Pumas (20) 28 / 42 (23) Golden Lions (Final Score)
The Pumas and MTN Golden Lions did battle in Super Rugby at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit at 19:10 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Pumas:
- Penalties – Carl Bezuidenhout (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Stefan Watermeyer (1), Coenie van Wyk (1), Jerome Pretorius (1)
- Conversions – Carl Bezuidenhout (2)
Lions:
- Penalties – Marnitz Boshoff (6)
- Drop Goals – Marnitz Boshoff (1)
- Tries – Anthony Volmink (1), Warren Whiteley (1), Warwick Tecklenburg (1)
- Conversions – Marnitz Boshoff (3)
Teams:
Pumas: 15 Coenie van Wyk, 14 JW Bell, 13 Wilmaure Louw, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Rosco Specman, 10 Carl Bezuidenhout, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Renaldo Bothma, 7 Jaco Bouwer, 6 Corné Steenkamp (Captain), 5 Eduan van der Walt, 4 Uzair Cassiem, 3 Ivann Espag, 2 Frankie Herne, 1 Vincent Koch.
Replacements: 16 Jacques Momberg, 17 Corné Fourie, 18 DeJay Terblanche, 19 Marius Coetzer, 20 RW Kember, 21 Jerome Pretorius, 22 Dewald Pretorius.
Golden Lions: 15 Chrysander Botha, 14 Deon Helberg, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Hugo Kloppers, 4 Hendrik Roodt, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.
Replacements: 16 Francois du Toit, 17 Van Zyl Botha, 18 JJ Breet, 19 Willie Britz, 20 Ross Cronjé, 21 Lionel Cronjé, 22 Dylan Des Fountain.
Date: Friday 17 May
Venue: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Kick-off: 19:10 SA Time (17:10 GMT)
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge and Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee
Lions 29 / 23 Pumas
Lions penalty.. a shoulder by a Pumas lock
superBul wrote:
or maybe the ref is a bit harsh
Lions 32 / 23 Pumas
Ross Cronje on for Bondesio… wrong move!
is this now what the Lions have got left? This players plus some loaned ones?
96 @ superBul:
Yip….
Lions penalty, from a dominant Pumas scrum…. I hate it when that happens
Penalty count mounting against the Pumas, sad because they played good rugby this year
Lions try… who is it… Tecklenburg… former Tukkie and Bulls Vodacom Cup player
Lions 39 / 23 Pums
grootblousmile wrote:
dan moet hulle hoop n klomp Kings spelers word beseer, dink nie hulle sal dit maak teen die Kings met die lot nie.
The fat lady is getting up…
102 @ superBul:
Miskien speel die Lions nog teen die Stormers… hehehe
Pumas try… too little too late…
One thing the Lions did well many times is holding the ball up, well thats how this ref interpreted it
Lions 39 / 28 Pumas
2 Minutes to go
@ grootblousmile:
104
oooh flok, dit sal hilarious wees, sien SS reken die ref was nogal deurmekaar in die Stormers game!
Droppie by Boshoff…. over
Lions 42 / 28 Pumas
The long history of South African teams being done in by the incompetence and, let’s be honest, the one-eyed approach of Australasian match officials took another turn for the worse on Friday as the DHL Stormers were beaten 30-21 by the Rebels in a Vodacom Super Rugby match in Melbourne.
Referee Mike Fraser made some poor calls throughout, as has become an expected habit in Super Rugby, and you could well ask when last a referee actually got something right.
But he wasn’t helped by what can only be termed a diabolical decision by the TMO, one of countless that have gone the Rebels’ way in recent matches played on their home ground, and also not unlike the one that cost the Bulls in Brisbane before that.
Hooker Martin Bezuidehout did hold back a Rebels player as the ball was toed through into the Stormers’ in-goal area, but before that there was a knock-on by the Rebels and there should have been a scrum to the Stormers.
And the call by the TMO that “there was a probability that a try would have been scored” – well, if that was the case, then there are countless situations every week where a penalty try should be awarded.
Hooter goes…. game over.
Final Score: MTN Golden Lions 42 / 28 Steval Pumas
The MTN Golden Lions are the Vodacom Cup champs!
3rd division goes to thheeeee LIONS
OK, goeie nag, slaap sag!
See you in the morning!
@ grootblousmile:
Hahaha ek dink nou daaraan die Stormers en die Kings het nog 2 games teen mekaar, kan maklik n shootout word vir die hout lepel
116 @ superBul:
Neewat, ek dink die Kings se kak is gebook!
@ grootblousmile:
ek gaan ook nou maar doedoe, maar die Kings moet die Stormers se grootste nagmerrie wees. Wie gaan eerste val in die SA Konferensie?
Well done Golden Lions on this win! Pity for the Pumas but good to note them playing at home ground in the final anyway, good one for the smaller unions.
Just a quick visit to comment on the game and thread.
Couldn’t blog during the game due to visitors, but did watch.
NOT WITH THE CAPTAIN Mr Webmonster, but with a little OBS to keep the cold away.
The Captain came visiting once the “3rd Division” title was secured.
All in all I thought it was an entertaining game of Football played at a million miles an hour in the first half, and as GBS said, it was refreshing to see the two sides throw the ball around a bit.
Tough on the Pumas to lose in the final, but that is the nature of the beast.
One has to (once again) take one’s hat off to Jimmy Stonehouse for the marvellous work he does with limited resources.
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