Lions aim to cut out basic errors

Lions assistant coach Barend Pieterse knows they have to improve drastically if they want to secure the win needed for them to progress to the next round of the Challenge Cup, when they host the Dragons at Ellis Park on Saturday.

- Ross Roche

The Lions fell to a disappointing 28-5 defeat against Montpellier in France last weekend, which means they face a must-win shootout against the Welsh side, with the winner progressing to the last-16 of the competition.

Both the Lions and Dragons have won just one of their first three games, leaving them locked on five points each, with the Dragons just ahead of them on the log by virtue of points difference.