2019 Lions (Super Rugby) season

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Lions
2019 season
Head coachSwys de Bruin
CaptainWarren Whiteley
StadiumEmirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Overall8th
South African
Conference
4th
RecordWon 8, Lost 8
Top try scorerAll: Kwagga Smith (7)
Top points scorerAll: Elton Jantjies (124)

In 2019, the Lions participated in the 2019 Super Rugby competition, the 24th 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.

The Lions won eight and lost eight of their matches during the regular season of the competition to finish fourth in the South African Conference, and in 8th place overall, failing to qualify for the finals.

Personnel[]

Coaches and management[]

The Lions coaches and management staff for the 2019 Super Rugby season is yet to be announced.

Squad[]

The Lions squad for the 2019 Super Rugby season is yet to be announced.

Standings[]

The final standings for the 2019 Super Rugby season are:

2019 Super Rugby standings · · discuss
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 New Zealand Crusaders 16 11 3 2 497 257 +240 73 31 8 0 58
2 Argentina Jaguares 16 11 0 5 461 352 +109 60 38 5 2 51
3 Australia Brumbies 16 10 0 6 430 366 +64 65 49 5 3 48
4 New Zealand Hurricanes 16 12 1 3 449 362 +87 60 46 3 0 53
5 South Africa Bulls 16 8 2 6 410 369 +41 42 50 3 2 41
6 South Africa Sharks 16 7 1 8 343 335 +8 40 39 3 4 37
7 New Zealand Chiefs 16 7 2 7 451 465 −14 63 59 2 2 36
8 New Zealand Highlanders 16 6 3 7 441 392 +49 60 53 2 4 36
9 South Africa Lions 16 8 0 8 401 478 −77 53 64 2 1 35
10 South Africa Stormers 16 7 1 8 344 366 −22 34 46 1 4 35
11 Australia Rebels 16 7 0 9 393 465 −72 56 61 3 3 34
12 Australia Waratahs 16 6 0 10 367 415 −48 46 54 0 6 30
13 New Zealand Blues 16 5 1 10 347 369 −22 45 47 2 6 30
14 Australia Reds 16 6 0 10 385 438 −53 50 59 1 3 28
15 Japan Sunwolves 16 2 0 14 294 584 −290 34 85 0 4 12
South African Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Argentina Jaguares 16 11 0 5 461 352 +109 60 38 5 2 51
2 South Africa Bulls 16 8 2 6 410 369 +41 42 50 3 2 41
3 South Africa Sharks 16 7 1 8 343 335 +8 40 39 3 4 37
4 South Africa Lions 16 8 0 8 401 478 −77 53 64 2 1 35
5 South Africa Stormers 16 7 1 8 344 366 −22 34 46 1 4 35
Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
Conference leaders, qualified to the finals. P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Tournament Points
Wildcard teams, qualified to finals.
Competition rules:[1]
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 QF SF Final
Opposition JAG STO BUL JAG REB SUN Bye SHA BRU CHI CRU Bye WAR HIG SHA STO HUR BUL
Cumulative Points
Position (overall)
Position (SA Conf.)
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches[]

The Lions played the following matches during the 2019 Super Rugby season:[2][3]

16 February 2019 Jaguares 16–25 Lions José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires  
23:40 Try: Santiago Medrano Try 15'
Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Kick 16'
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Kick 12'25'59'
Scoreboard[4] Try: Marnus Schoeman Try 2'31'49'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 32'50'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 28'69'
Referee: Mike Fraser
23 February 2019 Stormers 19–17 Lions DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
17:15 Try: Herschel Jantjies Try 84'
Con: SP Marais Kick 86'
Pen: SP Marais Kick 11'28'50'60'
Scoreboard[5] Try: Kwagga Smith Try 5'
Warren Whiteley Try 19'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 6'21'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 63'
Referee: Egon Seconds
2 March 2019 Lions 12–30 Bulls Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Carlü Sadie Try 47'
Dylan Smith Try 65'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 65'
Scoreboard[6] Try: Duane Vermeulen Try 28'
Warrick Gelant Try 74'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 75'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 13'26'37'43'57'62'
Referee: Paul Williams
9 March 2019 Lions 47–39 Jaguares Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Rhyno Herbst Try 14'
Elton Jantjies Try 23'
Kwagga Smith Try 26'
Wandisile Simelane Try 34'
Marnus Schoeman Try 44'
Courtnall Skosan Try 46'49'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 16'24'35'45'47'52'
Scoreboard[7] Try: Ramiro Moyano Try 31'
Julián Montoya Try 38'53'
Gaspar Baldunciel Try 71'
Matías Moroni Try 79'
Joaquín Tuculet Try 80'
Con: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Kick 54'
Juan Cruz Mallia Kick 72'81'
Pen: Joaquín Díaz Bonilla Kick 18'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
16 March 2019 Lions 36–33 Rebels Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Malcolm Marx Try 4'
Marnus Schoeman Try 49'
Andries Coetzee Try 52'
Lionel Mapoe Try 55'
Courtnall Skosan Try 63'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 50'54'56'64'
Pen: Gianni Lombard Kick 81'
Scoreboard[8] Try: Reece Hodge Try 7'
Quade Cooper Try 11'
Bill Meakes Try 19'
Isi Naisarani Try 22'
Tom English Try 41'
Con: Quade Cooper Kick 13'20'23'42'
Referee: Egon Seconds
23 March 2019 Sunwolves 24–37 Lions National Stadium, Singapore  
12:55 Try: penalty try Try 5'
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco Try 64'78'
Con: Hayden Parker Kick 65'79'
Pen: Hayden Parker Kick 41'
Scoreboard[9] Try: Malcolm Marx Try 12'35'
Nic Groom Try 51'
Elton Jantjies Try 56'
Lionel Mapoe Try 60'
Hacjivah Dayimani Try 74'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 13'61'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 68'
Referee: Damon Murphy
5 April 2019 Lions 5–42 Sharks Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
19:10 Try: Sylvian Mahuza Try 78'
Scoreboard[10] Try: Jacques Vermeulen Try 18'
Makazole Mapimpi Try 21'37'
Lukhanyo Am Try 26'
Thomas du Toit Try 71'
Aphelele Fassi Try 81'
Con: Robert du Preez Kick 27'
Curwin Bosch Kick 72'82'
Pen: Robert du Preez Kick 30'
Curwin Bosch Kick 47'
Referee: Mike Fraser
13 April 2019 Brumbies 31–20 Lions GIO Stadium, Canberra  
11:45 Try: Lachlan McCaffrey Try 20'
Toni Pulu Try 26'
Tevita Kuridrani Try 38'
Tom Banks Try 54'
Tom Wright Try 57'
Con: Christian Lealiifano Kick 21'27'59'
Scoreboard[11] Try: Aphiwe Dyantyi Try 6'
Elton Jantjies Try 49'
Sylvian Mahuza Try 69'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 49'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 24'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
19 April 2019 Chiefs 17–23 Lions FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton  
9:35 Try: Sean Wainui Try 60'
Nepo Laulala Try 63'
Tumua Manu Try 75'
Con: Marty McKenzie Kick 77'
Scoreboard[12] Try: Carlü Sadie Try 35'
Aphiwe Dyantyi Try 39'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 36'40'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 9'29'
Drop: Elton Jantjies Kick 79'
Referee: Brendon Pickerill
26 April 2019 Crusaders 36–10 Lions AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
9:35 Try: Braydon Ennor Try 4'
Sevu Reece Try 34'57'
George Bridge Try 48'50'
Con: Richie Mo'unga Kick 5'35'48'51'
Pen: Richie Mo'unga Kick 9'
Scoreboard[13] Try: Ruan Combrinck Try 52'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 53'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 18'
Referee: Paul Williams
11 May 2019 Lions 29–28 Waratahs Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Aphiwe Dyantyi Try 10'
Stephan Lewies Try 17'
Kwagga Smith Try 32'
Courtnall Skosan Try 42'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 10'19'44'
Pen: Shaun Reynolds Kick 67'
Scoreboard[14] Try: Nick Phipps Try 3'
Michael Hooper Try 12'
Rob Simmons Try 26'
Tom Staniforth Try 55'
Con: Bernard Foley Kick 5'13'27'57'
Referee: Egon Seconds
18 May 2019 Lions 38–29 Highlanders Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Andries Coetzee Try 13'
Kwagga Smith Try 38'51'
Shaun Reynolds Try 70'
Courtnall Skosan Try 78'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 13'38'52'71'80'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 63'
Scoreboard[15] Try: Sio Tomkinson Try 4'
Tom Franklin Try 34'
Jordan Hyland Try 56'
Matt Faddes Try 59'
Josh Ioane Try 73'
Con: Josh Ioane Kick 35'
Dan Hollinshead Kick 74'
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
25 May 2019 Sharks 27–17 Lions Jonsson Kings Park, Durban  
17:15 Try: Curwin Bosch Try 16'
Dan du Preez Try 22'
Makazole Mapimpi Try 59'
Con: Curwin Bosch Kick 17'24'60'
Pen: Curwin Bosch Kick 53'76'
Scoreboard[16] Try: Lionel Mapoe Try 30'
Cyle Brink Try 48'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 32'49'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 73'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
1 June 2019 Lions 41–22 Stormers Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
17:15 Try: Kwagga Smith Try 9'43'
Andries Coetzee Try 34'
Courtnall Skosan Try 47'
Aphiwe Dyantyi Try 56'
Hacjivah Dayimani Try 77'
Con: Shaun Reynolds Kick 44'48'57'79'
Pen: Shaun Reynolds Kick 27'
Scoreboard[17] Try: Johan du Toit Try 38'
Herschel Jantjies Try 52'
Joshua Stander Try 65'
Con: Joshua Stander Kick 39'53'
Pen: Joshua Stander Kick 32'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
8 June 2019 Lions 17–37 Hurricanes Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
15:05 Try: Aphiwe Dyantyi Try 9'58'
Con: Shaun Reynolds Kick 10'59'
Pen: Shaun Reynolds Kick 20'
Scoreboard[18] Try: Ngani Laumape Try 6'
Ben Lam Try 40'47'
Dane Coles Try 64'75'
Con: Jordie Barrett Kick 7'41'65'
Pen: Jordie Barrett Kick 38'46'
Referee: Jaco Peyper
15 June 2019 Bulls 48–27 Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15 Try: Hanro Liebenberg Try 3'
Marco van Staden Try 10'
Lizo Gqoboka Try 15'
Burger Odendaal Try 19'
Cornal Hendricks Try 59'
Handré Pollard Try 64'
Manie Libbok Try 70'
Con: Handré Pollard Kick 4'11'16'19'65'
Pen: Handré Pollard Kick 24'
Scoreboard[19] Try: Hacjivah Dayimani Try 0'
Cyle Brink Try 55'
Con: Elton Jantjies Kick 1'
Pen: Elton Jantjies Kick 9'29'36'42'
Drop: Andries Coetzee Kick 14'
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Player statistics[]

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Lions in 2019 is as follows:[20]

Lions
Name JAG STO BUL JAG REB SUN SHA BRU CHI CRU WAR HIG SHA STO HUR BUL QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Dylan Smith 1 1 1 1 1 17 Substituted in 1 1 1 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 11 1 0 0 0 5
Malcolm Marx 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 N/A N/A N/A 14 3 0 0 0 15
Carlü Sadie 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 Substituted in 3 3 3 3 18 Substituted in 3 3 3 N/A N/A N/A 16 2 0 0 0 10
Rhyno Herbst 4 19 Substituted in 4 5 19 Substituted in 4 4 4 4 N/A N/A N/A 9 1 0 0 0 5
Marvin Orie 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 N/A N/A N/A 14 0 0 0 0 0
Marnus Schoeman 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 6 20 Substituted in 6 6 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 16 5 0 0 0 25
Hacjivah Dayimani 7 20 Substituted in 8 19 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 8 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 8 N/A N/A N/A 12 3 0 0 0 15
Warren Whiteley 8 8 8 8 N/A N/A N/A 4 1 0 0 0 5
Nic Groom 9 9 9 9 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 9 22 Substituted in 21 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 13 1 0 0 0 5
Elton Jantjies 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 10 10 10 22 Substituted in 12 N/A N/A N/A 15 3 32 14 1 124
Aphiwe Dyantyi 11 22 Substituted in 11 23 Substituted in 13 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 N/A N/A N/A 14 6 0 0 0 30
Harold Vorster 12 12 12 22 Substituted in 12 12 12 12 12 N/A N/A N/A 9 0 0 0 0 0
Lionel Mapoe 13 13 13 22 Substituted in 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 N/A N/A N/A 15 3 0 0 0 15
Courtnall Skosan 14 11 23 Substituted in 11 11 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 23 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 13 6 0 0 0 30
Andries Coetzee 15 15 15 15 23 Substituted in 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 N/A N/A N/A 14 3 0 0 1 18
Pieter Jansen 16 Substituted in 16 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 4 0 0 0 0 0
Frans van Wyk 17 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 17 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 6 0 0 0 0 0
Jacobie Adriaanse 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
Ruan Vermaak 19 Substituted in 4 20 Substituted in 8 8 N/A N/A N/A 5 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Kruger 20 Substituted in 19 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dillon Smit 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 21 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
Wandisile Simelane 22 Substituted in 13 13 13 22 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 5 1 0 0 0 5
Ruan Combrinck 23 Substituted in 14 14 14 14 23 15 N/A N/A N/A 6 1 0 0 0 5
Stephan Lewies 5 5 19 Substituted in 5 7 20 Substituted in 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 N/A N/A N/A 13 1 0 0 0 5
Kwagga Smith 7 7 8 8 6 8 6 8 8 8 8 N/A N/A N/A 11 7 0 0 0 35
Sti Sithole 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 1 1 17 Substituted in 1 1 1 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 12 0 0 0 0 0
Gianni Lombard 21 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 21 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 10 N/A N/A N/A 6 0 0 1 0 3
Sylvian Mahuza 23 14 14 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 14 14 N/A N/A N/A 6 2 0 0 0 10
Vincent Tshituka 20 Substituted in 7 7 7 19 Substituted in 20 Substituted in 7 7 7 N/A N/A N/A 9 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Cronjé 21 Substituted in 9 9 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 9 21 Substituted in 9 9 9 9 9 N/A N/A N/A 13 0 0 0 0 0
Franco Naudé 22 Substituted in 12 12 12 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan McBeth 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 1 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in 17 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 7 0 0 0 0 0
James Venter 20 Substituted in 20 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tyrone Green 15 15 14 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 23 Substituted in 14 N/A N/A N/A 10 0 0 0 0 0
Jan-Henning Campher 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 16 Substituted in 2 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 8 0 0 0 0 0
Robbie Coetzee 16 Substituted in 16 Substituted in 16 2 N/A N/A N/A 3 0 0 0 0 0
Cyle Brink 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 N/A N/A N/A 9 2 0 0 0 10
Wilhelm van der Sluys 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 5 0 0 0 0 0
Johannes Jonker 3 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 3 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in 18 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 9 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Reynolds 10 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 22 Substituted in 10 10 10 N/A N/A N/A 7 1 6 3 0 26
Reinhard Nothnagel 19 Substituted in 19 Substituted in 4 19 Substituted in N/A N/A N/A 4 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16 53 38 18 2 401

(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 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by Substituted in. "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

See also[]

References[]

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