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
27 @ Loosehead:
Yip, good so far
TRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLS
30 @ Loosehead:
Scrumdown does it for us, from the Coke-Tin.
Tryyyyyyyyy Tecklenburg for the Bulls
12-3
Bulls 12 / 3
Penalty Bulls again…. over
Blue Bulls 15 / 3
This is a better Bulls team than the one that started the CC.
Lions copping a lot of penalties…. team warning for the Lions
Louis Fouche goes for posts from his own half… and it’s over!
Blue Bulls 18 / 3
Why was I so conservative in my bru predictions.
Lions get a kickable penalty, but they go for touch
Another Lions penalty…. Bulls are spoken to
Again they go for touch…. and the Bulls steal the lineout
Bulls steal another Lions lineout
Maku’s throwing in leaves a lot to be desired.
Lions option taking and dicipline is shocking
One would’nt say these Lions have gone unbeaten so far, hey…. average at best
Blue Bulls penalty again, and again the Lions get a Team Warning
Louis Fouche misses this time… argghhhh!
This ref is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out of his depth.
Bulls marking Taute very closely.
Lions penalty… quick tap by Jantjies, Bulls not back 10 and they get marched 10
Lions still not kicking at goal
Penalty Advantage to the Lions… they are 2m out.
The Lions get the penalty
Blue Bulls defence bloody good and well organised
Yellow card for Greyling.
Fark, Bulls get a Yellow…. Dean Greyling
Fark you ref!
Still the Lions go for touch… and the Bulls get a penalty from the resulting lineout
Why does one side get 2 Team Warnings, yet the other team cops a yellow on the second occasion?
Rossouw de Klerk comes on for Greyling to be able to scrum, and Tecklenburg goes off
Ref playing penalty advantage to the Lions again.
Penalty awarded
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