PREVIEW... Benetton v Lions Today. Kick-off 1.30 ■By BEN JKAYCOCK

SOUTH African side the Lions are hoping to pick up their first victory of the season today but face a Benetton side in Italy that come into this encounter unbeaten. Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has handed starts to loosehead Morgan Naude and flanker Hanru Sigre. Sirgel enjoys his first start in the red colours of the Lions, while Naude gets his opportunity after an impactful stint off the bench last week in a closely fought 17-16 defeat to Edinburgh. Lions defence coach Jaque Fourie said: “We had ...