Lions (24) 39 / 20 (3) Cheetahs (Final Score)
The Emirates Lions and Toyota Cheetahs did battle in Super Rugby 2016 at
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT).
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 – Elton Jantjies (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Elton Jantjies (1), Faf de Klerk (1), Howard Mnisi (1), Ruan Ackermann (1), Corné Fourie (1)
- Conversions – Ruan Combrinck (1), Elton Jantjies (3)
Cheetahs:
- Penalties – Niel Marais (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Sergeal Petersen (1), Tian Meyer (1), Jacques du Toit (1)
- Conversions – Niel Marais (1)
Teams:
Emirates Lions |
Toyota Cheetahs |
| 19 March at 17:05 SA Time | |
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Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
TMO: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Lions 31 / 15 Cheetahs
Lions now outside bonus point territory…
Converted.
31 – 15 Lions.
Akker van der Merwe and Dillon Smit on for the Lions.
Lions penalty, Elton Jantjies for goal
Lions 34 / 15 Cheetahs
Uppie… a Cheetahs player upended in the air…
TMO asked to look for foul play…
Looked accidental to me…
Freegin hell ref wants a Yellow Card… Yellow to Rohan Janse van Rensburg…
Eish!
Cheetahs driving from the resulting lineout… 10m out now.
Advantage played
Penalty for collapsing the maul… kicked out on the 5m line.
7 Minutes to go in the game!
Lions steal the ball… who else but Akker van der Merwe… the angry warthog!
Lions sit with excellent hookers… Malcolm Marx, Akker van der Merwe and Robbie Coetzee!!
Forward pass by Lourens Erasmus of the Lions, in a half-tackle.
Staat scrum Free Kick… then a full arm penalty against Ruan Combrinck for a deliberate knock-down.
Try Cheetahs!!
Jacques du Toit, the replacement hooker!
Lions 34 / 20 Cheetahs
14 points in it… seconds to go.
Lions won’t get a bonus point but it looks like they will win by 14 points.
Lions penalty on the hooter… quick tap and TRYYYYY!
Corné Fourie the scorer!
Final Score: Emirates Lions (24) 39 / 20 (3) Toyota Cheetahs
So, the Lions win by 19 points, without a bonus point for try difference.
About 25 minutes to go till the next game… DHL Stormers vs Brumbies, at DHL Newlands!
Flip that last try screwed my Superbru. BUT as Lions supporter I will take the extra 5 points.
grootblousmile wrote:
What do you think of the mew bonus point rule?
Not too many being made by the winning teams.
Irish 2nd anthem now on. GO SCOTLAND!
Ag no what a plonker I was, didn’t get round to get my Bru picks in so lost a certain 1 point at least in the earlier game that Wales won against Italy. 🙁
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