Lions’ URC breakthrough sets up Leinster test — and Van Rooyen wants more than a milestone

The Lions have reached the URC playoffs for the first time in the competition’s modern era, but coach Ivan van Rooyen is framing it as a stepping stone rather than a destination. A quarterfinal trip to Dublin to face Leinster will demand sharper execution — and a deeper squad — if the Johannesburg side are to rewrite their recent knockout history.