Golden Lions vs Free State Cheetahs SAA National Club Champs
The Cheetahs may have betrayed the Lions, but the latter will hold no grudges as the two franchises look to put the past behind them.
Golden Lions Rugby Union President Kevin de Klerk told this website in an exclusive interview that he is willing to "move on" in the interest of the game.
This follows the announcement that the Free State and Golden Lions Rugby Unions have "forged" new ties and agreed on mutual co-operation, even though there is no chance of the revival of the Cats franchise in the near future.
Following the acrimony in the wake of the Lions' axing from Super Rugby last year - when the Cheetahs were one of the teams who turned their backs on the Lions and allowed the Kings to replace the Gauteng outfit - the two unions have now 'kissed and made up'.
Lindsay Mould, President of the Free State Rugby Union, Harold Verster, Managing Director of the Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Limited and Kevin de Klerk, President of the GLRU met in Johannesburg last week.
This betrayal allowed the Kings to replace the Lions as the fifth team in the South African Super Rugby conference.
At last Friday's meeting the Lions and Cheetahs bosses put their differences behind them and discussed the unhappiness which resulted from the Cheetahs' stance in the Kings saga last year, the uncertainties the existed and future co-operation between the two entities.
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