News24.com | Desperate Lions call in the front-row cavalry to deal with Griquas threat

News24.com | Desperate Lions call in the front-row cavalry to deal with Griquas threat
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Carlu Sadie. (Gallo Images)

Carlu Sadie. (Gallo Images)

The hoary but enduring rugby expression of games being won up front is clearly a guiding principle for the embattled Lions as they assembled a power-packed front row for Thursday’s Currie Cup meeting with Griquas at Wits University.

Rock bottom on the log with seven losses from seven starts, Mzwakhe Nkosi’s team desperately needs to find a way to arrest an alarming decline in this season’s tournament.

To that end, an essentially first-choice trio of JP Smith, Jaco Visagie and Carlu Sadie have been enlisted to soften the visitors at scrum time, while also providing the type of defensive solidity and work ethic th

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