{"id":48282,"date":"2026-10-17T13:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=48282"},"modified":"2026-10-17T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:09:13","slug":"sa-lions-confirm-passing-of-lock-hyron-andrews","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-lions-confirm-passing-of-lock-hyron-andrews\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Lions confirm passing of lock Hyron Andrews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><br \/>\nIn a statement released on Friday, the Lions paid tribute to Andrews and extended their condolences to his wife, Maiglin, their young sons, Hendrix and Emerson, and the wider Andrews family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOur deepest and most heartfelt condolences go to Hyron\u2019s wife, Maiglin, their young sons, and the entire Andrews family. We hold them in our thoughts during this time of unimaginable grief and ask that their privacy be respected as they mourn,\u201d the statement read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lions Rugby Company chief executive Rudolf Straeuli also paid tribute to Andrews, describing him as a cherished member of the franchise. \u201cWe are heartbroken by the passing of Hyron. He was not only a gifted rugby player, but also a cherished member of our Lions family having recently joined us this season,\u201d Straeuli said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOn behalf of our Chairman, Mr Altmann Allers, the board and everyone at the Lions, I extend our deepest sympathies to Maiglin, their young sons Hendrix and Emerson, and the entire Andrews family. We stand with them in their sorrow and will remember Hyron with great affection and respect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Andrews joined the Lions ahead of the new season after returning to SA from English Premiership club Sale Sharks, where he spent two seasons. He had also previously represented the Sharks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite the loss, the Lions have confirmed they will proceed with their opening Investec Champions Cup match against La Rochelle on Saturday in honour of Andrews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2014SABCSport\/ChannelAfrica\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":48283,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,20],"class_list":["post-48282","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"The Lions have confirmed the sudden passing of lock Hyron Andrews, who joined the South Africa (SA), Johannesburg-based franchise at the start of the 2026-27 season.","published_date":"","news_description":"The Lions have confirmed the sudden passing of lock Hyron Andrews, who joined the South Africa (SA), Johannesburg-based franchise at the start of the 2026-27 season.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/48282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/48282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48286,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/48282\/revisions\/48286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=48282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}