The Lions is a South African professional rugby union team based in Johannesburg in the Gauteng province. They competed in the Super Rugby competition until 2020, and have competed in the United Rugby Championship since 2021. They are the successor of the teams known as Transvaal (1996), Gauteng Lions (1997) and the Cats (1998–2006).
Breyton Paulse is a South African former rugby union player who played on the wing for the national team, the Springboks, from 1999 to 2007. He played 64 test matches for South Africa, scoring 26 tries.
The Freedom Cup is a minor international rugby union trophy contested between South Africa and New Zealand, during The Rugby Championship and previously during The Rugby Championship's predecessor, the Tri Nations. It was first contested in 2004, in a one-off test. The game, played at Ellis Park, Johannesburg was won 40–26 by South Africa. However, in the 2006 Tri Nations Series, it was contested in all three New Zealand–South Africa matches.
Jan Hendrik de Beer is a South African former rugby union player. He played flyhalf for the South African national team, the Springboks. In all he represented the Springboks in 13 tests, scoring 181 points. He was principally known as a kicking fly-half.
Bismarck Wilhelm du Plessis is a South African professional rugby union player, who plays for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. He played for the Free State Cheetahs in 2003, before moving to the Sharks in 2005 where he spent the bulk of his career, and then to Montpellier in the French Top 14. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the best "Hookers" of his time, both in club and country performances.
Jan Nathaniel du Plessis is a South African rugby union player, who plays as a prop for Montpellier in the French Top 14 and the Lions in Super Rugby. He played for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Cheetahs in Super Rugby until 2007, when he joined Durban-based side the Sharks, where he played until 2015. He won 70 caps for South Africa between 2007 and 2015.
Boshoff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jozua Francois Malherbe is a South African rugby union professional player. He plays as a tighthead prop for the South Africa national team and the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship.
Marnitz Louis Boshoff is a South African rugby union player who usually plays as a fly-half or fullback. He plays for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge, having previously played for South African provincial sides Griquas, the Blue Bulls and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and for Super Rugby side the Lions. He also had a short stint with Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro14.
Jannie Engelbrecht was a Springbok rugby player who represented his country from 1960 to 1969. He gained a reputation for tenacity as a result of scoring two tries during a vital 1964 provincial match despite having broken his collarbone earlier in the game.
Francois Theodorus "Tabbie" du Plessis is a South African rugby union player. His regular position is hooker.
Johannes Gideon Andries Jonker is a South African rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby, the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and the Golden Lions XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is prop.
Jaco van der Walt is a South African rugby union player. A fly-half or fullback, he plays for Edinburgh Rugby and represents Scotland after qualifying through the three year residency rule.
The 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 77th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 7 August to 24 October 2015. The tournament was the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.
Henri Bossau Boshoff is a Zimbabwean rugby union player, currently playing with SuperLiga side Timișoara Saracens. His regular position is loosehead prop.
Lloyd Dirk Greeff is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Cheetahs in the Pro14, the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Free State XV in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a winger or a centre.
Shaun Reynolds is a South African rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby, the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and the Golden Lions XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half.
Jannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Theo Boshoff is a South African rugby union player for the Griquas in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fly-half.
Evardi Boshoff is a South African rugby union player for the Free State Cheetahs. His regular position is centre.
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