2018 Lions (Super Rugby) season

In 2018, the participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the South African Conference of the competition, along with the, , and.

Coaches and management
The Lions coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

Squad
The following players were named in the Lions squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:

Round-by-round
The table below shows the Lions' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Matches
The Lions played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:

Player statistics
The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Lions in 2018 is as follows:

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by. "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.


 * Willie Engelbrecht, Jaco Kriel and Christiaan Meyer did not make any appearances.