room for excuses.
The Lions’ trip to Durban this weekend had been off the past three weeks, which, interestingly, was a concession the franchise specifically requested the URC and SA Rugby to consider.
Despite several changes in personnel over the past decade, the men from Doornfontein have cultivated a longstanding reputation as a unit very intent on achieving work-life balance.
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