Lions (16) 31 / Pumas (17) 27 (Final Score)
The MTN Golden Lions hosted the Ford Pumas 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 & SH2 on TV in SA.
The Lions squeeked a win, which they really did not deserve on the night against a very gutsy Pumas outfit
Scorers:
Lions: 4 Penalties & 2 Conversions & 1 Try Burton Francis, 1 Try Jacobie Adriaanse, 1 Try Alwyn Hollenbach
Pumas: 1 Drop Goal & 3 Conversions & 1 Penalty Ricardo Croy, 1 Try Ashwin Scott, 1 Try Pieter Engelbrecht, 1 Try Marius Coetzer
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Teams:
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Dylan Des Fountain, 13 Alwyn Hollenbach, 12 Doppies La Grange (captain), 11 Lionel Mapoe, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Joshua Strauss, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Pat Cilliers.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Caylib Oosthuizen, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Dries van Schalkwyk, 20 Michael Bondesio, 21 Hein Cronje, 22 Michael Killian.
Pumas: 15 MJ Mentz, 14 Deon Scholtz, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Pieter Engelbrecht, 11 Ashwin Scott, 10 Ricardo Croy, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Christo le Roux, 7 Jaco Bouwer, 6 Corne Steenkamp (captain), 5 Marius Coetzer, 4 Rudi Mathee, 3 Ashley Buys, 2 Marthinus van der Westhuizen, 1 Dawie Steyn.
Replacements: 16 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 17 Brett Nel, 18 Willem Serfontein, 19 RW Kember, 20 Tian Meyer, 21 Tiaan Marx, 22 Carl Bezuidenhout.
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant referees: Sindile Mayende, Johan Greeff
TMO: JC Fortuin
Dropgoal by Croy.
3 All.
Pumas butcher a great opportunity, then the Lions kick aimlessly.
Lions backline playing behind the gain line… then a Puma loosie is culpably offside… penalty Lions
Lions 5m out
TMO
Lions try under the sticks??
58@ grootblousmile:
Working in a Witbank coal mine will achieve that.
Lions pressing, TMO for possible try under the posts.
Should be a Lions try by Adriaanse
Try awarded. Conversion good.
10/3 Lions
Ty awarded, Francis pops the conversion over
Lions 10 / 3
I see “Samson” Josh Strauss’ beard is getting longer and longer
Try Ashwin Scott for the Pumas… good rugby!
Try Pumas. Poor defence by the Lions.
Lions 10 / Pumas 8
10 / 10
Conversion good. 10/10
Penalty to the Lions in their own half
You’d swear it was the first game of the season the Lion’s handling is so sh1t!
Penalty Lions, very kickable
Penalty Lions in a kickable position.
Francis for poles.
Over.
13/10 Lions.
Lions 13 / 10 as Francis slots it
Pumas not a throw-away team against the Lions, so far… almost through again by the Pumas
Penalty Pumas… difficult but kickable
Penalty Pumas. Far on left touch.
Short.
Just short
John Mitchell very animated… and clearly fuming
Mitchell not impressed by Lions discipline!
85@ Scrumdown:
Or rather lack of it!
Fark, the Coke-Tin is very bloody empty… there are more spectators at the average High School 1st team game
Tryyyyyyyyyy Engelbrecht of the Pumas…
The winger sold a massive dummy and the Lions bought it lock, stock & barrel
Penalty advantage Pumas.
Try under the poles.
Lions continually exposed out wide with the same pass time and again. Des Fountain falling off tackles like his wing mate Mapoe normally does.
Pumas lead 17/13
Pumas 17 / 13
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