Lions (12) 27 Cheetahs (19) 25 (Final Score)
The MTN Lions and the Toyota Cheetahs did battle in Week 1 of Super Rugby 2012 at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 19:10 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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Scorers:
Lions:
- Penalties – Elton jantjies (9)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Cheetahs:
- Penalties – Johan Goosen (5)
- Drop Goals – Johan Goosen (1)
- Tries – WP Nel (1)
- Conversions – Johan Goosen (1)
Teams:
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Doppies le Grange, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 James Kamana, 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 Patric Cilliers, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Hendrik Roodt, 19 Warren Whiteley, 20 Tian Meyer, 21 Butch James, 22 Michael Killian.
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Rocco Jansen, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Davon Raubenheimer, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
Replacements: 16 Lourens Adriaanse, 17 Hercu Liebenberg, 18 Waltie Vermeulen, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Willie le Roux.
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Sindile Mayende (South Africa), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa
Vark. Missed.
11 minutes to play.
Turn over ball. Lawrence penalises the Lions again.
Lawrence going for a record?
Geez Lawrence is whistling this game to death!!!
Another penalty!
Penalty Cheetahs…. Sias Ebersohn will go for goal
Sias Misses… still a 1-pointer
Missed.
Lions need some field position QUICKLY>
This is becoming a bore fest, and quite frankly lawrence has been painfully pedantic!
High tacle on a Lion…. Jantjies attempts a drop.. miss
Penalty Lions
Advantage Lions.
Penalty given as the drop misses.
42m out.
Jantjies gets another opportunity to take the lead for the Lions
Lions 27 / 25 Cheetahs
We have a new leader
Poles. 40m out.
Not too difficult.
OVER!
Lions lead for the first time as Jantjies makes a NEW SUPER RUGBY RECORD for the most successfull kicks in a game – 9.
6 mins to play!
6 Minutes to go and counting
Nartjies op die aanval en die Eiers moet keer !
Well, if the game ends this way, my Bru will be 1 point out
Cheetahs hard on attack.
Lions steal the ball.
Lions scrum
Mini Cooper steel die bal.
Less than 4 minutes left… the scrum will eat up a minute too
Good Lions scrum…
Offside by the Cheetahs, penalty Lions
2 Minutes left, Lions lineout
VARK. Site keeps freezing on me and I have to re Log In.
PYNLIK!
Lions get their ball…
Cheetahs steal the ball, good counter-ruck
Great counter ruck by the ‘tahs.
Still a game to win.
Lions need the pill.
Time up on the stadium clock.
Hooter goes as the Cheetahs attack relentlessly
LIONS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lions win by 2
Lions get out of jail.
Jantjies must be MOTM with that kicking display, and he missed a sitter in the first minute!
Final Score: MTN Lions 27 / 25 Toyota Cheetahs
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