The Lions have an opportunity to strengthen their hand in the United Rugby Championship play off places when they host the Dragons in Johannesburg on Saturday
Lions v Dragons, Saturday 28th March, Johannesburg, KO 16:30 (South African time)
Referee: tbc
Assistant Referees: tbc
TMO: tbc
Weather Forecast - Johannesburg
Lions:
The Lions come into this round in seventh place with a record of 7 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats and with 38 log points they are 3 shy of a top 4 spot.
Last week the Lions put Edinburgh away 54-17 to land a bonus point and easily justify market confidence which had seen them backed from -10,5 points to -13.5 pre-match.
Other recent home games delivered wins in derby matches against the Sharks (34-22) and the Stormers (24-10) which helped the Lons secure top spot in the South African Shield.
After this the Lions host log leaders Glasgow Warriors in Round 15 and then Connacht visit Ellis Park whilst in the final 2 rounds of the regular season they travel to Ireland for tough games at Leinster and Munster.
In the outright betting to win the URC title the Lions are 33/1 with Hollywoodbets
Dragons:
The Dragons are second from bottom with a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats and their total of 20 log points is 15 shy of a play off place.
The Dragons were given the best part of 30 points start for last week’s clash with the Stormers in Cape Town but they made their hosts work harder than expected for victory eventually going down 29-21, scoring 3 tries but conceding 4.
Other recent results include a 15-15 draw at home to Benetton at the end of February and a 19-13 defeat away to the Ospreys at the end of January.
One earlier match against South African opposition saw the Dragons draw a Round 2 home fixture against the Sharks 17-17. The Dragons will host the Bulls in Round 15.
Team News
Lions: tbc
Dragons: tbc
The Betting,
Average early show
Lions -19.5 points at 9/10
Dragons +19.5 points at 9/10
Note, odds quoted are available at the time of writing but are subject to change.
Betting Angle
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