Emirates LionsHighlandersLions (3) 28 / 23 (20) Highlanders (Final Score)

The Emirates Lions and Highlanders did battle in Super Rugby at

Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 SA Time (13:00 GMT, Sunday 01:00 NZ Time).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Lions:

  • Penalties – Marnitz Boshoff (1), Elton Jantjies (2)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Courtnall Skosan (1), Jaco Kriel (1), Harold Vorster (1)
  • Conversions – Elton Jantjies (2)

Highlanders:

  • Penalties – Lima Sopoaga (1)
  • Drop Goals – Lima Sopoaga (1), Ben Smith (1)
  • Tries – Gareth Evans (1), Malakai Fekitoa (1)
  • Conversions – Lima Sopoaga (2)

Teams:

Emirates Lions
Highlanders
9 May at 15:00 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Harold Vorster, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Schalk van der Merwe
  • Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Jacques van Rooyen, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Robert Kruger, 20 Ruaan Lerm, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Howard Mnisi
  • Team: 15 Ben Smith (Captain) 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Richard Buckman, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Dan Pryor, 6 Gareth Evans, 5 Mark Reddish, 4 Tom Franklin, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Kane Hames
  • Replacements: 16 Ash Dixon, 17 Brendon Edmonds, 18 Ross Geldenhuys, 19 Elliott Dixon, 20 John Hardie, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Marty Banks, 23 Jason Emery

Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Rodney Bonaparte
TMO: Johan Greeff

179 Responses to Super Rugby: Emirates Lions vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

  • 31

    @ MacroBull:
    The Kiwis thrive on making tries for their team mates….we mostly have players who’s first goal is to score the try themselves.

    I blame these “fancy celebratory dance moves” 😆

    What’s the point of having a windgat jive if you don’t get to score?…..so they all want the glory for themselves

  • 32

    OK, back on Line… Loadshedding here, but my Big UPS is now up and running!

  • 33

    Pietman wrote:

    @ MacroBull:
    Sharks al teen Landers gespeel?

    Verlede week…..48 iets vir die Landers

  • 34

    Who scored the 1st try for the Landers?

  • 35

    Second try for the highlanders the kick to come 3-18

  • 36

    Wow, so easy….I’ll say it again, you can’t give them turn over ball, even on their own tryline

  • 37

    nortie wrote:

    Pietman wrote:

    @ MacroBull:
    Sharks al teen Landers gespeel?

    Verlede week…..48 iets vir die Landers

    Dankie….

  • 38

    grootblousmile wrote:

    Who scored the 1st try for the Landers?

    Think it was their nr 6

  • 39

    Highlanders 20 / 3 Lions

    Lemoenetyd

  • 40

    @ nortie:
    NIKS wen is so goed soos goeie, skoonmaak tegniek, jy kan “ball in hand’ approach he tot jy blou in die gesig is, dit beteken niks as die scrumhalf kak bal kry nie… dit is voglens my ons grootste probleem, bokke ingesluit.

  • 41

    ok the ref can blow the final whistle now 🙂

  • 42

    MacroBull wrote:

    ok the ref can blow the final whistle now

    Not yet, I still need the Lions to get two converted tries 😆

  • 43

    OK, I got the scorers from elsewhere…

    Landers: 1 Penalty Lima Sopoaga, 1 Drop Goal Lima Sopoaga, 1 Try Gareth Evans, 1 Try Malakai Fekitoa, 2 Conversions Lima Sopoaga
    Lions: 1 Penalty Marnitz Boshoff

  • 44

    grootblousmile wrote:

    Who scored the 1st try for the Landers?

    Hi GBS first try in the 34th min and 2nd try in the 39th, gosh the Highlanders went from it being 3/3 in the 31st to leading by 17 in less than 10 min Amazed

  • 46

    The highalnders have done pretty well under the circumstances to hold the Lions to a mere 3 points, they are usually a free running try scoring team that according to SSport all the other sa teams should be emulating.

  • 47

    45 @ Bullscot:
    Thanks, I’m right up to the action now…

    Hehehe

  • 48

  • 49

    MacroBull wrote:

    The highalnders have done pretty well under the circumstances to hold the Lions to a mere 3 points, they are usually a free running try scoring team that according to SSport all the other sa teams should be emulating.

    They look so, but in reality they are one of only 2 teams who have in fact scored less tries than the Stormers

  • 50

    No try, he was out… just!

  • 51

    Sapoaga the magician

  • 52

    nortie wrote:

    MacroBull wrote:

    The highalnders have done pretty well under the circumstances to hold the Lions to a mere 3 points, they are usually a free running try scoring team that according to SSport all the other sa teams should be emulating.

    They look so, but in reality they are one of only 2 teams who have in fact scored less tries than the Stormers

    The Reds being the other one

  • 53

    Penalty against the Lions, against Tecklenburg not rolling away at the tackle

  • 54

    Landers flyhalf reminds me of Franco Smith, same build and playing styl…

  • 55

    It is unfair that Sapoaga plays in a country where he might not even be good enough to go to the world cup.

  • 56

    Jeez, if this continues expect a huge “THUMP” in Jo’burg after the final whistle

  • 57

    Lima Sopoaga misses this relative sitter!

    Faf de Klerk & Elton Jantjies on in a bid to rescue things

  • 58

    49, 52 @ nortie:
    You know it and I know it.

  • 59

    Faf taking too many steps before passing from the base….good try, or is it?

  • 60

    hahaha he dived out

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