The Lions Rugby team was faced with the shocking news that they had to be relegated from the 2013 Super Rugby competition. This decision faced by the higly supported rubgy organization was taken by the South African Rugby Union following the dissapointing spell displayed by the team.
The Johannesburg-based side finished last during the 2011 season and has been said that this was they worst season ever. As a result, the Southern King's will now play in the next Super Rubgy tournament. At the end of next season, the team at the bottom at the South Affrican conference will face the Lion's in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off. After month's of haggling and postponed meetings it is now confirmed that the teams that will take part in the tournament are the well followed South African teams based in different provinces in the country and are as follow:
- Stormers
- Bulls
- Sharks
- cheetahs
The Lion's fans on the SARu's decision have shown that they were not the happy with the outcome taken by the board and such a method of voting is an anachronism. Saru needs to look at itself and amend its constitution before purporting to relegate any team by undemocratic voting.
Left: Lions fans
Left: Lions fans 
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