Super Rugby: Cheetahs vs Lions – Game Thread

Published 12 March 2011 | By grootblousmile

Cheetahs (14) 20 / Lions (16) 25 (Final Score)

The Cheetahs hosted the Lions at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein at 17:05. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, HD & M-Net on TV in SA.

The Lions finally managed to break their 17 game Super Rugby duck, winning by 25 / 20.

Scorers:

Cheetahs: 5 Penalties Sias Ebersohn, 1 Try Andries Strauss

Lions: 5 Penalties Elton Jantjies, 1 Try Lionel Mapoe, 1 Try Derick Minnie

Teams:

Cheetahs: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss (captain), 11 Ryno Benjamin, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Martin Muller, 3 WP Nel, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Kobus Calldo, 18 Kabamba Floors, 19 Francois Uys, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Naas Olivier, 22 Fabian Juries.

Lions: 15 James Kamana, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Warren Whitely, 7 Joshua Strauss, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Michael Rhodes, 19 Cobus Grobbelaar, 20 Michael Bondesio, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Jaco Taute.

Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)

97 Responses to Super Rugby: Cheetahs vs Lions – Game Thread

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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 3:03 pm

Gooooooooo Cheetahs!
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smallies72 on 12 March 2011 at 3:28 pm

@ grootblousmile:
Ek laaik hoe jy dink hel my seinewys is op ek hoop eberson kwadraat doen dit vandag
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 3:29 pm

Hello gbs, so you think the Cheetahs will win this one, not so sure but will be interesting to see if Ebersohn is up to it at flyhalf at this level.
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 3:31 pm

Hey smallies, interessant ons het albei byna dieselfde tyd gedink oor Ebersohn, net jy tik vinniger as ek.
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 4:48 pm

Italy early lead, game just coming alive now and France score a try, unconverted (Prra misses) France 5 Italy 3 – 15 min
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 4:50 pm

France attacking, knock on over the try line.
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 4:53 pm

French scrum is huge, pushed Italy off their own ball and get penalty Parra gets it over: France 8 Italy 3
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 4:56 pm

Some nice play by Italy, keeping the ball alive through numerous phrases and get penalty close to poles Bergamasco gets its Italy 6 France 8 – 23 min
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:02 pm

3@ Bullscot:
Not sure at all who will win this game, picked the Cheetahs on Bru.

Like the Cheetahs more than the Lions, by a mile.
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:03 pm

Players running onto the field now
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:05 pm

Game On!
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:05 pm

Penalty France Parra hits the post bit of panic for Italy – 5m scrum France
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:06 pm

Lucky for Italy they get a penalty to relieve pressure
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:07 pm

Sjoe, almost a try for Sias Ebersohn…
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:08 pm

@ grootblousmile:
Well I have even less of a clue, only managed to watch a few highlights of Bulls games so far this Super 15, so there are a lot of unknowns in there in the Lions and Cheetahs for me.
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:09 pm

13@ Bullscot:
Bully, keep the scores coming for the France / Italy game… I can only concentrate on this game thread and game.
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:10 pm

France would have had a penalty but after a bit of play ref says its advantage over and shortly after Italy steal it and kick out to relieve pressure. Don’t know why ref called advantage over so soon.
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:11 pm

Penalty for Italy they get touch halfway between France 10m and 22 – 38 min
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:11 pm

In the bigger scheme of things, this is a massive game for the Lions AND for the Cheetahs…. one will break a duck for the season.

Penalty Cheetahs, easy one…. Sias will take aim.
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:12 pm

Scrappy lineout Italy loose possesion, France scrum
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:13 pm

Staat tastes first blood…. Sias easily slots it

Cheetahs 3 / 0
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:14 pm

Scrappy end to half Italy 6 France 8 – half time, no team really dominating, can France turn it on in the 2nd half?
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:14 pm

Try Lionel Mapoe… great break by Doppies past the Cheetahs outside center.
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:15 pm

Lions 5 / 3 as Elton Jantjies misses the conversion
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:18 pm

Penalty Lions in a position to slot it…. Cheetahs offside
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:18 pm

Go Lions 🙂
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:19 pm

Cheetahs defence not so flush, so far
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:19 pm

Lions 8 / 3
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grootblousmile on 12 March 2011 at 5:21 pm

Smallies, Loosehead and Cheetah4eva are now nipping big time…. hehehe
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Bullscot on 12 March 2011 at 5:21 pm

Time to head off cheers for now gbs

Super Rugby: Cheetahs vs Lions – Game Thread

Cheetahs (14) 20 / Lions (16) 25 (Final Score)

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