Lions hurting from a hiding

The Lions are aiming to bounce back from a dreadful 42-0 United Rugby Championship (URC) loss against Glasgow Warriors last weekend with a big performance in their Challenge Cup last-16 clash against Edinburgh tomorrow night.

- Ross Roche

It was a dismal performance from the Lions as they were run completely ragged by the URC defending champions from Scotland, and they are desperate to not repeat the trick against their close rivals just an hour up the road.

The Lions have received a boost with the arrival of Springbok scrum-half Morne van den Berg (above), who missed out on their two URC tour games — a loss against Cardiff and the past weekend's hammering — with a thumb injury he picked up in their loss against the Sharks last month.