THE Golden Lions will stick to their exciting brand of running rugby in the Currie Cup final against Western Province on Saturday, coach Johan Ackermann has vowed.

The Lions shredded the defending champion Sharks 50-20 at Ellis Park on Saturday, and afterwards Ackermann revealed that the Waratahs, the Super Rugby champions, were the inspiration behind the running rugby that has taken his team this far.

The Lions pummelled the Sharks with a flurry of tries in the first half and not once did they let them escape from the ropes.

The Waratahs won the Super Rugby trophy playing a similar style. They charged at the Crusaders in the final, disregarding their opponents' championship pedigree.

"The Waratahs were similar. They won Super Rugby by sticking to what they believed in," Ackermann said.

"People said they often ran the ball too much but they stuck to that and it worked for them. We play the game to enjoy it. We don't want a prop or a lock in the team and expect them just to scrum or just to win the lineout."

It is not hard to be inspired by the likes of Folau, who is widely recognised, along with New Zealanders Ben Smith and Julian Savea, as the most dangerous attackers in world rugby.

Ackermann insisted afterwards that they would not abandon the attacking game plan when they go to Cape Town for the final.

"We could be more direct if we wanted to but that's the easy way out," he said.

"I don't think we'll change anything. We've built certain character in this team, which means they will go down fighting."