The Lions have reportedly made their first major move ahead of next season’s Vodacom URC and Investec Champions Cup campaigns, securing the return of a former Sharks forward.
According to Rapport, coach Ivan van Rooyen has lured Hyron Andrews away from English club Sale Sharks.
A former South African Schools and Junior Springbok representative, Andrews spent almost a decade with the Sharks before heading overseas in 2024.
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The 30-year-old brings valuable experience and physicality to a position where the Lions are set to lose one of their key resources.
Raynard Roets is expected to depart Johannesburg at the end of June to take up a contract in France, creating a vacancy in the second row that Andrews appears well placed to fill.
The Paarl-born lock, who attended Hoërskool Garsfontein, established himself as a dependable performer during his time in Durban and will add much-needed depth to a Lions squad preparing for a significant step up in competition next season.
Andrews is one of at least two notable additions secured by the Lions, with Springbok prop Boan Venter also joining the franchise ahead of the new campaign.
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The recruitment drive may not be over yet.
Rapport suggests the Lions are expected to continue searching for reinforcements in the tighthead prop position following the 18-month suspension handed to Springbok tighthead Asenathi Ntlabakanye.
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