Super Rugby 2016: Semifinals – Emirates Lions vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

Published 30 July 2016 | By grootblousmile

Lions (17) 42 / 30 (6) Highlanders (Final Score)

The Emirates Lions and Highlanders did battle in a Super Rugby 2016 Semifinal 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 – Elton Jantjies (3)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Elton Jantjies (1), Rohan Janse van Rensburg (1), Courtnall Skosan (1), Jaco Kriel (1), Lourens Erasmus (1)
Conversions – Elton Jantjies (4)

Highlanders:

Penalties – Lima Sopoaga (2)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Matt Faddes (1), Lima Sopoaga (1), Waisake Naholo (1), Joe Wheeler (1)
Conversions – Lima Sopoaga (2)

Teams:

Emirates Lions	Highlanders
29 July at 15:00 SA Time
Team: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel (Captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Dylan Smith Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Corné Fourie, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Steph de Witt, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Howard Mnisi, 23 Jaco van der Walt	Team: 15 Ben Smith (Captain), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Matt Faddes, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Luke Whitelock, 7 James Lentjes, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Alex Ainley, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown Replacements: 16 Greg Pleasants-Tate, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Ross Geldenhuys, 19 Joe Wheeler, 20 Liam Squire, 21 Dan Pryor, 22 Te Aihe Toma, 23 Marty Banks

Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Ben O´Keeffe (New Zealand), AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

111 Responses to Super Rugby 2016: Semifinals – Emirates Lions vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

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GoBokkeAndIreland on 30 July 2016 at 4:22 pm

@ Scrumdown:

Hello SD!
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Scrumdown on 30 July 2016 at 4:22 pm

grootblousmile wrote:

57 @ Scrumdown:
Hello Mr Kempies…. your Lions are playing a perfect game!

Not over yet.
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:23 pm

Penalty against Elton Jantjies… deemed a deliberate knock.

Quickly taken to touch…

The Landers are chasing a bigggg deficit….
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:24 pm

Lions defensive 5m penalty… they run it!!
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:24 pm

Try Sopoaga??

TMO
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:25 pm

That’s a good try….
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:26 pm

Try is awarded…
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:27 pm

Lions 35 / 16 Highlanders
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:27 pm

13 Minutes to go… the Landers trail by 19 points.
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Scrumdown on 30 July 2016 at 4:28 pm

Nerves are shot.

Can the visitors come back?
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:28 pm

Landers pass out to touch inside their own 22….
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:31 pm

70 @ Scrumdown:
It would take a superhuman effort to come back from a 19 point deficit in 11 minutes, if during the whole rest of the game you have only scored 16 points…

Think your Lions are perfectly safe… for now.
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GoBokkeAndIreland on 30 July 2016 at 4:31 pm

@ Scrumdown: @ 70

NO! NO! NO!
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:32 pm

Naholo bundled out…

Lions must just not take risks… do the basics well… try to keep as much possession as possible…
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Scrumdown on 30 July 2016 at 4:34 pm

Skosan must be the most improved player in SA.
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:34 pm

Tryyyyyyyyy Lourens Erasmus, Lions!!

Lions are now playing with abandon… sevens style… showing skills…
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Scrumdown on 30 July 2016 at 4:34 pm

Highlanders finished?
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:35 pm

Lions 42 / 16 Highlanders
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:36 pm

Try Waisake Naholo, Landers, behind the sticks.
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Scrumdown on 30 July 2016 at 4:36 pm

Lions CANNOT get blasé now.
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:36 pm

Lions 42 / 23 Highlanders
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:40 pm

Lions have become such a patiend and composed side…

Less than 2 minutes to go in the game.
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:40 pm

Last minute…
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GoBokkeAndIreland on 30 July 2016 at 4:41 pm

@ grootblousmile:

Im opening the red wine to celebrate!
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:41 pm

Landers penalty… tap and go….

Another Landers penalty, quickly taken… not from the mark though…
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:42 pm

Last Landers lineout, 5m out!
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:42 pm

Try Joe Wheeler, Landers!
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Scrumdown on 30 July 2016 at 4:43 pm

Time at last for a Captain, and also to dream.
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:44 pm

Emirates Lions (17) 42 / 30 (6) Highlanders (Final Score)
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grootblousmile on 30 July 2016 at 4:45 pm

Well done to the Lions… into the Final!

Only 2 teams remain… the cream of the crop!

Pity the Lions have to travel for the Final!

Super Rugby 2016: Semifinals – Emirates Lions vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

Lions (17) 42 / 30 (6) Highlanders (Final Score)

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