Lions boss: Ellis Park is very safe
Lions chief executive Rudolph Straeuli has hit back at suggestions that a move away from Ellis Park is needed due to the stadium’s location in a crime hotspot.
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Lions chief executive Rudolph Straeuli has hit back at suggestions that a move away from Ellis Park is needed due to the stadium’s location in a crime hotspot.
Ellis Park is no longer a suitable venue for the Lions and they should be rehomed, according to SARugbymag.co.za readers.
With woeful attendance numbers and growing safety concerns, is it time for the Lions to relocate from Ellis Park?
It’s a matter of when, not if, the Lions leave Ellis Park for a smaller stadium in a safer area, writes SIMON BORCHARDT.
The Springboks know that history will count for little when they play their final home game of the year against Argentina in Johannesburg, where Los Pumas have yet to win.
The Springboks will be targeting a seventh win in a row over Argentina at Ellis Park to finish the truncated Rugby Championship on a high in their final home game before the World Cup.
Ellis Park was turned into a winter wonderland as Johannesburg was blanketed by snow for the first time since 2012.
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