Emirates Lions forwards and lineouts coach Albert van den Berg has left the franchise, after opting not to renew his contract.
The former Springbok lock’s departure was on the cards.
Van den Berg, who joined the franchise for their inaugural season in the United Rugby Championship, has brought legal action against the team’s technical analyst Chris Venter, who allegedly took screenshots of WhatsApp conversations on Van den Berg’s laptop.
The Lions, who have had a string of unflattering articles written about them this season, launched an internal investigation, as they tried to get to the bottom of leaks in the media.
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Though the Lions recently conducted a review of their season, the future of head coach Ivan van Rooyen and attack coach Ricardo Loubscher is not yet known.
Though the Lions leaked the second-most tries in the URC, defence coach Jaque Fourie’s contract was extended by two years earlier this year.
Meanwhile, star centre Henco van Wyk headlines a group of Lions players who have renewed their contracts with the Joburg-based franchise. The others are number eight Francke Horn, front rowers Asenathi Ntlabakanye, PJ Botha and JP Smith, and lock and former captain Reinhard Nothnagel.
