Lions
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The Lions are a South African professional rugby union team based in Johannesburg that competes in major domestic and international competitions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rugby union team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Emirates Lions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Lions Super Rugby team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityStadiumLocatedIn | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesIn |
Currie Cup (as Golden Lions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African domestic rugby competitions ⓘ United Rugby Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionType |
domestic
ⓘ
international franchise competition ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryCode | ZAF ⓘ |
| formerCompetition |
Super 12
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Super 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Rugby (expanded era) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men's team ⓘ |
| governingBody | South African Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRivalryWith |
Bulls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ Stormers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeContinent | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCountryLeagueSystem | South African rugby union system ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Ellis Park Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadiumCurrentSponsorshipName | Emirates Airline Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadiumFormerName | Ellis Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadiumSurface | grass ⓘ |
| leagueAffiliation | United Rugby Championship South African franchises ⓘ |
| notableEra | Super Rugby era ⓘ |
| playsAtLevel | top tier ⓘ |
| playsFormat | 15-a-side rugby union ⓘ |
| playsInHemisphere |
Northern-Southern cross-hemisphere competition (URC)
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere (historically in Super Rugby) ⓘ |
| primaryColours |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| professionalEra | post-1995 rugby union professionalism ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional ⓘ |
| region | Gauteng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Golden Lions Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsCity | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsProvince | Gauteng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| stadiumCapacityApprox | 60000 ⓘ |
| union | Golden Lions Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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