Pumas (6) 20 / Lions (27) 34 (Final Score)
The Ford Pumas hosted the MTN Golden Lions at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit at 19:10 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
It was a game of 2 halves, with the Lions dominating the 1st half and the brave Pumas dominating the 2nd half.
Well after the final hooter, the Lions managed to get their bonus point for tries, via replacement Johan Snyman.
Was a very good game to watch!
Scorers:
Pumas: 2 Penalties & 2 Conversions Coenie van Wyk, 1 Try Corne Steenkamp, 1 Try MJ Mentz
Lions: 4 Conversions & 2 Penalties Elton Jantjies, 1 Try Michael Killian, 1 Try Michael Rhodes, 1 Try Jaco Taute, 1 Try Johan Snyman
Teams:
Pumas: 15 MJ Mentz, 14 Deon Scholtz, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Tian Meyer, 11 Wilhelm Looch, 10 Coenie van Wyk, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Christo le Roux, 7 Jaco Bouwer, 6 Corne Steenkamp (captain), 5 Marius Coetzer, 4 Rudi Matthee, 3 Ashley Buys, 2 Marthinus van der Westhuizen, 1 Dawie Steyn.
Replacements: 16 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 17 De-Jay Terblanche, 18 Willem Serfontein, 19 Reginald Kember, 20 Martin Sithole, 21 Tiaan Marx, 22 Johan Jackson.
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Warren Whiteley/Joshua Strauss, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Warren Whiteley/Joshua Strauss, 20 Jaco Kriel, 21 Doppies La Grange, 22 Burton Francis.
Gooooooooo Rugbyyyyyyyyyy!
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About 5 minutes to kick-off
Load time seems fine…
Players coming out onto the field
Game ON!
Frenetic start to the game
Bit of helter skelter from both sides… most of the play between the two 22m lines
Too many errors… far too many
Certainly exciting running rugby…
10 minutes gone… and suddenly Killian scores under the posts
Lions 7 / 0
Almost a Lions score again… but Deon van Rensburg held someone back… penalty Pumas, a bit far out
Penalty Lions on about their own 22… pulling down in the lineout
Penalty Pumas, this one kickable…. No 4 Lions off his feet at the ruck
Lions 7 / 3
Lionel Mapoe off with what looks like a dislocation of some sort on his one arm…. looks serious
Pumas manage to hook a tight head… whilst their scrum goes into serious reverse gear
Mapoe’s injury is a shoulder dislocation… he’ll have an operation tomorrow.
Meanwhile… penalty to the Lions, smack bang in front
Lions 10 / 3
Penalty Lions on halfway… Jantjies is short…
Try Michael Rhodes, right next to the sticks
Lions 17 / 3
Kickable penalty to the Pumas… offside
Missed…
The 1st half an hour has flown by…
Nobody keeping me company??
Another kickable penalty to the Pumas… this one is over
Lions 17 / 6
First a free kick to the Pumas… balking in the lineout by the Lions hooker… then a Penalty to the Lions… Jantjies going for posts
Over
Lions 20 / 6
Lions seem to be doing most of the industrious attacking… good run by the Lions… they are 5m out
Tryyyyyyyyyy Taute, under the sticks
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