Lions (14) 25 / Reds (10) 30 (Final Score)
The MTN Lions hosted the Reds at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 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.
The Lions took the early initiative and built up an early lead with the Reds being penalised relentlessly but gradually the Reds came more and more into the game and by Halftime had almost caught up. Then in the second half the Reds started dominating proceedings and eventually took the lead and then extended the lead gradually. Late in the game the Lions came back a bit with 2 penalties of their own, eventually going down to the Reds by a 5-point margin.
Scorers:
Lions: 4 Penalties Andre Pretorius, 1 Penalty Rory Kockott, 1 Try Michael Killian, 1 Try Jaco Taute
Reds: 3 Conversions & 3 Penalties Mike Harris, 1 Try Luke Morahan, 1 Try Quade Cooper, 1 Try Digby Ioane
Teams:
Lions: Michael Killian, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies La Grange, 11 Deon Van Rensburg, 10 Andre Pretorius, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Joshua Strauss, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco Van der Merwe, 4 David Bulbring, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 Michael Rhodes, 19 Derick Minnie, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Elton Jantjies, 22 Jaco Taute.
Reds: 15 Mike Harris, 14 Rod Davies, 13 Digby Ioane, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Luke Morahan, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Leroy Houston, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 3 James Slipper, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Greg Holmes.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Ben Daley, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Jake Schatz, 21 Ian Prior, 22 Ben Tapuai.
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Cobus Wessels (New Zealand)
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)
Rhodes and Kockott on. Van Rensburg and Bullbring off.
India struggles to get going
33/2 after 8 overs
Penalty Reds.
Harris slots it.
Reds lead 23 – 19.
Reds penalty slotted by Harris from the Lions 10m line
Reds 23 / 19
Lions first time tacklimg is cr@p.
The flood gates could open here.
Lions under the cosh now.
96@ Scrumdown:
Yip, Reds seems to have taken full control here
Lions no 1 never released or rolled away,
Penalty Lions on their own 5m.
Reds LH colapsed.
Come on Lions.
Marutlulle on for Maku.
Only Adriaanse left on the bench for Mitchell.
Lions trying to play catch up now.
Could wll come unstuck.
I see that Jantjies also still on the bench, just hiding away.
Lions backline now severely disrupted, everybody has been moved away from their natural positions, due to several injuries.
Looms like a try Reds.
Going to the TMO but looked good from here.
O donner, there goes my DSTV signal, due to lightning in the area…
Try awarded to Ioane. conversion good.
Reds now out to 30 points to 11 lead.
Reds 30 / 19
Come on lions. Another try and they could be back in this.
Okay out of here. Cheers everyone.
Go India.
Scrum het jy gaan polse sny, waar is julle almal nou
Penalty Lions. AP for poles.
Are the Lions playing for the Bonus point now.
Penalty over.
30 – 22 Reds.
Reds 30 / 22
AP kick out on the full.
Reds line out on the Lions 10m line.
9 min left
The ref continually allows the Reds to close the gap at the line out.
urn over at the scrum.
Reds attacking scrum inside Lions 22, 15 in.
ek sit nou en kyk,die hele scrum probleem is die ouens scrum voor die tyd
Methinks McKenzie must have given the Reds a real bollocking at half time.
They’re a different team.
AP for poles with only 6mins left.
This’ll give the Lions a bonus point but they need to win.
That Josh Strauss is a harrrrrd man!
Rhodes with some mountain climbing and the Lions win a penalty.
Penalty Reds for holding on.
Don’t think the Lions player was allowed to place the ball.
Reckon that’s the game now.
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