The Squad
The People Who Built the Season
A South African Shield, a first URC quarter-final and qualification for the Investec Champions Cup were delivered by twenty-two people whose names do not appear on a team sheet.
The 2026/27 Squad
Fifty-one players, three competitions, and a first season in the Investec Champions Cup.
The Fidelity ADT Lions and the Development Pathway
One professional group across two calendars.
Squad Players
Marco Ferreira
Back row / lock
Batho Hlekani
Lock / flanker
Eddie Davids
Loosehead prop
WJ Steenkamp
No. 8 / flanker
Tiaan Wessels
Lock / flanker
SJ Kotze
Prop / hooker
Sebastian Lombard
Prop
RF Schoeman
Prop
Likhona Finca
Centre
Keagan Smith
Wing / fullback
Dylan Sjoblom
Lock
Chris Smith
Fly-half
Angelo Davids
Wing
Reinhard Nothnagel
Lock
Quan Horn
Fullback
Conrad van Vuuren
Prop
Morgan Naude
Prop
Erich Cronje
Centre
Etienne Oosthuizen
Lock
JC Pretorius
Flanker
Francke Horn
No. 8 · CAPTAIN
Morne van den Berg
Scrum-half
PJ Botha
Hooker
Rynhardt Jonker
Centre
Rabz Maxwane
Wing
Jarod Cairns
Lock / flanker
Morne Brandon
Hooker
Nico Steyn
Scrum-half
Stian de Bruyn
Prop
Siba Qoma
Flanker / lock
Sam Francis
Fly-half
Marno Grobbelaar
Hooker
Layton Horn
Scrum-half
Kelly Mpeku
Centre / fullback
Juan Schoeman
Loosehead prop
Ruan Delport
Lock / flanker
Richard Kriel
Wing / fullback
Renzo du Plessis
Flanker
Bronson Mills
Centre
Henco van Wyk
Centre
Ruan Venter
Lock / back row
Zian Cilliers
Position not published
Gilermo Mentoe
Position not published
Siba Mahashe
Flanker
Boeta Chamberlain
Fly-half / fullback
Sikhumbuzo Notshe
No. 8 / flanker
Hyron Andrews
Lock
Morne Venter
Lock
Asad Moos
Scrum-half
Cecil Parsons
Prop
Dan Kasende
Wing / fullback
Ethan Adams
Outside centre
Exauce Kevani
Centre
Jason Hugo
Wing
JD Hattingh
Lock
JP du Preez
Lock
Ruan Swart
Prop
Ruan Welman
Hooker
Mahle Sithole
Hooker
Alzeadon Felix
Fullback / fly-half
Thando Biyela
Flanker / No. 8
Luke Cannon
Flanker
James Schnetler
Lock
Boan Venter
Loosehead prop
Lions Coaching Staff
Mustapha Boomgaard
Team Manager
Morne Steyn
Kicking Consultant
Wessel Roux
Lineout Coach
Chris Venter
Performance Analyst
Ricardo Loubscher
Backline, Attack and Skills Coach
Jose Cox
Physiotherapist
Kyle Peyper
Strength and Conditioning
Ivan van Rooyen
Head Coach
Pam Watts
Head Of Medical
Ruan Genis
Team Doctor
Jaque Fourie
Defence Coach
Stefan van Deventer
Head Of Performance
Ram Khumalo
Massage Therapist
Johane Singwane
Team Assistant
Julian Redelinghuys
Scrum Coach