Lions (8) 17 / Cheetahs (3) 10 (Final Score)
The MTN Lions host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match is broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
In a hard fought match and exciting end to the match, the Lions were victorius.
Scorers:
Lions: 4 Penalties Elton Jantjies, 1 Try Michael Killian
Cheetahs: 1 Penalty Sias Ebersohn, 1 Conversion Riaan Smit, 1 Try Tewis de Bruyn
Teams:
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Joshua Strauss (captain), 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Patric Cilliers, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Warren Whiteley, 20 Rudy Paige, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Jannie Boshoff.
Free State Cheetahs: 15 Riaan Smit, 14 Phillip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Corné Uys, 11 Rayno Benjamin, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 6 Johan Wessels, 5 Waltie Vermeulen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Marcel van der Merwe, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Pieter Myburgh, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Nico Scheepers, 22 Philip Burger.
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Coke Tin starting to fill up nicely considering the circumstances.
Perfect evening for Rugby on the Highveld. Cool, almost windless evening.
Crowd being royally entertained by the on field entertainment….. well, not really, but it beats Mongolian Eunuch Mud Wrestling I suppose.
John Mitchell and Carlos Spenser looking resplendent in all black suits.
The Lions All Blacks, or just MIB?
Gooooooooooo Staat!
@ grootblousmile:
You just need another team to “reel the Lions in” for your Bulls
Irrespective of this result, Lions still top of the log tonight.
Geez, Josh Strauss fast gaining cult hero status here in Doornfontein!
Players coming out
VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAT!
Must make some food, will be back later.
Lions mascot Mufasa wins his 200th cap today.
Game on
@ Scrumdown:
Careful, the Sharks will poach him.
Early pressure by the Staat… 5m out
Penalty Staat, 5m out… going for posts
Staat 3 / 0
I really fear for Mapoe as a centre. Defensively too weak.
Penaly Lions. Jantjies for poles. Over
3-3
Elton Jantjies slots an easy penalty
3 / 3
Great steal Wikus. And great hands the backline!
Geez, Strauss just Johnson off like a rag doll.
Geez, Strauss just bounced Johnson off like a rag doll.
@ Scrumdown:
@ Scrumdown:
Is Puma still in the room?
I picked the Lions by 6 on Bru
Penalty Lions, on Staat 10m line
Jantjies misses to the right
17/18: It seems like Spies-mania entering the Lions crowd, Strauss mania ?
Nee flok, die web site fok ons nou rond!
Ek sal more ernstig aan die blerrie ding moet werk!
24@ grootblousmile:
Ja, sukkel soos ‘n Springbok om enige iets te doen!
Try Killian
Try Killian in the corner.
Difficult conversion.
Misses
Lions lead 8/3
Lions 8 / 3
Is the FS #9 Piet van Zyl related to the oke that tacled the k@k out of the Irish ref’ in Durban a few years ago?
29@ Scrumdown:
Freegin hell, I don’t know
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