Warren Whiteley

Warren Whiteley led the Lions to three straight Super Rugby finals. Born in Durban on 18 September 1987 and schooled at Glenwood High, he started at the Sharks before moving to Johannesburg in 2010.

He made 94 Super Rugby appearances for the Lions between 2011 and 2019 and captained the side from 2014. Under his captaincy they reached the finals of 2016, against the Hurricanes, and of 2017 and 2018, against the Crusaders.

Alongside fifteens he played sevens for South Africa from 2012 to 2014, winning Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow in 2014. He won 23 Springbok caps between 2014 and 2018 and was named the 58th Springbok captain in 2017.