Bulls (31) 48 / 27 (19) Lions (Final Score)
The Vodacom Bulls and Emirates Lions did battle in Round 18 of Super Rugby 2019 at
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa at 15:05 SA Time (13:05 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Bulls:
- Penalties – Handré Pollard (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Hanro Liebenberg (1), Marco van Staden (1), Lizo Gqoboka (1), Burger Odendaal (1), Cornal Hendricks (1), Handré Pollard (1), Manie Libbok (1)
- Conversions – Handré Pollard (5)
Lions:
- Penalties – Elton Jantjies (4)
- Drop Goals – Andries Coetzee (1)
- Tries – Hacjivah Dayimani (1), Cyle Brink (1)
- Conversions – Elton Jantjies (1)
Teams:
Vodacom Bulls |
Emirates Lions |
| 15 June 2019 at 17:15 SA Time | |
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Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Egon Seconds (South Africa), Stefan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: Christie du Preez (South Africa)
Big Lions maul, Cyle Brink try!
Bulls 31 / 27 Lions
Bulls knock, 5m out… Lions get the ball and Andries Coetzee clears to touch… out near halfway.
Try Cornal Hendricks, Bulls, near right corner!
Bulls 36 / 27 Lions
Bulls 5m scrum, 5m from touch…
Bulls scrum Free Kick, tap and go… they get close
Try Handré Pollard, Bulls!
Bulls 43 / 27 Lions
12 Minutes to go… in theis game and in Super Rugby 2019’s Open Rounds!
Bulls scrum on halfway.
Lions scrum penalty, Matanzima with a hand on the ground.
Jantjies kicks it dead, scrum back for the Bulls again.
Try Manie Libbok, Bulls!
Bulls 48 / 27 Lions
7 Minutes to go, the deficit is a mighty 21 points
Bulls penalty, playing the ball on the ground.
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Missed to the left.
5 Minutes to go
Duane Vermeulen steals a vital Lions ground ball.
Lions will not qualify for the Play-Offs…
Lions penalty, never onside, quick tap…
Bulls steal another Lions ground ball.
Bulls penalty for a deliberate knock.
Less than a minute remains
Try Warrick Gelant, Bulls, far left corner!!
TMO to look at the last pass
No try, last pass was forward… game over.
Vodacom Bulls (31) 48 / 27 (19) Emirates Lions (Final Score)
The Vodacom Bulls move all the way up to 41 Log Points, they are in 5th spot on the Combined Log.
The Emirates Lions get no Log Points and end their season on 35 Log Points, totally out of the running and out of the Play-Offs.
So, only 2 South African sides make the Play-Offs.
Quarters:
Crusaders vs Highlanders
Brumbies vs DHL Stormers
Hurricanes vs Vodacom Bulls
Jaguares vs Chiefs
For the rest of the players… see you in the World Cup or next year!
This game was a last home game for many Bulls stalwarts… Handré Pollard, RG Snyman, Jason Jenkins, Duabe Vermeulen… and a few other who did not play today.
7 Teams have now ended their Super Rugby season, Sunwolves, Reds, Waratahs, Melbourne Rebels, DHL Stormers, Emirates Lions and the Blues.
New Zealand have 4 teams in the Quarters: Crusaders, Hurricanes, Highlanders & Chiefs
South African Conference has 3 teams in the Quarters: Los Jaguares, Vodacom Bulls & Cell C Sharks
Australia has only 1 team in the Quarters: Brumbies
Next week, every game is a knock-out game.
Looks like the Semi-Finalists should be: Crusaders, Brumbies, Hurricanes & Los Jaguares
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