Lions (5) 20 / Bulls (24) 24 (Final Score)
The Lions hosted the Bulls at Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg at 19:10 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
In the first half it was all Bulls and they built up a 19 point lead by halftime.
In the second half it was all Lions as they clawed their way back to lose only by 3 points.
The Lions look extremely fit…. and better under Mitchell.
Scorers:
Lions: 1 Conversion & 1 Penalty Elton Jantjies, 1 Try Waylon Murray, 1 Try Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 Try Franco van der Merwe
Bulls: 1 Conversion & 4 Penalties Morne Steyn, 1 Try Zane Kirchner, 1 Try Gerhard van den Heever
Teams:
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies La Grange, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Joshua Strauss, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 George Earl, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse Van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Wikus van Heerden, 19 Cobus Grobbelaar, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Burton Francis, 22 James Kamana.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez), 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Derick Kuün, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Jaco van der Westhuyzen.
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Joey Salmans, Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Dippenaar gets a yellow
The ref came out of the tunnel with a complete new view
@ superBul:
92
of the scrums
Lions knock….
Why the hell does’nt the Lions go for posts at all?
Tricky Dickie syndrome?
Goeie aanval Leeus, goeiw verdediging Bulle.
Has Dick Muir been re-appointed coach of the Lions?
DECISIONS DECISIONS!!!!!!
The Bulls are penalised for a scrum infringement on their tryline and the Lions have another opportunity but the throw in to the line-out is not straight. The Lions cannot afford basic errors like that against this classy Bulls team.
50 The ball is knocked on right in front of the poles as the Lions butcher another great opportunity. Great defence from the Bulls who have soaked up the pressure. The Lions should have got at least some points there.
48 The Bulls stray offside but the assistant referee spotted a high tackle and the Lions have a penalty straight in fron which they take quickly. Waylon Murray is brought up inches short and Stephen Dipenaar is shown a YELLOW CARD for not rolling away. The Lions take it quickly again, can the Bulls defence hold out?
52 The Lions press again as they look to make their one-man advantage count. They crash over the 22 and then go wide but Whitely is dragged into touch metres short of the tryline.
54 It has been a period of sustained pressure from the home team, but they need to finish better to close the gap between them and the Bulls. Steyn clears the danger. The Lions have looked promising since half-time but they have got to make it count on the scoreboard.
Nou vind die ref allerhande foutjies , whats up
Try Lions
Try by Martin Bezuidenhout for the Lions
The Bulls obstruct the Lions in the line-out and Jantjies kicks the penalty out in the 22 to set up another attacking platform. The Bulls defence in the second half has been as impressive as their attacking play was in the first half. Kamano makes good ground into the 22 and the Lions win quick ball and spread it down the hands. Strauss does well to free his arms and make the offload to replacement hooker Bezuidenhout who is over in the corner for the TRY, finally some reward for the Lions.
Bulls 24 / 12
Penalty Lions, smack bang in front, they run it….
TMO
Gee nog ´n ou geelkaart Jonker, ons weet mos die Leeus kan nie op ´n ander manier terug kom in die wedstryd kom nie.
Awarded to Franco
101 elkeen het ´n prys ….. hehehe
Die Bulle word nou heeltemal uit die game geblaas en gestraf, laat my wonder. En julle weet wat ek bedoel.
Bulls 24 / 17
@ bdb:
ja en ons weet wie het die geld ne :LOL:
Bakkies was goed
Bakkies was goed vandag
Flip & Kuun on, Bakkies & Stegmann replaced
62 Jantjies misses the conversion, but it is anyone’s game now after a spirited fight back from the Lions in the second half.
60 The TRY is awarded to Wikus van Heerden after some stong work and a good offload from Minnie. The Lions have really come hard while the Bulls have been a man down and they are right back in this game.
59 The Lions break out again as they pile on the pressure. Jantjies gives a good pass to Kamano as they storm into the 22. The Bulls are scrambling now as the Lions are right there. Jantjies gives the inside pass to Killian but he is wrapped up in front of the poles. The Lions have advantage with the Bulls offside, but they can’t get over the line. Vermaak takes it quickly and they bash it over the line but there are a lot of Bulls defenders there and the decision is referred to the TMO
Lions now throwing EVERYTHING at the Bulls
66 Minnie crashes it up in midfield as they move towards the 22. Jantjies switches play and they have it on the front foot once more. They are finding space but a long pass is knocked on by Fourie du Preez after an attempted intercept and the Lions will have the attacking scrum. Crucial passage of play now.
Penalty Lions…. in Bulls 22
Jonker.
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