Lions vs Welwitschias at Alberton Stadium
Lions vs Welwitschias at Alberton Stadium.
LOCAL rugby fans will have the opportunity to experience high profile rugby when the Xerox Golden Lions face their Namibian counterparts, the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias for the first time in history, on their doorstep.
A-Square Forklift Alberton will be hosting two of the top teams in the 2017 SuperSport Rugby Challenge on May 6.
The club will also play their Pirates Grand Challenge league match against Harlequins from Pretoria.
Local rugby fans are urged to buy their tickets prior to match day. Last year saw a mammoth crowd of 18 000 spectators attending the match between the Lions and the Blue Bulls.
The Namibians will be keen to show off their skills under the watchful eye of their coach, Welshman Lyn Jones, against the upbeat Johannesburg outfit.
Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk
This is the first time that the secondary domestic competition makes its appearance at local stadiums around the country and the Alberton stadium is one of them. The competition kicks off on April 22 and will end with the pool games on July 16, whereafter the semi-finals and finals will take place.
The Lions and Welwitschias are drawn in the northern pool with the likes of Hino Valke, Vodacom Blue Bulls and Steval Pumas. The competition features fourteen South African provincial teams and the Welwitschias from Namibia.
Tickets are available at the club at R20 per vehicle. Gates will open at 09:00.
For more information email Rory Lategan at drugby@gmail.com or Manie Reynecke on 082 891 5484.
The programme is as follows:
A field and B Field
10:00 Madalas time slot
11:00 U.21s and third sides (on A and B fields respectively)
12:30 Second sides; U.19s
14.00 Clear fields
15.00 Lions vs Namibia
17.15 First sides
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