Lions (6) 18 / Blue Bulls (18) 21 (Final Score)
The MTN Golden Lions hosted the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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The Blue Bulls desperately held on, with superb defence to win this cliff-hanger by 3 points.
Scorers:
Lions:
- Penalties – Elton Jantjies (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Michael Killian (1), Josh Strauss (1)
- Conversions – Elton Jantjies (1)
Blue Bulls:
- Penalties – Louis Fouché (2)
- Drop Goals – Louis Fouché (1)
- Tries – Jano Vermaak (1), Warick Tecklenburg (1)
- Conversions – Louis Fouché (1)
Teams:
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Doppies la Grange, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Rudi Paige, 8 Joshua Strauss (captain), 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Michael Rhodes, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 David Bulbring, 19 Warren Whiteley, 20 ??, 21 Burton Francis, 22 James Kamana.
Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Born Basson, 13 Wynand Olivier, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Gerhard van den Heever, 10 Louis Fouché/Francois Brummer, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Warrick Tecklenburg, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha (captain), 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Dustin Jinka, 21 Brummer/Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Jurgen Visser.
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Jason Jaftha, Phillip Bosch
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
About 15 minutes to kick-off
Goooooooooooo Bulllllllssssssssss!
Can the Blue Bulls keep their chances alive?
OK, shuffle up… about 5 minuts to go
Michael Bondesio out, replaced by Rudi Page, for the Lions
Players coming out
Baywatch Grobbelaar runs out first for the Lions, for his TON.
Dewald Potgieter out for the Blue Bulls
Game ON!
tryyyyyyyyyyyy Bulllllllllllllllllls!
Glad to see that Louis Fouche was fit for the game
Tryyyyyyyyy Jano Vermaak… against his old team!
Blue Bulls 7 / 0
7-0
Dangerous running by the Lions… just bundled out
Lions again running it at the Bulls line… just out again, Doppies
Bulls really need to get out of their own half
Ahhhh, a forward pass… Bulls scrum
Whiteley on for Minnie, who’s off for blood
Louis Fouche kicks directly into touch, lineout Lions on about halfway
Bulls steal the lineout
Skew into the lineout by the Lions but the Lions get a penalty for closing up in the lineout
Doppies la Grange is as predictable as Wynand Meisiekind, both only know one thing, crash and bash.
Penalty Lions, very kickable
Jantjies goes for posts
Over
Blue Bulls 7 / 3
Ref missing some really obvious stuff
Nice game so far.
What a brilliant run, but then comes to nothing.
Van Rensburg almost through, last gasp tackling…. then a penalty for the Bulls, a relieving one
Another Bulls penalty… on halfway
GBS, why do you not report from Eliis Park [ Coke Park] as well as Loftus?
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