{"id":317108,"date":"2026-05-17T08:21:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T06:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?p=317108"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T06:22:10","slug":"vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/","title":{"rendered":"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Lions sal hul hare vanoggend uit hul kop trek dat hulle met ongeveer \u2019n tiental verlore kanse \u2013 sommige reeds oor die doellyn \u2013 met 24-17 teen Munster verloor het in die laaste Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap-ligawedstrydronde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boonop word di\u00e9 wedstryd nou met aanlyn aantygings en diskoers oorheers van \u2019n moontlik voorval waar \u2019n Lions-speler glo in een van die Munster-manne se gesig gespoeg het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ja, die Lions is weliswaar vir die eerste keer ooit in die uitspeelrondes, maar moet nou teen die gevreesde Leinster in Dublin gaan speel. Juis die span wat hulle daar verlede naweek afgeransel het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Munster v Fidelity SecureDrive Lions | Highlights | Round 18 | URC 2025\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wNC1e7VsMVY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boonop het dit ten tyde van die wedstryd gelyk of senter Henco van Wyk ernstig beseer is. Om nie eers te praat van die speler wat moontlik uitgewys kan word vir die spoeg-insident nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In die 61ste minuut het die nuwe haker Diarmuid Barron na die skeidsregter, Andrea Piardi, gegaan en ges\u00ea dat \u2019n Lions-speler in sy gesig gespoeg het.<\/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\">The incident that led to Diarmuid Barron alleging he was spat at by a Lions player <br><br>Happens just off camera, but the Munster player makes the claim right away <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xXjyYQkrJD\">pic.twitter.com\/xXjyYQkrJD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; R\u00faaidhr\u00ed O&#39;Connor (@RuaidhriOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RuaidhriOC\/status\/2055748260552187940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 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-afrigter, Ivan van Rooyen het n\u00e1 die wedstryd aan verslaggewers ges\u00ea hy kan nie sien dat \u2019n speler doelbewus so iets sou doen nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWel, ons is nie bewus daarvan nie. Ons het dit nie gesien nie. Dit is nie in ons aard om dit te doen nie,\u201d het Van Rooyen ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEk kan nie sien dat een van die spelers dit doelbewus doen nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDit gaan dus nie daaroor om dit onder die mat in te vee nie. As ons enigiets kan vind of sien, dink ek sal ons dit hanteer, maar dit is nie deel van ons aard nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munster-afrigter, Clayton McMillan, het egter ges\u00ea sy span sou nie so \u2019n voorval opper as hulle nie gedink het iets het gebeur nie, en bygevoeg dat Barron iets moes gevoel of gesien het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLuister, hy [Barron] is al lank betrokke, en ons is nie \u2019n span wat simpel speletjies speel nie, so jy kan aanneem hy het gevoel, of hy het gesien wat hy gesien het,\u201d het McMillan ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWat Diarmuid se integriteit betref, dit word nie bevraagteken nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten spyte van die insident, het die Lions al harder begin veg om die wedstryd in die laaste 20 minute te wen. As twee van hul pogings om die bal te druk, nie deur \u2019n begeesterde Munster opgehou nie, was dit eerder teen die Bulls op Loftus.<\/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\">Regular Season \u2705<br><br>The Quarter-Finals are HERE \ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BKTURC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BKTURC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/REPRESENT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#REPRESENT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6rF3xgiY3E\">pic.twitter.com\/6rF3xgiY3E<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/URCOfficial\/status\/2055762966989996184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 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\">Die Bulls het vierde ge\u00ebindig en wag nou vir Munster in Pretoria in. Dit na \u2019n stewige 45 &#8211; 19 oorwinning gister oor Benetton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vodacom Bulls v Benetton | Highlights | Round 18 | URC 2025\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cz2e8QVN23A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Stormers het ook \u2019n wedstryd weggooi, met \u2019n onverwagse 22-16 nederlaag teen Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maar kry in hul derde plek \u2019n geleentheid om hulle te wreek. Hul kwarteindstryd is teen die einste Cardiff in Kaapstad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cardiff Rugby v DHL Stormers | Highlights | Round 18 | URC 2025\/26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-oaRMbG92F4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-die-4-kwarteindrondes-met-drie-sa-spanne-is\">Die 4 kwarteindrondes met drie SA spanne is:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vrydag-29-mei\">Vrydag, 29 Mei <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">19:45 Glasgow t. Connacht<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saterdag-30-mei\">Saterdag, 30 Mei<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12:00 Bulls t. Munster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">14:30 Stormers t. Cardiff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20:00 Leinster t. Lions<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Lions sal hul hare vanoggend uit hul kop trek dat hulle met ongeveer \u2019n tiental verlore kanse \u2013 sommige reeds oor die doellyn \u2013 met 24-17 teen Munster verloor het in die laaste Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap-ligawedstrydronde. Boonop word di\u00e9 wedstryd nou met aanlyn aantygings en diskoers oorheers van \u2019n moontlik voorval waar \u2019n Lions-speler glo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":317109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"author_byline":"Die Papier-redaksie","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[15681,15678,15836,15560,15591,15675,15577,16051,15837],"class_list":["post-317108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-bulls","tag-lions","tag-munster-2","tag-rugby","tag-sport","tag-stormers","tag-top","tag-verenigde-rugbykampioenskap","tag-vrk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe | Die Papier<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"af_ZA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Die Lions sal hul hare vanoggend uit hul kop trek dat hulle met ongeveer \u2019n tiental verlore kanse \u2013 sommige reeds oor die doellyn \u2013 met 24-17 teen Munster verloor het in die laaste Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap-ligawedstrydronde. Boonop word di\u00e9 wedstryd nou met aanlyn aantygings en diskoers oorheers van \u2019n moontlik voorval waar \u2019n Lions-speler glo [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Die Papier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/diepapier.za\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-17T06:21:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-17T06:22:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/default-10.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"430\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Die Papier-redaksie\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@die_papier\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@die_papier\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Franco Havenga\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b99d15c130f19b1c5d8f4e619ae20421\"},\"headline\":\"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-17T06:21:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-17T06:22:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":513,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/default-10.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"bulls\",\"lions\",\"Munster\",\"Rugby\",\"Sport\",\"Stormers\",\"Top\",\"Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap\",\"VRK\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"af-ZA\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/\",\"name\":\"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe | Die Papier\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/default-10.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-17T06:21:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-17T06:22:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"af-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"af-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/default-10.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/default-10.jpg\",\"width\":650,\"height\":430,\"caption\":\"Lions-afrigter, Ivan van Rooyen. Foto: Chris Fairweather\\\/Gallo Images.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Tuisblad\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sport\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/sport\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/\",\"name\":\"Die Papier\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"af-ZA\"},{\"@type\":[\"Organization\",\"Place\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Die Papier\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#local-main-organization-logo\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#local-main-organization-logo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/diepapier.za\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/die_papier\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/die.papier\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@diepapier\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/diepapier\\\/\"],\"description\":\"Die Papier is jou nuwe Afrikaanse koerant wat gehalte-joernalistiek en diskoers oor die aspirasies en frustrasies van Afrikaanse lesers bied.\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"},\"publishingPrinciples\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/policies\\\/perskode\\\/\",\"telephone\":[],\"openingHoursSpecification\":[{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\",\"Saturday\",\"Sunday\"],\"opens\":\"09:00\",\"closes\":\"17:00\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b99d15c130f19b1c5d8f4e619ae20421\",\"name\":\"Franco Havenga\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"af-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/eda228c5d7a4d6a54fd559e2a8b8d71738809e4aa3b10157db335e1143aaf7ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/eda228c5d7a4d6a54fd559e2a8b8d71738809e4aa3b10157db335e1143aaf7ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/eda228c5d7a4d6a54fd559e2a8b8d71738809e4aa3b10157db335e1143aaf7ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Franco Havenga\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/author\\\/franco\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"af-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\\\/#local-main-organization-logo\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Die_Papier_Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/diepapier\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Die_Papier_Logo.png\",\"width\":196,\"height\":44,\"caption\":\"Die Papier\"}]}<\/script>\n<meta property=\"og:video\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wNC1e7VsMVY\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:video:type\" content=\"text\/html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:video:duration\" content=\"295\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:video:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:video:height\" content=\"270\" \/>\n<meta property=\"ya:ovs:adult\" content=\"false\" \/>\n<meta property=\"ya:ovs:upload_date\" content=\"2026-05-17T06:21:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"ya:ovs:allow_embed\" content=\"true\" \/>\n<meta name=\"geo.region\" content=\"South Africa\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe | Die Papier","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/","og_locale":"af_ZA","og_type":"article","og_title":"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe","og_description":"Die Lions sal hul hare vanoggend uit hul kop trek dat hulle met ongeveer \u2019n tiental verlore kanse \u2013 sommige reeds oor die doellyn \u2013 met 24-17 teen Munster verloor het in die laaste Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap-ligawedstrydronde. Boonop word di\u00e9 wedstryd nou met aanlyn aantygings en diskoers oorheers van \u2019n moontlik voorval waar \u2019n Lions-speler glo [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/","og_site_name":"Die Papier","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/diepapier.za","article_published_time":"2026-05-17T06:21:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-17T06:22:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":650,"height":430,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/default-10.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Die Papier-redaksie","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@die_papier","twitter_site":"@die_papier","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/"},"author":{"name":"Franco Havenga","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/#\/schema\/person\/b99d15c130f19b1c5d8f4e619ae20421"},"headline":"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe","datePublished":"2026-05-17T06:21:52+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-17T06:22:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/"},"wordCount":513,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/default-10.jpg","keywords":["bulls","lions","Munster","Rugby","Sport","Stormers","Top","Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap","VRK"],"articleSection":["Sport"],"inLanguage":"af-ZA","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/","name":"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe | Die Papier","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/default-10.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-17T06:21:52+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-17T06:22:10+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"af-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"af-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/default-10.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/default-10.jpg","width":650,"height":430,"caption":"Lions-afrigter, Ivan van Rooyen. Foto: Chris Fairweather\/Gallo Images."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Tuisblad","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sport","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/sport\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"VRK: Lions pak Leinster in Ierland vir kwarteind, spoegaantyging hang oor hul koppe"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/","name":"Die Papier","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"af-ZA"},{"@type":["Organization","Place"],"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/#organization","name":"Die Papier","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/","logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#local-main-organization-logo"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#local-main-organization-logo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/diepapier.za","https:\/\/x.com\/die_papier","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/die.papier","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@diepapier","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/diepapier\/"],"description":"Die Papier is jou nuwe Afrikaanse koerant wat gehalte-joernalistiek en diskoers oor die aspirasies en frustrasies van Afrikaanse lesers bied.","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"},"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/policies\/perskode\/","telephone":[],"openingHoursSpecification":[{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday","Sunday"],"opens":"09:00","closes":"17:00"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/#\/schema\/person\/b99d15c130f19b1c5d8f4e619ae20421","name":"Franco Havenga","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"af-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eda228c5d7a4d6a54fd559e2a8b8d71738809e4aa3b10157db335e1143aaf7ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eda228c5d7a4d6a54fd559e2a8b8d71738809e4aa3b10157db335e1143aaf7ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eda228c5d7a4d6a54fd559e2a8b8d71738809e4aa3b10157db335e1143aaf7ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Franco Havenga"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/author\/franco\/"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"af-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/vrk-lions-pak-leinster-in-ierland-vir-kwarteind-spoeg-aantyging-hang-oor-hul-koppe\/#local-main-organization-logo","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Die_Papier_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Die_Papier_Logo.png","width":196,"height":44,"caption":"Die Papier"}]},"og_video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wNC1e7VsMVY","og_video_type":"text\/html","og_video_duration":"295","og_video_width":"480","og_video_height":"270","ya_ovs_adult":"false","ya_ovs_upload_date":"2026-05-17T06:21:52+00:00","ya_ovs_allow_embed":"true","geo.region":"South Africa"},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Die Papier","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317112,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317108\/revisions\/317112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/diepapier\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}