Highlanders (22) 39 / Lions (17) 29 (final score)
The Highlanders hosted the Lions at the House of Pain, Dunedin at 08:35 on Friday morning. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Highlanders won 39 / 29 with both sides earning a bonus point for tries scored.
Scores:
Highlanders: 6 Penalties 3 Conversions Israel Dagg, 1 Try Hayden Triggs, 1 Try Kenny Lynn, 1 Penalty Try
Lions: 1 Conversion Carlos Spencer, 1 Try Michael Killian, 1 Try Cobus Grobbelaar, 2 Tries Wigan Pekeur, 1 Try JP Joubert, 1 Conversion Earl Rose
Teams:
Highlanders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Michael Hobbs, 11 James Paterson, 10 Robbie Robinson, 9 Jimmy Cowan (captain), 8 Steven Setephano, 7 John Hardie, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Clint Newland, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh.
Replacements: 16. Jason Macdonald, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Joe Tuineau, 19 Tim Boys, 20 Sean Romans, 21 Jason Shoemark, 22 Fetu’u Vainikolo.
Lions: 15 Michael Killian, 14 Wigan Pekeur, 13 Walter Venter, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Tonderai Chavhanga, 10 Carlos Spencer, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Todd Clever, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Nico Luus, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Hannes Franklin, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Charles Emslie, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Willem Stoltz, 19 Robert Kruger, 20 JP Joubert, 21 Wandile Mjekevu, 22 Earl Rose.
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: Kane McBride (New Zealand), Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Dag aan al die rugga talkers, lyk my die lions mag dalk sorg vir die upset van die seisoen…
twinkle toe spencer is not efficient at all.
S S, nee hulle moet draw! My superbru het al te veel gesuffer deur hulle te pick.
Oooo kom nou leeutjies, is hulle darrem die keer besig om die bal te hou of skop hulle weer posession weg?
Scrumsaam, nog vroeg, maar dit lyk so… 😯
60@ Blouste – Ja, maar onthou ek update op 3 plekke…. hier en bo op die heading…. en ek moet nog die scorers OOK insit…. so jy moet weet hoe vinnig ek EINTLIK is!
Kickable penalty Lions…
Should be 15 – 6
Warning for Landers
Hellooooooo Scrumsaam
62 stem saam, hy moet op die bench wees en Francis etc mentor…..hy kan hulle so baie leer maar hulle moet speel
Nie vir posts gegaan…wel wel
High tackle by mullet caveman
66 Duidelik het jy Vrooooooooooooeeeg ingekruip gisteraand 🙂
Try Pekeur
71 😆
Lions doing good with rolling mall
Try Lions !!!
walter venter try homself met n 3-1 overlap kan bly wees die drie was gedruk.
Lions 17 / 6
sorry was killian
17 – 6 Lions
ja nee kyk as die gebeur dan k@k my superbru ook af maar ek sal dit vat vir n lions wen kyk wonderwerke gebeur nie baie nie… dalk as hul hier wen kry almal free coke by hul volgende home game…….
All Lions now…my word 😯
Morning all.
Only turned on the tv now to see that last try.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Fantastic to see Lions leading.
@ 80 😆
Penallty Landers
Verseker, Superbru se gaai…..kan net goed vir almal en spesifiek vir die Leeus wees
Landers looks hapless…
hapless tandloos shapeloos rygbyloos 🙂
Kerels dit kan goed wees en en en , maar hierdie het ek nie verwag nie 😯
Ek se dit maar tong in kies want ek het die lions 3 keer gepick en elke keer was ek 1 punt agter die res van julle!
Maar kom ons kyk, daar’s nog baie tyd…
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