{"id":50535,"date":"2026-02-22T06:05:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=50535"},"modified":"2026-02-22T06:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:05:55","slug":"told-me-five-points-taken-it-lions-captain-horn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/22\/told-me-five-points-taken-it-lions-captain-horn\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions skipper Horn over the moon with URC win against Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The  Joburg side are now back in the hunt for the SA Shield.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lions captain Francke Horn said that he was pleased with a solid performance from his team after they picked up a full house of points in their 34-22 United Rugby Championship (URC) win over the Sharks at Ellis Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions were the better side, and could have won by a bigger margin, but having played 20 minutes of the match with 14-men, after two yellow cards (the Sharks had one of their own), and a couple of errors meant the scoreline stayed respectable.<\/p>\n<p>But it was a comfortable win, as the Sharks needed a consolation try after the fulltime hooter to bring themselves closer, and although not a complete performance, the Lions are happy to be back to winning ways after an absolute hammering against Jukskei rivals, the Bulls, in their previous game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe showed some dominance. We were really hurting after the Bulls game here at home (three weeks ago). We had two weeks (in training) to fix that, and I think we did a really good job of that,\u201d said Horn during the post match interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we had a lot of opportunities (which we didn\u2019t take), but if you told me before the game that we would get five points, I would have taken it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The positive result brought the Lions right into the hunt for the SA Shield trophy, moving them to one point behind the Sharks.<\/p>\n<p>If they can beat the Stormers at Ellis Park this coming weekend, while the Bulls beat the Sharks at Loftus, it would secure the Shield for the Joburg side, which they have yet to win before.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-focus-on-stormers\">Focus on Stormers<\/h3>\n<p>However Horn said their full focus will be on a wounded Stormers team, who head into the match after seeing them drop from the top of the URC log to third over their previous two game weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStormers next week, and we know they will be hurting after their last two games (losses against the Sharks), so we will have to step up our game,\u201d said Horn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy with the performance (against the Sharks), but we need to keep on going. This was a massive game for us and next week it\u2019s going to be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharks captain and former Lions player Vincent Tshituka pointed to a slew of errors from his side, that wouldn\u2019t allow them to build any momentum, that contributed to their defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe produced a lot of errors, on top of each other. It was error after error and we couldn\u2019t build a lot of positives in a row. I think that burnt us in the second half, when things just didn\u2019t go our way. We also lost the contestable battle as well, and that came back to bite us,\u201d explained Tshituka.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about them having a second chance to clinch the SA Shield against the Bulls next weekend, Tshituka said they were only focused on the game: \u201cWe know what the Bulls bring and we have a lot of work to do before we get there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Lions #skipper #Horn #moon #URC #win #Sharks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Joburg side are now back in the hunt for the SA Shield. 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