Proteas bowling consultant Charl Lengeveldt believes that their hard work paid off during the first day of the third Test against England at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth yesterday.

Van Rooyen has also named Springboks Rugby World Cup winning flyhalf Elton Jantjies as the Lions captain for this Sunday’s Superhero clash against the Bulls in the absence of regular captain Ross Cronje (out injured).

The Lions also officially announced last year’s Currie Cup head coach Ivan van Rooyen as their new Super Rugby coach for the season.

The Emirates Lions go into this year’s 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby campaign with the mission to win the title 10 year’s on from the last time the Vodacom Bulls lifted the trophy.

It’s only been four games yes under Zinnbauer for Pirates and even the staunchest Ghost wouldn’t want to get carried away by these results but one can’t ignore how his arrival has inspired Gabadinho Mhango.

After four games in charge, Zinnabuer’s record reads three wins and a draw and they have conceded only three goals and scored nine in those games.

Mosimane has never hidden his opinion on showboating, especially tricks which don’t gain the team advantage over the opposition.

Hailing from Germany, a footballing country mostly associated with percentage football and little admiration for tricks but effective football----Zinnbauer’s first answer wasn’t clear with some members of the media.

One of the serious talking points from last night’s Orlando Pirates 1-0 win over Mamelodi Sundowns was not how it took them nine years to beat the Brazilians at Orlando stadium in the league but the tricks performed by the skillful Fortune Makaringe at centre-line.

The substitution of Andile Jali at half-time was expected in the media tribune last night especially after he was cautioned in the first half for an over the top tackle.