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Panthera leo melanochaita is a lion subspecies in Southern and East Africa. [1] In this part of Africa, lion populations are regionally extinct in Lesotho, Djibouti and Eritrea, and are threatened by loss of habitat and prey base, killing by local people in retaliation for loss of livestock, and in several countries also by trophy hunting. [2]
Member of the Transvaal Parliament, Delegate to National Convention, Senator Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey [ needs Afrikaans IPA ] (22 October 1847 – 15 September 1914), [ 1 ] better known as Koos de la Rey , was a South African military officer who served as a Boer general during the Second Boer War .
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. ... The 1989 Lion Cup was the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in ... Transvaal: 2: Northern ...
The regimental badge depicts a lion's head, in memory of Boer General JH de la Rey, the Lion of the West after whom the regiment is named. Before the Second World War, battalion headquarters were at Rustenburg in the Transvaal. The unit had company headquarters at Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp and Ventersdorp, with a support company at Brits.
Transvaal played in the first ever season, winning three of their 11 fixtures, finishing in 10th position on the end of season ladder, above the Canterbury Crusaders and the Western Province. Transvaal were again promoted to the Super 12 for the 1997 season, and played under the title of the Gauteng Lions. The Lions' season was a lot more ...
1991 Lion Cup teams: Group Ranking Team Group A: 1: Northern Transvaal: 2: Western Province: 3: Transvaal: 4: Natal: Group B: 5: Far North: 6: Western Transvaal: 7 ...
The English word lion is derived via Anglo-Norman liun from Latin leōnem (nominative: leō), which in turn was a borrowing from Ancient Greek λέων léōn. The Hebrew word לָבִיא lavi may also be related. [4] The generic name Panthera is traceable to the classical Latin word 'panthēra' and the ancient Greek word πάνθηρ 'panther ...
Transvaal: Lost 22 June 1968 Port Elizabeth: Lions: 6–6: South Africa: Draw: 29 June 1968 Springs: Lions: 37–9 Eastern Transvaal: Won 3 July 1968 Pretoria: Lions: 22–19: Northern Transvaal: Won 6 July 1968 Kimberley: Lions: 11–3 Griqualand West: Won 8 July 1968 Wellington: Lions: 14–0: Boland: Won 13 July 1968 Newlands, Cape Town ...