SANZAAR has announced the match official appointments for the Super Rugby Final which is merit-based and has included input from the team head coaches.
Kwagga Smith and Malcolm Marx scored two tries apiece as the Lions reached the Super Rugby final following a 44-26 triumph over the Waratahs in Johannesburg.
Super Rugby has been blessed with some scintillating try-scoring talent over the years, but the 2018 campaign has uncovered two of the best - and they’re on the cusp of something great.
With the regular season coming to a close the pressure really cranks up a notch as the top teams of 2018 begin to dream of lifting the Super Rugby trophy.
The Super Rugby season has hit the home stretch and we take a look at what lies ahead in the road to the finals for the teams in the South African conference.
The Sharks kept their quarter-final hopes alive with a 31-24 come-from-behind victory over the Lions in a South African Super Rugby derby at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday.
The Super Rugby Team of the Week has representatives from nine of the teams while Jaguares wing Ramiro Moyano scored three tries against the Sharks to take out Player of the Week.
Usually it is the try scorers who get most of the credit for a five-pointer, but there is usually someone else to thank when a player dots down for five points, particularly if all the hard work has already been done in the build-up.