The Lions hosted the Chiefs at Coke a cola Park, Johannesburg tonight. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game is broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. In a try fest, with both teams scoring 9 tries each, the Chiefs won 72 / 65. The Lions earned 2 Log Points from the match and the Chiefs of course earned a full 5 Log Points. Eventually it was quite comical how the tries flowed because there was just no semblance of defence from either team.

I doubt whether in history there has been such a high scoring Super 14 game, with a full 137 points scored in total!

Scores:

Lions: 2 Penalties & 6 Conversions Earl Rose, 3 Tries Wandile Mjekevu, 1 Try Todd Clever, 1 Try Carlos Spencer, 1 Try Doppies Le Grange, 1 Try Tonderai Chavanga, 1 Try Cobus Grobbelaar, 1 Try Jacques Lombaard

Chiefs: 9 Conversions & 3 Penalties & 1 Try Stephen Donald, 1 Try Callum Bruce, 3 Tries Richard Kahui, 1 Try Liam Messam, 1 Try Junior Palu, 1 Try Sitiveni Sivivatu, 1 Try Brendon Leonard

 

Teams:

Lions: 15 Earl Rose, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Wandile Mjekevu, 10 Carlos Spencer, 9 JP Joubert, 8 Todd Clever, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Willem Stoltz, 4 Franco van der Merwe, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Hannes Franklin, 1 Heinke van der Merwe
Replacements: 16 Charles Emslie, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg / Kevin Buys, 18 Jacques Lombaard, 19 Jonathan Mokuena, 20 Jacques Coetzee, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Michael Killian

Chiefs: 15 Mike Delany, 14 Dwayne Sweeney, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Callum Bruce, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Junior Poluleuligaga, 8 Sione Lauaki (captain), 7 Luke Braid, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Culum Retallick, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Ben Afeaki, 18 Jarrad Hoeata, 19 Tanerau Latimer, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Jackson Willison, 22 Tim Nanai-Williams.

Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Stuart Berry (South Africa), Sindile Mayende (South Africa)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

115 Responses to Lions 65 (25) vs Chiefs 72 (27) (final score) – Game Thread

  • 91

    Not my type either, think they also pumping oxygen into the coke tin cos these guys should be stuffed and seem to be going strong.
    And another try the Lions Incredible………

  • 92

    This is a free-for all now… tries flowing like wine

    Chiefs 72 / 44

  • 93

    Puma i feel less for them now than ever before, this is sheer madness, you play a structured game conceding so many tries is a bloody joke

  • 94

    AND ANOTHER TRY WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW

    STRANGE GAME

  • 95

    Nog a try Tjekejevu…. or whatever

  • 96

    Okay that is me out of here.

    Good luck to the Bulls and Stormers tomorrow.

    Will catch up with you all during those games.

  • 97

    Ok all i can do is laugh now

  • 98

    Night Puma

  • 99

  • 100

    93 – Super, Maybe if they did slow it down and play more structure it might have worked.

    Anyhow looked some of your wildlife pics they are awesome.

    Okay out of here now. Catch up tomorrow. Cheers all.

  • 101

    Common Lions doit doit doit doit doit

  • 102

    Ok Goodnight Guys sleep tight.

  • 103

    Final try for Lions…… they go over the 60 mark

  • 104

    86 Conversion Earl Rose 65 – 72
    85 Try Jacques Lombaard 63 – 72
    77 Conversion Earl Rose 58 – 72
    76 Try Cobus Grobbelaar 56 – 72
    75 Conversion Earl Rose 51 – 72
    74 Try Wandile Mjekevu 49 – 72
    73 Conversion Earl Rose 44 – 72
    72 Try Wandile Mjekevu 42 – 72
    71 Conversion Stephen Donald 37 – 72
    70 Try Brendon Leonard 37 – 70
    69 Missed Conversion Earl Rose 37 – 65
    68 Try Tonderai Chavhanga 37 – 65
    66 Conversion Earl Rose 32 – 65
    65 Try Doppies La Grange 30 – 65
    60 Conversion Stephen Donald 25 – 65
    59 Try Sitiveni Sivivatu 25 – 63
    58 Conversion Stephen Donald 25 – 58
    57 Try Junior Poluleuligaga 25 – 56
    56 Conversion Stephen Donald 25 – 51
    55 Try Richard Kahui 25 – 49
    50 Conversion Stephen Donald 25 – 44
    49 Try Richard Kahui 25 – 42
    45 Penalty Stephen Donald 25 – 37
    42 Conversion Stephen Donald 25 – 34
    41 Try Liam Messam 25 – 32
    40 Conversion Stephen Donald 25 – 27
    39 Try Stephen Donald 25 – 25
    34 Penalty Stephen Donald 25 – 20
    32 Conversion Earl Rose 25 – 17
    31 Try Carlos Spencer 23 – 17
    25 Conversion Earl Rose 18 – 17
    24 Try Todd Clever 16 – 17
    18 Missed Conversion Earl Rose 11 – 17
    17 Try Wandile Mjekevu 11 – 17
    16 Conversion Stephen Donald 6 – 17
    15 Try Richard Kahui 6 – 15
    13 Penalty Earl Rose 6 – 10
    10 Missed Penalty Earl Rose 3 – 10
    9 Penalty Stephen Donald 3 – 10
    7 Penalty Earl Rose 3 – 7
    3 Conversion Stephen Donald 0 – 7
    2 Try Callum Bruce 0 – 5

  • 105

    the 2 teams scored 42 times.
    If rugby becomes this i will rather watch basketball.

  • 106

    Players
    1 Sona Taumalolo
    2 Aled de Malmanche
    -Yellow Card (21)
    3 Nathan White
    4 Craig Clarke
    5 Callum Retallick
    6 Liam Messam
    -Try (41)
    7 Luke Braid
    8 Sione Lauaki
    -Yellow Card (13)
    9 Junior Poluleuligaga
    -Try (57)
    -Subbed Off (71)
    10 Stephen Donald
    -Conversion (3)
    -Penalty (9)
    -Conversion (16)
    -Penalty (34)
    -Try (39)
    -Conversion (40)
    -Conversion (42)
    -Penalty (45)
    -Conversion (50)
    -Conversion (56)
    -Conversion (58)
    -Conversion (60)
    -Conversion (71)
    11 Sitiveni Sivivatu
    -Try (59)
    -Subbed Off (64)
    12 Callum Bruce
    -Try (2)
    13 Richard Kahui
    -Try (15)
    -Try (49)
    -Try (55)
    -Yellow Card (63)
    14 Dwayne Sweeney
    -Subbed Off (45)
    15 Mike Delany
    16 Hikawera Elliot
    17 Ben Afeaki
    18 Jarrad Hoeata
    19 Tanerau Latimer
    -Subbed On (71)
    20 Brendon Leonard
    -Subbed On (64)
    -Try (70)
    21 Jackson Willison
    22 Tim Nanai-Williams
    -Subbed On (45)

  • 107

    Players
    1 Heinke van der Merwe
    2 Hannes Franklin
    -Subbed Off (52)
    3 Ross Geldenhuys
    4 Franco van der Merwe
    5 Willem Stoltz
    6 Cobus Grobbelaar
    -Try (76)
    7 Derick Minnie
    8 Todd Clever
    -Try (24)
    -Subbed Off (50)
    9 JP Joubert
    10 Carlos Spencer
    -Try (31)
    11 Wandile Mjekevu
    -Try (17)
    -Try (72)
    -Try (74)
    12 Doppies La Grange
    -Try (65)
    13 Deon van Rensburg
    14 Tonderai Chavhanga
    -Try (68)
    15 Earl Rose
    -Penalty (7)
    -Missed Penalty (10)
    -Penalty (13)
    -Missed Conversion (18)
    -Conversion (25)
    -Conversion (32)
    -Conversion (66)
    -Missed Conversion (69)
    -Conversion (73)
    -Conversion (75)
    -Conversion (77)
    -Conversion (86)
    16 Charles Emslie
    -Subbed On (52)
    17 JC Janse van Rensburg
    18 Jacques Lombaard
    -Try (85)
    19 Jonathan Mokuena
    -Subbed On (50)
    20 Jacques Coetzee
    21 Burton Francis
    22 Michael Killian

  • 108

    hey guys. Marius’ performance?

  • 109

    It was a rugby circus, to be honest!

  • 110

  • 111

    Flok grs, amper het julle gewen!

  • 112

    I think this game has done more damage than good for rugby and the Lions.

  • 113

    Nou ja wat onthou julle van die game?
    Watter drie was die beste?
    Jammer maar ek dink die 1 ste, die 4de, die 5de, die 8ste ………………………………………………………………….. Nee hel as dit die idee is van mooi gee my maar NH rugby.

  • 114

    Was either team defending?? 😯

  • 115

    Princess, Nobody plays defence in a game or touch rugby 🙂

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