Rugby
Lions hoping to have Tshituka brothers for Leinster game─── MORGAN PIEK 14:09 Wed, 23 Feb 2022
The Lions are still hoping to be able to field the Tshituka brothers, Vincent and Emmanuel for Friday's United Rugby Championship game against Leinster in Dublin.
The brothers were named in the Lion's 28-man squad to travel to Ireland, but paperwork issues prevented them from boarding the plane up north.
The Lions confirmed that they are working behind the scenes to try and get the loose-forwards to travel in time for the match.
The Lions assistant coach, Ricardo Loubscher, confirmed that they are trying to arrange the brothers’ trip to the Irish capital city.
“We are dealing with it. We are waiting for confirmation. Behind the scenes, we are working on it and hopefully, we can get a good outcome.
“It is something we are dealing with internally, sorting out all the paperwork around their visas. Some things are out of our hands.
“We must sort out our preparation.
“It will be tough not to have them and they are two quality players. We would love to have them, especially against a team like Leinster.”
The eight-time champions, Leinster, will host the Lions at 21:35 on Friday night at the RDS Arena.
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