Back In Ellis Park Den, Lions Believe They Are Still In Urc Hunt

They may feel caged and with their backs to the wall on the points table but the Lions, back at their Ellis Park den for the next four weeks, believe they are still in the United Rugby Championship URC hunt.

They go into a four-match sequence starting against Benetton in the knowledge they need to break the shackles as they go on the prowl not just for victory but start the chase for try-scoring bonus points.

In a perfect world we don't want to be where we are now, said forwards coach Barend Pieterse. We still believe we can make it. Here and there you are probably hoping for other results going your way as well.

In our minds we can 100 still make if we do what we need to do.

This is familiar territory for the Lions. Pieterse recalled last year they found themselves in a similar leaky boat and he had to answer similar questions. We can only take it game by game, Pieterse said an all too familiar refrain.