Lions unveil new intake
Dameon Venter from Alberton is among those who will be forging a career with Lions Rugby.
THE new intake of Lions u-19s for the 2018 season went through a three-day Lions Rugby Company orientation process at Emirates Airline Park recently and the new players were announced for next season.
Company chairman Altmann Allers and CEO Rudolf Straeuli welcomed the players and introduced them to the u-19 team management for 2018 as well as former Lions player Julian Redelinghuys, who will be in charge of player relations and the Xerox Lions Learning Hub.
The Hub is a long-term development programme for players contracted to the Lions Rugby Company. The programme supports both the current performance demands and the future personal and professional goals of each player, providing them with the essential skills needed to forge a career beyond the game.
The 2018 intake includes nine South African Schools players and a host of talented youngsters from mostly Gauteng-based schools, including Dameon Venter from Alberton.
The players are: Jonathan Viljoen, Brendon Buitendag, Michael Goodal, Keagan Glade, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Travis Gordon, JW Meades, Ruben Kotze, Christopher Havenga, Hendrik Smit, Eddie Ludick, Kennedy Mpeku, Dameon Venter, Yanga Hlalu, Wesley Thompson, Ulrich Maritz, Ewan Visser, Tinus Combrinck, Gerrit Visser, Prince Nkabinde, Nkosikhona Masuku, Cal Smid, Njabulo Mjara, Hlumelo Ndudula, Cristen (Kwagga) van Niekerk, Jeremy Randall, Mark Snyman, Giovan Snyman, Tiaan Drotskie, Janco van Heyningen, and David Cary.
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