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)
en die secret tot die lions se resep hul is earl the pearlloos…..
Yellow will be issued soon…
Bleddie kommintators is eenogig.
Doppies Le Grange doing well… he is an underrated inside centre
forward pass gewees.
Try Landers it seems
Triggs Try
93 En dit verras jou ?
91 Verseker dis dit hehehehe pearlloos!!!!!
TMO ?!
Lions 17 / 13
Awarded… Triggs
Convertion good 17 – 13 Lions
Game over lions se hande is weer ghries gesmeer en hulle slip.
Well Landers seems to have found a rythm now…
Penalty Landers
Gonna have a shot at goal
Lions defence still porous….
Lions 17 / 16
Well well…
17 – 16 Lions…game on…
2 min till halftime…
Forward pass Lions, scrum Landers..halfline
Soory 5 min till halftime
Dammit man
Landers missed great try scoring oppertunity there…
Penalty Landers, should kick it…
Not to easy though…
O flok, dis nou weer helter skelter rugby deur die Lions… en daar gee hulle ‘n kickable penalty weg….
19 – 17 Landers..
In the lead for the first time…
Landers 19 / 17
Lions playing between the 10meter and halftime for 3 minutes. No one thought of putting a chip kick over, the last 3 weeks this was all they were doing when it was not on, now it was on.
Back to the normal stuff from the Lions it seems…
Daar is nks gees by die stadium nie, amper soos ellis blik
Penalty Landers…
Lions were scrumming better withouth Heinke.
Kicking for posts, Dagg
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