Matt proudfoot has emerged as a fronrunner to succeed Albert van den Berg as forwards coach at the Lions. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images
According to reports, Maties head coach Matt Proudfoot is one of the candidates to fill the vacant forwards coach position at the Lions.
Albert van den Berg opted not to renew his contract with the Lions Rugby Company in April, and according to an article in Sunday newspaper Rapport, Proudfoot is a leading candidate to replace him.
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Former Lions skipper Warren Whiteley and fellow ex-Springbok Wessel Roux are the names also believed to be in the hat for the job at Ellis Park.
Whiteley, an assistant coach at the Sharks, is likely to face opposition from his current employers for a release, while Roux is already on staff at the Lions and understood to have the inside track.
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