Lions to back loan player Fouche at No 10 in outing against Warriors

Lions on loan flyhalf Eddie Fouche is set to step into the breach in the United Rugby Championship against Glasgow Warriors on Saturday after starting flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse broke his ankle against Scarlets this past weekend.

Fouche is set to get the nod at number 10 and will be under pressure to put in a solid showing with no other recognised flyhalf in the travelling squad and Hendrikse set for a spell of up to three months on the sideline.

“It is a big blow for us, we know Jordan is a talented player and we are going to miss him but then we’ve got Eddie, he is a guy who’s been waiting in the wings to make the step up for us and we back all the guys in the system,” admitted Lions assistant coach Ricardo Loubscher.

“We still have to have our coaches meeting so we still have to finalise it (back-up flyhalf), and I think with the Covid rules it makes it a challenge to fly someone in and we know at this stage it is difficult.

“So that is why part of our planning was to go with players who are versatile and I am sure there are players that can cover that position over the weekend.”

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The Lions will be targeting a much better showing against Glasgow, after a poor performance against Scarlets brought them back down from a high of starting the competition with a barn storming first half and bonus point win over Zebre.

The squad is in a confident mood ahead of the match and they will be eager to put in a showing similar to the first half against Zebre to give them a chance of picking up another win.

“I think if you go back to the Zebre game that first half we controlled the game, it was actually the perfect performance that we plan for. The previous game (Scarlets) it is just down to accuracy; we are not going to shy away from that and on the day we were not good enough,” explained Loubscher.

“We created a lot of opportunities and as a team we realised we weren’t clinical enough, so no excuses and we need to fix it for the next game if we are to get a positive result.

“There is a great vibe in the squad, we can’t actually wait for the next game and the players and management understand that performance was unacceptable, we take full responsibility for that and we can’t wait to rectify it on the weekend.”