{"id":317017,"date":"2026-05-16T10:59:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T08:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=317017"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T08:59:16","slug":"vrk-lions-reeds-in-top-8-sal-munster-wil-klop-om-beter-plek-op-puntelys-te-verseker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-reeds-in-top-8-sal-munster-wil-klop-om-beter-plek-op-puntelys-te-verseker\/","title":{"rendered":"VRK: Lions reeds in top-8, sal Munster w\u00edl klop om beter plek op puntelys te verseker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Lions se plek in die topagt en dus die uitspeelwedstryde vir Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap is skielik in die sakkie, nog voor hulle vanaand teen die Ierse span Munster in \u2019n wegwedstryd op die veld draf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Di\u00e9 nuus sal Lions-ondersteuners verheug, veral omdat die Lions in vorige VRK-seisoene ni\u00e9 die uitkloprondes kon haal nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dit volg als nadat die Glasgow Warriors hulle die guns gedoen het om Ulster gisteraand te klop. Ulster eindig hul seisoen op 52-ligapunte en die Lions het reeds 53. Al verloor die Lions vanaand teen Munster sal hulle van hul huidige sewende plek afskuif na agste en Munster (wat tans negende is) sal Ulster uit die topagt skop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Knockout rugby confirmed for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LionsRugbyCo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LionsRugbyCo<\/a> . <br>Let\u2019s go. \ud83c\udfaf<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BKTURC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BKTURC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/URC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#URC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l3dPdyL2zH\">pic.twitter.com\/l3dPdyL2zH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/URCOfficial\/status\/2055403415493050452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lions-ondersteuners sal tot vanaand 20:45 moet wag om te sien of hul span dalk die Iere in Limerick kan vastrap vir \u2019n beter posisie op die puntelys. Die Lions draf sonder twee staatsmakers op die veld wat tot nou \u2019n groot rol in die span se sukses gespeel het: Ruan Venter, flank\/slot wat \u2019n besering het wat hom etlike maande van die veld gaan hou. Ook die Springbok-stut Asenathi Ntlabakanye wat vir 18 maande geskors is weens die gebruik van \u2019n verbode middel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lionsda-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-317018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lionsda-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lionsda-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lionsda-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lionsda-600x453.png 600w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lionsda.png 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Lions se plek in die topagt en dus die uitspeelwedstryde vir Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap is skielik in die sakkie, nog voor hulle vanaand teen die Ierse span Munster in \u2019n wegwedstryd op die veld draf. Di\u00e9 nuus sal Lions-ondersteuners verheug, veral omdat die Lions in vorige VRK-seisoene ni\u00e9 die uitkloprondes kon haal nie. 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