2018 Lions (Super Rugby) season

In 2018, the Lions participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd 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.

Lions

2018 season
Head coach	Swys de Bruin
Captain	Warren Whiteley
Stadium	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Overall	2nd
South African Conference	1st
Play-offs	Losing finalist
Record	Won 9, Lost 7
Top try scorer	All: Malcolm Marx (12)
Top points scorer	All: Elton Jantjies (173)
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Personnel

Coaches and management

The Lions coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:[1]

2018 Lions coaches and management
Name	Title
Swys de Bruin	Head coach
Philip Lemmer	Assistant coach (forwards)
Joey Mongalo	Assistant coach (breakdown and backline)
Ivan van Rooyen	Head of Strength & Conditioning
Mustapha Boomgaard	Manager
Johane Singwane	Assistant manager
Dr Rob Collins	Head physician
Preven Appalsamy	Physiotherapist
Ram Mpila	Massage therapist
Neil de Bruin	Kicking & skills coach
Wynand Ellis	Video analyst

Squad

The following players were named in the Lions squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:[2]

2018 Lions squad
Player	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	Super Rugby		Lions
			Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Jacobie Adriaanse	Prop	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 32)	33	0	0	0
Cyle Brink	Loose forward	(1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 24)	22	5	22	5
Andries Coetzee	Fullback	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 27)	61	47	60	47
Robbie Coetzee	Hooker	(1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 28)	35	10	35	10
Ruan Combrinck	Wing	(1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 27)	52	123	52	123
Ross Cronjé	Scrum-half	(1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 28)	63	30	63	30
Ashlon Davids	Fly-half	(1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 24)	1	0	1	0
Hacjivah Dayimani	Loose forward	(1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Ruan Dreyer	Prop	(1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 27)	60	10	60	10
Aphiwe Dyantyi	Wing	(1994-08-26)26 August 1994 (aged 23)	0	0	0	0
Willie Engelbrecht	Loose forward	(1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	0	0
Lourens Erasmus	Lock	(1993-06-14)14 June 1993 (aged 24)	26	10	26	10
Andries Ferreira	Lock	(1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 27)	39	10	39	10
Corné Fourie	Prop	(1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 29)	55	20	55	20
Nic Groom	Scrum-half	(1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 27)	57	25	0	0
Rhyno Herbst	Lock	(1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Rohan Janse van Rensburg	Centre	(1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 23)	27	75	27	75
Marco Jansen van Vuren	Scrum-half	(1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 21)	0	0	0	0
Elton Jantjies	Fly-half	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 27)	100	806	87	795
Johannes Jonker	Prop	(1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (aged 23)	16	0	16	0
Jaco Kriel	Loose forward	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 28)	69	105	69	105
Robert Kruger	Lock	(1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 29)	30	0	30	0
Sylvian Mahuza	Fullback	(1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 24)	20	30	20	30
Lionel Mapoe	Centre	(1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 29)	94	135	77	120
Malcolm Marx	Hooker	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 23)	38	75	38	75
Len Massyn	Loose forward	(1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 20)	0	0	0	0
Christiaan Meyer	Scrum-half	(1994-05-16)16 May 1994 (aged 23)	0	0	0	0
Howard Mnisi	Centre	(1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 28)	36	10	33	10
Franco Mostert	Lock	(1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 27)	64	15	64	15
Marvin Orie	Lock	(1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 25)	11	0	1	0
Shaun Reynolds	Fly-half	(1995-06-15)15 June 1995 (aged 22)	1	2	1	2
Marnus Schoeman	Loose forward	(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 29)	1	0	0	0
Sti Sithole	Prop	(1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 24)	11	0	1	0
Courtnall Skosan	Wing	(1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 26)	54	125	54	125
Dillon Smit	Scrum-half	(1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 25)	12	0	12	0
Dylan Smith	Prop	(1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 23)	18	0	18	0
Kwagga Smith	Loose forward	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 24)	21	40	21	40
Madosh Tambwe	Wing	(1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 20)	5	10	5	10
Jacques van Rooyen	Prop	(1986-10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 31)	49	20	49	20
Harold Vorster	Centre	(1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 24)	34	40	34	40
Warren Whiteley	Loose forward	(1987-09-18)18 September 1987 (aged 30)	79	65	79	65
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

The final standings for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Super Rugby standings

Overall standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63
2	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
3	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
4	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51
5	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
6	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
7	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
8	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
9	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
10	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
11	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
12	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29
13	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
14	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22
15	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

Australian Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Waratahs	16	9	1	6	557	445	+112	74	59	4	2	44
2	Rebels	16	7	0	9	440	461	−21	57	60	5	3	36
3	Brumbies	16	7	0	9	393	422	−29	56	52	2	4	34
4	Reds	16	6	0	10	389	501	−112	49	66	1	3	28
5	Sunwolves	16	3	0	13	404	664	−260	48	99	0	2	14

New Zealand Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Crusaders	16	14	0	2	542	295	+247	77	39	7	0	63
2	Hurricanes	16	11	0	5	474	343	+131	66	43	5	2	51
3	Chiefs	16	11	0	5	463	368	+95	60	48	3	2	49
4	Highlanders	16	10	0	6	437	445	−8	59	57	3	1	44
5	Blues	16	4	0	12	378	509	−131	50	66	2	4	22

South African Conference
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Lions	16	9	0	7	519	435	+84	77	55	6	4	46
2	Jaguares	16	9	0	7	409	418	−9	51	55	2	0	38
3	Sharks	16	7	1	8	437	442	−5	49	57	2	4	36
4	Stormers	16	6	0	10	390	423	−33	46	56	0	5	29
5	Bulls	16	6	0	10	441	502	−61	59	66	2	3	29

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:[3]
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	R19	QF	SF	Final
Opposition	SHA	JAG	BUL	BLU	SUN	JAG	CRU	STO	Bye	WAR	RED	HUR	HIG	BRU	STO	Bye	SHA	Bye	BUL	JAG	WAR	Lost
Cumulative Points	4	9	14	15	19	19	20	25	25	30	31	31	31	36	40	40	41	41	46	Won	Won	Lost
Position (overall)	4th	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd
Position (SA Conf.)	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

The Lions played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

	17 February 2018	Lions	26–19	Sharks	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Lionel Mapoe  17', 52' Aphiwe Dyantyi  22' Kwagga Smith  59' Con: Elton Jantjies  18', 24', 53'	Report[4] Scoreboard[5]	Try: Robert du Preez  8' S'busiso Nkosi  42' Makazole Mapimpi  55' Con: Robert du Preez  9', 56'	Referee: Glen Jackson

	24 February 2018	Lions	47–27	Jaguares	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Aphiwe Dyantyi  27', 52' penalty try  33' Andries Coetzee  39' Sylvian Mahuza  47' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  64' Warren Whiteley  79' Con: Elton Jantjies  40', 48', 53', 65', 80'	Report[6] Scoreboard[7]	Try: Emiliano Boffelli  3' Bautista Delguy  72', 76' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  4', 72', 76' Pen: Emiliano Boffelli  18' Nicolás Sánchez  51' Cards: Bautista Delguy 33' to 43' Julián Montoya  71'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	3 March 2018	Bulls	35–49	Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	17:15	Try: Johnny Kôtze  35' Handré Pollard  41' Lizo Gqoboka  76' Travis Ismaiel  78' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  42' Francois Brummer  77', 79' Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  6', 23', 28' Cards: Conraad van Vuuren 54' to 64' Nick de Jager 55' to 65'	Report[8] Scoreboard[9]	Try: Ruan Dreyer  14' Jacques van Rooyen  18' Marvin Orie  32' Malcolm Marx  51' penalty try  55' Sylvian Mahuza  56' Ross Cronjé  71' Con: Elton Jantjies  15', 19', 33', 52', 57', 72'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	10 March 2018	Lions	35–38	Blues	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Sylvian Mahuza  2' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  15' Elton Jantjies  37' Aphiwe Dyantyi  55' Dylan Smith  73' Con: Elton Jantjies  4', 17', 39', 56', 74'	Report[10] Scoreboard[11]	Try: Akira Ioane  39' Rieko Ioane  63', 69' Jimmy Tupou  75' Murphy Taramai  80' Con: Bryn Gatland  40' Stephen Perofeta  64', 70', 76', 80' Pen: Bryn Gatland  22'	Attendance: 14,032[12] Referee: Nic Berry

	17 March 2018	Lions	40–38	Sunwolves	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Andries Coetzee  8' Marvin Orie  19' Malcolm Marx  27', 62' Aphiwe Dyantyi  41' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  72' Con: Elton Jantjies  10', 20', 42', 63', 72'	Report[13] Scoreboard[14]	Try: Kotaro Matsushima  22' Craig Millar  31' Hosea Saumaki  51' Kazuki Himeno  59' Atsushi Sakate  80' Con: Will Tupou  23', 32', 52' Ryoto Nakamura  60', 80' Pen: Will Tupou  2'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	24 March 2018	Jaguares	49–35	Lions	José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
	16:40	Try: Bautista Delguy  1' Emiliano Boffelli  28', 47' Javier Ortega Desio  40', 72' Bautista Ezcurra  65' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  2', 40', 48', 66', 73' Pen: Nicolás Sánchez  11', 37', 75'	Report[15] Scoreboard[16]	Try: Marvin Orie  17' Sylvian Mahuza  22' Malcolm Marx  56', 67' Lourens Erasmus  62' Con: Elton Jantjies  18', 23', 58', 63', 68'	Referee: Jamie Nutbrown

	1 April 2018	Lions	8–14	Crusaders	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Madosh Tambwe  14' Pen: Elton Jantjies  77'	Report[17] Scoreboard[18]	Try: Sam Whitelock  50' Jack Goodhue  53' Con: Mitchell Hunt  51', 54'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	7 April 2018	Lions	52–31	Stormers	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Madosh Tambwe  1', 9', 13', 52' Lionel Mapoe  26' Kwagga Smith  40' Franco Mostert  46' Ruan Combrinck  62' Con: Elton Jantjies  2', 14', 40', 47', 53', 63' Cards: Marvin Orie  77'	Report[19] Scoreboard[20]	Try: Wilco Louw  21' Damian Willemse  59' Paul de Wet  73' penalty try  80' Con: SP Marais  22', 60' Damian Willemse  73' Pen: SP Marais  36'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	20 April 2018	Waratahs	0–29	Lions	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
	19:45		Report[21] Scoreboard[22]	Try: Madosh Tambwe  22' Kwagga Smith  44' Harold Vorster  50' Marnus Schoeman  77' Con: Elton Jantjies  23', 51', 78' Pen: Elton Jantjies  71'	Referee: Mike Fraser

	28 April 2018	Reds	27–22	Lions	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
	15:05	Try: JP Smith  2' Caleb Timu  11' Brandon Paenga-Amosa  27' George Smith  40' Con: Filipo Daugunu  28', 40' Pen: Filipo Daugunu  48'	Report[23] Scoreboard[24]	Try: Malcolm Marx  55', 61' Marnus Schoeman  79', 80' Con: Elton Jantjies  62'	Referee: Angus Gardner

	5 May 2018	Hurricanes	28–19	Lions	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	19:35	Try: Ben Lam  8', 45', 54' Ardie Savea  25' Con: Beauden Barrett  9', 27', 47', 56'	Report[25] Scoreboard[26]	Try: Nic Groom  40' Marnus Schoeman  57' Sylvian Mahuza  75' Con: Elton Jantjies  40', 76'	Referee: Nic Berry

	12 May 2018	Highlanders	39–27	Lions	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	19:35	Try: Lima Sopoaga  4' Liam Coltman  14' Luke Whitelock  34' Waisake Naholo  44' Teihorangi Walden  64' Con: Lima Sopoaga  6', 15', 45', 65' Pen: Lima Sopoaga  77', 80'	Report[27] Scoreboard[28]	Try: Harold Vorster  39' Robbie Coetzee  40', 49' Marnus Schoeman  73' Con: Elton Jantjies  40', 73' Pen: Elton Jantjies  10'	Referee: Angus Gardner

	19 May 2018	Lions	42–24	Brumbies	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	17:15	Try: Rohan Janse van Rensburg  9' Robbie Coetzee  30' Ruan Dreyer  40' Marnus Schoeman  63' Shaun Reynolds  74' Lourens Erasmus  76' Con: Elton Jantjies  11', 31', 40', 64', 74', 76'	Report[29] Scoreboard[30]	Try: Tom Banks  2', 52' Tevita Kuridrani  17' Con: Christian Lealiifano  3', 17', 53' Pen: Christian Lealiifano  37' Cards: Rory Arnold 30' to 40' Sam Carter 62' to 72'	Referee: Nick Briant

	26 May 2018	Stormers	23–26	Lions	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	17:15	Try: Dewaldt Duvenage  4' Raymond Rhule  30' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  5', 32' Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  19', 67', 71' Cards: JJ Engelbrecht 37' to 47' Raymond Rhule  51' Jaco Coetzee 60' to 70'	Report[31] Scoreboard[32]	Try: Nic Groom  21' Corné Fourie  54', 59' Madosh Tambwe  76' Con: Elton Jantjies  22', 61', 77'	Referee: Nick Briant

	30 June 2018	Sharks	31–24	Lions	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:15	Try: Dan du Preez  3' André Esterhuizen  59' Lwazi Mvovo  68' Con: Robert du Preez  59', 70' Pen: Robert du Preez  13', 39', 63', 73'	Report[33] Scoreboard[34]	Try: Ruan Combrinck  8' Cyle Brink  17' Kwagga Smith  40' Con: Elton Jantjies  9', 18', 40' Pen: Elton Jantjies  65'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	14 July 2018	Lions	38–12	Bulls	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Ruan Combrinck  18', 65' Malcolm Marx  31' Courtnall Skosan  40' penalty try  63' Aphiwe Dyantyi  80' Con: Elton Jantjies  19', 40' Andries Coetzee  80'	Report[35] Scoreboard[36]	Try: Manie Libbok  7' Jesse Kriel  12' Con: Manie Libbok  8' Cards: Pierre Schoeman 34' to 44'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Qualifier	21 July 2018	Lions	40–23	Jaguares	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Ruan Combrinck  8' Harold Vorster  15' Malcolm Marx  27' Andries Coetzee  57' Con: Elton Jantjies  9', 16', 28', 58' Pen: Elton Jantjies  26', 44', 76' Drop: Elton Jantjies  64'	Report[37] Scoreboard[38]	Try: Bautista Delguy  42' Pablo Matera  48' Con: Nicolás Sánchez  43', 49' Pen: Nicolás Sánchez  4', 6', 37'	Referee: Jaco Peyper

Semifinal	28 July 2018	Lions	44–26	Waratahs	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	15:05	Try: Kwagga Smith  21', 63' Aphiwe Dyantyi  26' Malcolm Marx  35', 58' Courtnall Skosan  79' Con: Elton Jantjies  28', 37', 64', 80' Pen: Elton Jantjies  55', 74'	Report[39] Scoreboard[40]	Try: Ned Hanigan  4' Israel Folau  8' Tom Robertson  39' Jake Gordon  76' Con: Bernard Foley  6', 10', 76' Cards: Damien Fitzpatrick 57' to 67'	Referee: Glen Jackson

Final	4 August 2018	Crusaders	37–18	Lions	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
	19:35	Try: Seta Tamanivalu  19' David Havili  34' Mitchell Drummond  62' Scott Barrett  70' Con: Richie Mo'unga  20', 36', 63', 71' Pen: Richie Mo'unga  16', 33', 43' Cards: Ryan Crotty 67' to 77'	Report[41] Scoreboard[42]	Try: Cyle Brink  53' Malcolm Marx  68' Con: Elton Jantjies  54' Pen: Elton Jantjies  13', 39'	Referee: Angus Gardner

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Lions in 2018 is as follows:

2018 Lions player statistics
Player name	SHA	JAG	BUL	BLU	SUN	JAG	CRU	STO	WAR	RED	HUR	HIG	BRU	STO	SHA	BUL	JAG	WAR	CRU		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
Jacques van Rooyen	1	1	1	1		1	17	17	1	1		16	17	1	17	1	1	1	1		17	1	0	0	0	5
Malcolm Marx	2	2	2	2	2	16	2	2	2	2	2				2	2	2	2	2		16	12	0	0	0	60
Ruan Dreyer	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	17	17	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		18	2	0	0	0	10
Marvin Orie	4		5	5	5	4	20	4	5	5	19	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4		18	3	0	0	0	15
Franco Mostert	5	5	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	7	5	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5		19	1	0	0	0	5
Kwagga Smith	6	6		20	6	8	6	6	6	6	8	8	6	8	6	6	6	6	6		18	6	0	0	0	30
Cyle Brink	7	7	6	6		6	7	7		20	7	6			7	7	7		7		14	2	0	0	0	10
Warren Whiteley	8	8	8	8											8	8	8	8	8		9	1	0	0	0	5
Ross Cronjé	9	9	9	9	9								21	21	9	21	9	9	9		12	1	0	0	0	5
Elton Jantjies	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10		19	1	66	11	1	173
Aphiwe Dyantyi	11	11	11	11	11	11					11	11	13	11	11	22	11	11	22		15	7	0	0	0	35
Harold Vorster	12	12	22	22	12		12	12	12	13	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12		17	3	0	0	0	15
Lionel Mapoe	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13		13	13			13	13	13	13	13		16	3	0	0	0	15
Sylvian Mahuza	14	14	14	14		14	14	23	23		23	23	14								11	5	0	0	0	25
Andries Coetzee	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15		19	3	1	0	0	17
Robbie Coetzee	16	16	16	16	16	2			16	16	16	2	2	2							9	3	0	0	0	15
Dylan Smith	17	17	17	17	1	17	1	1	17	17	1	1	1	17	1		17	17	17		18	1	0	0	0	5
Jacobie Adriaanse	18	18	18	18	3		18		18		3	18		18							10	0	0	0	0	0
Lourens Erasmus	19	19	19	19	4	19	19	19	19	19	4	19	4	4	19	19	19	7	19		19	2	0	0	0	10
Marnus Schoeman	20		20		20		21	20	20	21	6	20	20	6	21	20	20	20	20		16	6	0	0	0	30
Hacjivah Dayimani	21	20		23			8	8	8	8	20		8	20	20			19			12	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Mnisi	22	22			22	22	22	22								23	23	23	23		9	0	0	0	0	0
Rohan Janse van Rensburg	23	23	12	12	14	12			22	12	22	22	12	13							12	4	0	0	0	20
Andries Ferreira		4	4	4			4		4	4		4									7	0	0	0	0	0
Marco Jansen van Vuren		21	21		21	9		21													4	0	0	0	0	0
Madosh Tambwe			23				11	11	11	11			11	22							7	7	0	0	0	35
Ashlon Davids				21						23	21										2	0	0	0	0	0
Len Massyn					8	20							19								3	0	0	0	0	0
Sti Sithole					17											17					1	0	0	0	0	0
Johannes Jonker					18	18		18		18	18	3	18		18	18	18	18	18		12	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Kruger					19	7															2	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Reynolds					23	23	23						22	23							5	1	0	0	0	5
Dillon Smit						21	9	9	9	9		21					21	21	21		9	0	0	0	0	0
Corné Fourie							16	16					16	16	16	16	16	16	16		9	2	0	0	0	10
Ruan Combrinck								14	14	14	14	14	23	14	14	14	14	14	14		12	5	0	0	0	25
Nic Groom									21	22	9	9	9	9	22	9					8	2	0	0	0	10
Rhyno Herbst														19							0	0	0	0	0	0
Courtnall Skosan															23	11	22	22	11		5	2	0	0	0	10
penalty try																					–	3	–	–	–	21
Total																					19	89	67	11	1	621

(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 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

• Willie Engelbrecht, Jaco Kriel and Christiaan Meyer did not make any appearances.

See also

• Lions
• 2018 Super Rugby season

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