Golden Lions rugby union team

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professional sports team rugby union team

The Golden Lions rugby union team is a professional South African provincial side based in Johannesburg that competes in major domestic competitions such as the Currie Cup and United Rugby Championship.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Golden Lions 0
Lions (United Rugby Championship) 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf professional sports team ⓘ
rugby union team ⓘ
associatedSuperRugbyFranchise Lions (Super Rugby) NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedIn Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityCountry Johannesburg, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
code 15-a-side rugby union ⓘ
competesIn Currie Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ
South African domestic rugby competitions ⓘ
United Rugby Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ
competitionScope domestic and cross-border ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
countryUnion South African Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerName Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender men's team ⓘ
governingBody Golden Lions Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBodyType provincial rugby union ⓘ
hasRivalryWith Blue Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeCompetitionType provincial ⓘ
homeGroundCity Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeProvince Gauteng NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeStadium Ellis Park Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeStadiumAlsoKnownAs Emirates Airline Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeStadiumCapacityApprox 60000 ⓘ
homeStadiumSurface grass ⓘ
languageRegion English and Afrikaans speaking fan base ⓘ
leagueLevel top tier of South African provincial rugby ⓘ
notableCompetition Currie Cup Premier Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
playsInCompetitionFormat knockout ⓘ
league ⓘ
playsSeason Southern Hemisphere rugby season ⓘ
professionalBase Johannesburg rugby structures ⓘ
professionalEra post-1995 rugby union professionalism ⓘ
professionalStatus professional ⓘ
region Highveld NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents Golden Lions Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
representsRegion Johannesburg metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of Gauteng ⓘ
shortName Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ
sport rugby union ⓘ
teamColors black ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
teamType provincial representative side ⓘ
URCRegionGroup South African franchises in United Rugby Championship ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kitch Christie → coachOf → Golden Lions rugby union team ⓘ
Ellis Park Stadium → homeVenueOf → Golden Lions rugby union team ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lions (United Rugby Championship)
Sharks (rugby union) → notableRival → Golden Lions rugby union team ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lions (United Rugby Championship)