Lions (15) 44 / 14 (0) Reds (Final Score)
The Emirates Lions and Reds did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg, South Africa at 17:15 SA Time (15:15 GMT, Sunday 01:15 AEST).
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 (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Courtnall Skosan (4), Jaco Kriel (1), Rohan Janse van Rensburg (1), Malcolm Marx (1)
- Conversions – Elton Jantjies (3)
Reds:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Duncan Paia’aua (1), Taniela Tupou (1)
- Conversions – Jake McIntyre (2)
Teams:
Emirates Lions |
Reds |
| 18 March 2017 at 17:15 SA Time | |
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Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand), Stuart Berry (South Africa)
TMO: Willie Vos (South Africa)
Scotland v Italy in the 6 Nations at Murrayfield coming up soon. GO SCOTLAND!
Raining in Edinburgh and could come and go during the game hope it doesn’t spoil the spectacle
Sell out crowd at Murrayfield for first time against Italy just shows how much Vern Cotter and his team have done really sorry this is his last game in charge of Scotland.
Italy anthem
Parisse has Stade Francaise band around his arm
WOW what a sound a packed Murrayfield makes singing Flower of Scotland wish we were there!
Grant Gilchrist a late replacement for Richie Gray at 4 for Scotland
Scotland playing in white.
Strong scrum earns Scotland a penalty
Hogg lining it up
Great kick from about 8m inside Italy half nearish the touchline
Scotland 3/0 Italy 6th min
Ref lets a skew Italy lineout feed go
Ref spots Italy lineout mistake this time scrum to Scotland near halfway
Good touch finder by Canna on penalty dangerous position
Relieving penalty to Scotland
19th min still 3/0 to Scotland scrappy game. Penalty to Italy kickable
Scotland 3/0 Italy poor kick Canna 21st min
After getting good touch on penalty Scotland give away a free kick at the line out but claiming throw in wss delayed due to Italy pulling before time. They do look to be closing the gap too much at lineouts
Arghhh after 23 phases Scotland kick a high ball that Visser knocks on in goal. Jones made a good break then slipped now off injured such a pity. Matt Scott on for Huw Jones.
Scotland earned a penalty and have line out 4m out
Finn Russell scores after good patient build up by Scotland
Lovely floated pass by Price that Russell ran onto from a good angle before scoring
Scotland 10/0 Italy good conversion Russell 30th min now
Looked like Huw Jones went off with knee injury hope he is ok. Stormers will be concerned as he is due to return to them after this game.
Kickable penalty to Italy against Jonny Gray for obstruction
Scotland 10/0 Italy poor poor kick hooked left by Canna 33rd min
Too much kicking in this game
Great kick bu Hogg takes play from deep in Scotland half to deep in Italy 22 and Scotland steal the lineout
Try Scott sloppy in the end but he controls a bobbling high ball in goal and dots down
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