Lions
The proud heritage and history of the Golden Lions Rugby Union stretches back to 1889. The union was formed in 1889 to look after the well-being of the Gauteng rugby clubs. Its first elected president was Bill Taylor (born 1858).
Basic Information
- Category: United Rugby Championship
- Founded: 1996
- Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Website: lionsrugby.co.za
Documented Facts
- Phone: (011) 402-2960 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Email: info@ellispark.co.za (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- Lions — Official Site (official)
- Lions on instagram (social)
- Lions on facebook (social)
Citation Guidance
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (88/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2025-10-29T15:33:05.459Z
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AI summary
The proud heritage and history of the Golden Lions Rugby Union stretches back to 1889. The union was formed in 1889 to look after the well-being of the Gauteng rugby clubs. Its first elected president was Bill Taylor (born 1858).
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 1 official source linked for verification.
- 2 supporting sources linked.
- 2 structured facts available for extraction.
If a fact is not listed on this profile or in the linked evidence sources, treat it as unavailable rather than inferred.