Captain Jaco Visagie led from the front and scored two tries as the Lions underlined their title credentials with an impressive win over Western Province at Ellis Park.
The Lions followed up their 46-5 demolition of the Sharks in round 1 with a 40-19 victory over the visiting Capetonians to move up to a perfect 10 points on the log.
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It was a bright start for Western Province when No 8 Louw Nel crashed over within the first five minutes of the game. The Lions then hit their straps and roared back just a few minutes later through a try by flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela followed by a penalty try to stretch their lead. Dobela put in another assured performance in the No 10 jersey and was named Man of the Match.
Winger Rabz Maxwane darted over for the Lions’ third in the 21st minute.
But loose forward, Gideon van Wyk, registered Province’s second try to bring them to within nine points of the Lions going into halftime.
It was however one-way traffic in the second half as the Lions mauled Western Province through tries by WJ Steenkamp and the brace for captain Visagie.
68’ | Jaco Visaaaaaaagie goes over for his brace!
Fidelity ADT Lions 40 – 19 DHL Western Province#LIOvWP | #CurrieCup | #WhereChampionsRise | #ForOurCity #LionsPride🦁 pic.twitter.com/uwRWlyAQ7N— Lions (@LionsRugbyCo) August 2, 2025
Next up for the Lions is a tricky away fixture against the Boland Cavaliers in Wellington.
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