Golden Lions (24) 31 / 47 (5) Sharks (Final Score)
The Xerox Golden Lions and Cell C Sharks did battle in the Currie Cup 2017 at
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg, South Africa at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 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:
Golden Lions:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Rohan Janse van Rensburg (1), Jacques Nel (1), Anthony Volmink (1), Marco Janse van Vuuren (1), Fabian Booysen (1)
- Conversions – Jaco van der Walt (3)
Sharks:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Tera Mtembu (1), Jacques Vermeulen (2), Penalty Try (1), Louis Schreuder (1), John Huert Meyer (1), Keegan Daniel (1)
- Conversions – Garth April (5)
Teams:
Xerox Golden Lions |
Cell C Sharks |
| 12 August 2017 at 19:30 SA Time | |
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Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant Referees: Jaco Pretorius, Eduan Nel
TMO: Willie Vos
Try Golden Lions, Fabian Booysen!
Golden Lions 31 / 5 Sharks
Try Jacques Vermeulen, Sharks!
TMO
The try stands and Robbie Coetzee also cops a Red Card for the Golden Lions… easily converted!
… and there will be a penalty on halfway to boot!
Golden Lions 31 / 12 Sharks
Penalty Try Sharks… no conversion needed of course…
Golden Lions 31 / 19 Sharks
Only 12 points in it now, 24 minutes left to play… with the Lions on 14 men for the rest of the game!!
Garth April knocks with the line begging… pass was right on April’s feet though…
Golden opoortunity gone for the Sharks!!
Sharks scrum Free Kick…
Cyle Brink is down injured for the Lions.
Sharks opt to scrum from the Free Kick.
Try Louis Schreuder, Sharks!!
Golden Lions 31 / 26 Sharks
20 Minutes to go in the match… only 5 points in it now!!
The Lions are crumbling big time now… even their own lineouts are a shambles!
Looks like we will have uncontested scrums, as the Lions have one less prop now to scrum with…
Sibusiso Nkosi is off for the Sharks… looks like he was out on the field and will have a head assessment now.
Jaco van der Walt passes out to touch…
Sharks walk with the maul…
Sharks keep making ground as they go through the phases…
Sharks penalty… in from the side.
Kicked out… and now for a golden opportunity to score and draw level… and take the lead.
Try Sharks, John Hubert Meyer!
Level, kick to come!
Golden Lions 31 / 33 Sharks
Sharks in the lead!
Sibusiso Knosi back after being OK from the head assessment.
Good Lions attack… and then it goes pear 10m from the line…
Sharks defensive lineout 10m from their own line.
Ross Geldenhuys off injured.
Wian Vosloo on!
Again the Lions muck it up wide left!
2nd Try for Jazques Vermeulen, Sharks… under the sticks!
Golden Lions 31 / 40 Sharks
5 Minutes to go in the match.
Looks like the Sharks will win this… 9 points deficit… 2 minutes to go!
Try Keegan Daniel, Sharks!
TMO
Try will stand… and does!
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