Overview
- Coach Ivan van Rooyen named a 28-man touring group that includes Springboks Asenathi Ntlabakanye and Ruan Venter with playmakers Chris Smith and Morné van den Berg.
- The Lions travel first to face Leinster at Aviva Stadium in Dublin before meeting Munster at Thomond Park in Limerick.
- The team sits third on 53 points after six straight wins in the regular season standings.
- Captain Francke Horn said the squad is "going full blast" for qualification and noted it is not yet mathematically secured.
- Four teams are clustered within four points of the Lions, which makes the final two fixtures decisive for a first-ever URC playoff berth.