Lions (25) 32 / Blues (17) 41 (Final Score)
The Lions hosted the Blues 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 a frenetic game the Blues came out victorious after putting their All Black subs on in the second half. Both teams earns a bonus point for tries.
Scorers:
Lions: 3 Conversions & 2 Penalties Elton Jantjies, 1 Try Jano Vermaak, 1 Try Warren Whiteley, 1 Try Doppies le Grange, 1 Try Josh Strauss
Blues: 4 Conversions & 1 Drop Goal & 1 Penalty Luke McAlister, 1 Conversion Stephen Brett, 1 Try Joe Rokocoko, 1 Try Jared Payne, 2 Tries Rene Ranger, 1 Try Alby Mathewson
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 Josh Strauss, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Patrick Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Dries van Schalkwyk, 19 Cobus Grobbelaar, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Burton Francis, 22 James Kamana.
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Sherwin Stowers, 10 Luke McAlister, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Jerome Kaino (captain), 5 Ali Williams, 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 John Afoa, 2 Tom McCartney, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Charlie Faumuina, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Daniel Braid, 20 Toby Morland, 21 Stephen Brett, 22 Rene Ranger.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Joey Salmans (South Africa), Phillip Bosch (South Africa)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Blues 7 / 0
@ grootblousmile: Damn.
Come on Lions. No signal here. Will have to keep up here for awhile.
Blues on attack again…
Quickhands made the overlap.
Poor Lions!
Come on Lions. Can’t anything signal still gone.
One just DO NO KICK on the midfield on the back 3 of the dangerous runners of the Blues… one kicks out or you run it at them!
Tryyyyyyyyyyyy Jano Vermaak!
Keep the commentary going, still not signal.
Difficult kick for Jantjies, from the touchline…
Overrrrrrrrr
7 / 7
HEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA TRY LIONS. GO LIONS.
Damn man missing the whole thing, still no signal.
Got signal for a min then gone again.
Keep the commentary coming.
Try Payne for the Blues
@ grootblousmile:38 – Nice good to hear Elton got a difficult kick. Will take the pressure off him.
This Lions team look like Tricky Dicky is back in charge!
F All structure and running fromown goal lione. Poor.
Blues 14 / 7
@ grootblousmile:bugger. Come on Lions.
Jeez game only 10min old and 2 tries Blues and 1 Lions. How is the defence there gbs?
are we going for another 55 vs 60 game here?
@ Scrumdown:43 – Not good to hear that mate. Really thought they would be better tonight. Still early, game could change. Remember how they came back against Bulls.
Come on Lions.
46@ Puma:
Blues sending it wide and stretching the Lions defence
Penalty Lions, Jantjies goes for posts… easyish kick… overrrr
Blues 14 / 10
Drop Goal by McAlister
Blues 17 / 10
Okay signal back. Catch up at the break. Missed a lot of this game due to the signal loss.
Penalty Lions… relieving kick.
@ superBul:
26C, dis mid-winter hier!
Tryyyyyyyyyyy Whiteley for the Lions!
Very damn good
Jantjies slots it
17 / 17
Penalty Lions, pulling Jano in
Jantjies can slot this one!
Overrr
Lions 20 / 17
Dankie tog, Jantjies het sy skopwerk opgeskerp, maak n groooooot verskil!
End to end stuff.
Altitude could well be a factor in last quarter.
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