Lions (24) 37 / (7) 32 Rebels (Final Score)
The MTN Lions and Melbourne Rebels did battle in Super Rugby at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 17:05 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Lions started as the stronger team, quickly heaping up 3 tries, but then had to endure a strong Rebels comeback. Eventually the Lions came from behind to win with a bonus point for tries scored.
The Rebels took away 2 bonus points from the game but will feel that they should have won, after leading with only 6 minutes still to play.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Michael Bondisio
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Scorers:
Lions:
- Penalties – Elton Jantjies (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Waylon Murray (1), (Derick Minnie (2), Jaco Kriel (1)
- Conversions – Elton Jantjies (3)
Rebels:
- Penalties – Julian Huxley (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ged Robinson (1), Hugh Pyle (2), James Hilgendorf (1)
- Conversions – Julian Huxley (3)
Teams:
Lions: 15 James Kamana, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Butch James, 11 Anthonie Volminck, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Joshua Strauss (captain), 7 Grant Hattingh, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Hendrik Roodt, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Etienne Oosthuizen, 19 Jaco Kriel, 20 Ross Cronje, 21 JR Esterhuizen, 22 Ruan Combrinck.
Melbourne Rebels: 15 Julian Huxley, 14 Mark Gerrard, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Stirling Mortlock (captain), 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 James Hilgendorf, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve, 7 Hugh Perrett, 6 Tim Davidson, 5 Al Campbell, 4 Cadeyrn Neville, 3 Jono Owen, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Adam Freier, 17 Paul Alo-Emile, 18 Hugh Pyle, 19 Luke Jones, 20 Richard Kingi, 21 Lachie Mitchell, 22 Lloyd Johannson.
Referee: Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Try for Pyle… again!
En daar is dit nou! Lions sal moet speel….
And the Farking Lions are falling apart once again as we have come to know and despise.
Lions 24 / 19 Rebels
Game ON!
Lions almost score from the kick-off…
Lions need a monster scrum.
Mis Jantjies wraggies n tekkel, dis raar…
Rebels now targeting Jantjies’ chanell… Gerard running over Jantjies from his own line
van Der Merwe off. Oosthuizen on.
HTF do the Lions let Mortlock steal the ball on the ground???? FFS. Wake up.
I wonder when Butch James is going to have another brainfart… he’s been quiet
@ grootblousmile:
Hee hee, you trying to put the mockers on him?
Old man Mortlock off.
Kom nou Leeus, los die choke vir volgende week.
Penalty Rebels, against Roodt
Strauss far too upright into contact.
Rebels back on attack, inside the Lions 22
Another Rebels penalty, this time in the 22…. shot at goal
Penalty Rebels in front.
Huxley for poles.
Lions 24 / 22 Rebels
21 Minutes to go in the match…. as James Kamana is subbed by Ruan Combrinck
24/22 Lions.
20 mins to play. Can go any way.
Lions self destructing?
Visagie off, Martin Bezuidenhout on
Penalty Lions, kickable… not too difficult either
Penalty in front for the Lions.
Jantjies for poles.
Over,
27/22 Lions
Lions 27 / 22 Rebels
Lions doing what they always do – bending over for the foreign teams and keeping their fire for their fellow Saffers. They have really been trojan horses for the SA teams. They always wreck the hopes of a contending saffer team and never ever give a foreign team a hard time. Fark’em, they can finally go and play in some other league.
Try Hilgendorf…. charged down kick
TMO
Is it a knock?
Toe maar ou Janneman, die BESTE losskakels se balle word soms afgestorm, sal jou nie kruisig soos sekere mense van die suide van die land doen nie. 😉
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