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
Well, my Bru is quite happy… only 1 margin point out
Wag ‘n riller volgende week in Bloem tussen die Bulle en Cheetahs.
Well done Elton and the Lions. Still a lot of work to be done to avoid relegation tho’.
Was a hard, hard game!
Congrats Lions, commisserations Cheetahs.
ok game over, and the man of the moment, must be Lawrence! What a doos! Not because he favoured any side, but becuase he simply hogged the attention!
182 @ ben_die_bul:
Ja… gaan baie hard wees!
Sharks speel die Stormers ook… ook ‘n goeie ene om na uit te sien.
Out of the 7 Super Rugby games in week 1, not a single side scored a bonus point for tries!
Ref het die hele game oorheers,al die SA refs was swak hierdie naweek, klomp kaartmannetjies.
Tjeers almal.
Very dissappointed, The players were keen to play, but no side could get any continuity with Lawrence peeping his whistle every two minutes!!
Cheetahs will be unhappy with the result, for large parts they were in control, but two yellow cards and a whistle happy ref, and the game could have gone anyway!
Whew. I think I’m gonna go and get sloshed now.
The handbrake and her niece and nephew are at Dolfyne Dans Klub at Boksburg Eeufees Saal until 00h30, so lets CELEBRATE an emphatic and totally dominating win. (not)
188 @ Pietman:
Cheers Sultan… stuur groente vir Pietvrou.
@ grootblousmile:
Ek het die Lions met 4 gehad, en jy?
190@ Cheetah4eva:
Agree. But Strauss’ yellow could have, and should have been red.
I think he’ll be in front of a Disciplinary Committee on Monday and will spend a few weeks away from the game.
192 @ Pietman:
Met 3
@ grootblousmile:
Sy se ook so, doodgelukkig vanaand want haar Stormers het mos n slag gewen weer,,,,,
192@ Pietman:
Ever the optimist I had the Mighty Lions by 15.
But then I had the Bulls by 12 as well. Which they should have had if they hadn’t dozed off and given a k@k try away.
@ grootblousmile:
Wragtag! Kap jy my weer net-net met een punt!
Tjorts eers.
Dink julle nie ook John Mitchell moet bietjie sy hare sny nie ? Regte ou takhaar !
OK Gents, time to shut down, grab a beer and wait for Messrs Drotske and Mitchell to come and give us a couple of minutes of their time.
Well done to all the winners.
Ref’s, get with the program please. If the game is blown to death, irrespective of what Paddy O’Brien wants, people won’t pay to waytch the CRAP you guys caused this weekend.
Oh, and Johnathan Kaplan, you need to go on a diet. You look like you’re trying to catch me up with your boop.
198 @ ben_die_bul:
Hehehehe
197 @ Pietman:
Tjorts Bruvva
@ Scrumdown:
Congrats with your team scrummie, it was a toughie, but well done. Still worthy CC holders, you boys are.
Cheers.
That was a loooong day’s rugby….
I could have been a bit better off if I had not forgotten to pick for today’s 1st game… alhough I think I would have chosen wrong anyway… was a bit of an upset, with the Landers winning that one.
Biggest winning margin of Week 1 of Super Rugby goes to the Stormers, with only a 13-point difference.
@ Scrumdown:
toe toe toe hou bietjie terug hy was skaars deur die 90 grade,kom ons praat eerder oor hollenbagh se blatante laat tackle op goosen wat twee refs gemis het REG VOOR HULLE
Although the refs this weekend in the SA games were’nt the best, I don’t think they favoured a side anywhere.
Bulls can complain about the Sharks try and that blatant forward pass… the Cheetahs can complain about a couple of things, so too the Lions.
Mark Lawrence did not win or lose the match, you team did, against a spirited side, who came back hard… as hard as they possibly could.
What is more pertinant is that none of the 5 SA Franchises can be happy with the quality of their play in Week 1… and neither can any of the New Zealand or Australian sides be.
All sides are bound to get better… and already be a bit better in Week 2.
204@ grootblousmile: Missed the entire match, how was it?
205 @ Just For Kicks:
Goodish… also lots of errors, lots and lots of penalties, lots of ill-dicipline.
Typical Week 1 rugby.
Was nice that it was very tight here at the end, both sides had to work very, very hard…. excitement was high.
204@ grootblousmile:It really was rusty rugby all round. The good news is that it will only improve, because on the whole, it wasn’t the greatest spectacle. But as I say, I’m putting it down to ring rustiness, and expect an all round better performance from all teams.
207 @ Just For Kicks:
I think so too.
Anyway… I’m outa here…
I will Update the Super Rugby Logs & Results & the Six Nations Log & Results tomorrow, do Some SuperBru Newsletters… and get a Scotland vs France Live Game Article ready and going.
Gooooooooooooi Mieliessssssssssss
Right, I am going to turn in, pulled a long one again today, and it doesn’t get any better tomorrow, up at sparrows, and start all over in the cellar. Will try and do a match summary when I get a chance. See you for the Scotland game. Cheers
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