Durban - The Lions on Saturday ground out a 27-10 Super Rugby final-round victory over the Sharks to top the overall standings, which guarantees home advantage in every knockout match they play.
The teams clash again next weekend in the quarter-finals of the annual southern hemisphere competition, with the Johannesburg-based Lions playing in front of their supporters.
A try by fullback Andries Coetzee after the hooter sounded for half-time gave the visitors a 13-10 advantage by the break at Kings Park.
