Hurricanes (15) 38 / Lions (20) 27 (Final Score)
The Hurricanes hosted the MTN Lions at Westpac Stadium, Wellington at 07:30 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 Hurricanes managed their 5 Log points win to nothing over the MTN Lions.
Scorers:
Hurricanes: 1 Try & 4 Penalties & 3 Conversions Aaron Cruden, 2 Tries Hosea Gear, 1 Try Ma’a Nonu
Lions: 2 Penalties & 2 Conversions Elton Jantjies, 1 Conversion Butch James, 2 Tries Jaco Taute, 1 Try Doppies la Grange
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Teams:
Hurricanes: 15 Cory Jane, 14 Alapati Leiua, 13 Conrad Smith/ Jayden Hayward, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Jack Lam, 6 Faifili Levave, 5 James Broadhurst, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore (captain), 1 John Schwalger.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Jacob Ellison, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Chris Eaton, 21 Jayden Hayward / Julian Savea, 22 Richard Buckman.
Lions: : 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Dylan des Fountain, 13 Doppies la Grange (captain), 12 Butch James, 11 Deon van Rensburg, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Joshua Strauss, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 David de Villiers, 19 Jaco Kriel, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Alwyn Hollenbach, 22 Michael Killian.
Referee: Keith Brown
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser, James McPhail
TMO: Richard Kelly
Cruden going for goal again
Canes 38 / 20
Lions have now conceded 30 points without reply.
Mitchell must be seething.
Fark, this is messing with my Bru predictions again… had the Canes by only 13
ooh, want ek wil huis toe gaan na Mommy toe!
64@ grootblousmile:
I had them by 5. So what the fukc do I know?
5m scrum for the Lions
Lions just don’t look at all like threatening to score. Completely lost appetite for playing. Like the Lions of old that we all love to hate.
Lions duff a golden opportunity
10 min to go
Tryyyyyyyyyyyy Taute, again!
Canes 38 / 27
Try Taute.
Too little too late?
Conversion good.
38/27 Canes.
5 min to go
Maybe a losing bonus point….
Hooter gone.
Final knock by the Lions….
Final Score: Hurricanes 38 / 27 MTN Lions
Cheers guys.
Gotta run.
Congrats Bulls, Go Cheetahs.
Cheers, what a let down!
Not too bad for my Bru… 11 points margin
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