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United Rugby Championship | Ntlabakanye looks to bulldoze Jake White's men

JOHHANESBURG - The Lions  take on their provincial rivals, the Bulls at Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon, and will probably have their narrow 30-28 loss in January top of mind.

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The Pretoria franchise handed the men from Joburg their fifth loss from nine games this season, which sees the Pride sitting in 10th place on the URC standings, with the Bulls fourth.

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A man who's made a huge impact for the Lions since getting his first start in November, is tighthead prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye.

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The 24-year-old boasts impressive numbers with the tackles, ball carries and metres made, while also scoring a try. He spoke to eNCA.

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