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)
Try. Useless
Try Landers !!!
Lions self-imploding now !!! 👿
Should be a try…. serious bumbling by Lions winger Chavanga….
Awarded….
Landers 32 / 17
32 – 17 Landers…
146- ja stry nie hy het talent, en blykbaar sukkel hy nie met selfvertroue nie..
Chavanga is over the hill, earl the pearl on, hkgk
Onerb…
Useless is a understatement
O flok, Doppies off, Rose on…. not good!
Heinke is very dissappointing today.
Almost a Lions try…. penalty Landers
o flok nou speel die lions met 14 manne ook nog nee wat landers this one is in the bag..
So the Lions start to go backwards at this point!!…..Sorry, no TV !!
Kom nou Leeus !!!
For vark steaks !!! 👿
lawwe baard het daai franco van der merwe
@ 163
Yip !!!
Lions moet nou score…5 out…
Scrum Lions 5 out of Landers line…
Blue bird, hulle gaan nie voorentoe nie, is nou op die aanval maar doen nie veel met besit.
Penalty Landers….
Useless springs to mind again…
166 – Blouste, my, it must be hard work being a Lions Fan!!!
My heart bleeds for them….
Ok work calls….
Have a great day all.
Wie is nou op 12 as doppies af is want ek glo nie dick sal earl op 12 speel met sy doodelike duikslae nie??
Penalty against Lions…
Penalty count now 12 – 6 against Lions…
169 – Onerb, sorry I am a non Afrikaans speaking Bulls fan!! (Yes a rare breed but we do exist)!!! 😆
Cheers Blue Bird…
Sadly I agree…
Yellow for Lions, Walter Venter af vir 10 min…
Walter Karrevaan Venter gets a yellow….. now the wheels will pop off!
O flok… daar’s Jano Vermaak ook al hunke punk af…
Jano injured…. helped off the field…. it’s overs cadovers now… for sure!
Nou is ek spyt ek het nie die Landers met 40 opgesit nie…
Penalty try Landers !!!
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