The Lions are still looking for their first win of their United Rugby Championship campaign following a heartbreaking 22-20 loss to Zebre on Sunday afternoon.
John Plumtree insists it's not all doom and gloom after the Sharks opened the United Rugby Championship campaign with a 35-19 loss to the Glasgow Warriors.
Stormers Director of Rugby John Dobson admitted the 35-0 thrashing of United Rugby Championship title holders Leinster came as a surprise.
The Lions got a rude awakening in their opening United Rugby Championship encounter, going down 33-20 to Cardiff in Wales on Saturday night
Johan Grobbelaar scored a hat-trick of tries to help the Bulls kick off their United Rugby Championship campaign with a 53-40 victory against Ospreys at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The Sharks began their 2025 United Rugby Championship campaign with plenty of fight but ultimately faded in the final quarter, falling 35–19 to the Glasgow Warriors.