Super Rugby 2020: Blues vs Emirates Lions – Live Game Article

Published 14 March 2020 | By grootblousmile

Blues (22) 43 / 10 (10) Lions (Final Score)

The Blues and the Emirates Lions did battle in Round 7 of Super Rugby 2020 at

Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand on 14 March 2020 at 05:25 SA Time (16:25 NZ Time, 03:25 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:

Blues:

Penalties – Otere Black (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Rieko Ioane (2), Stephen Perofeta (1), Penalty Try (1), Gerard Cowley-Tuioti (1), Hoskins Sotutu (1)
Conversions – Otere Black (3), Harry Plummer (1)

Lions:

Penalties – Elton Jantjies (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Dan Kriel (1)
Conversions – Elton Jantjies (1)

Teams:

Blues	Emirates Lions
14 March 2020 at 05:25 SA Time
Team: 15 Stephen Perofeta, 14 Matt Duffie, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 TJ Faiane (Captain), 11 Mark Telea, 10 Otere Black, 9 Sam Nock, 8 Hoskins Sotutu, 7 Blake Gibson, 6 Dalton Papalii, 5 Jacob Pierce, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 3 Sione Mafileo, 2 James Parsons, 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe Replacements: 16 Luteru Tolai, 17 Joe Walsh, 18 Marcel Renata, 19 Aaron Carroll / Sam Caird, 20 Akira Ioane, 21 Jonathan Ruru, 22 Harry Plummer, 23 Emoni Narawa	Team: 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 13 Manuel Rass 12 Dan Kriel, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies (Captain), 9 André Warner, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Ruan Vermaak, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Frans van Wyk, 2 Jan-Henning Campher, 1 Dylan Smith Replacements: 16 Pieter Jansen, 17 Sti Sithole, 18 Carlu Sadie 19 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 20 Len Massyn, 21 Morné van den Berg, 22 Shaun Reynolds, 23 Andries Coetzee

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

56 Responses to Super Rugby 2020: Blues vs Emirates Lions – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:26 am

Minute silence to remember the Christchurch Mosk massacure… a year ago.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:27 am

Game ON!

Kick-Off by the Lions!
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:31 am

Forward pass by Elton Jantjies to Ulengo who knocks anyway… 5m inside the Blues half.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:32 am

Blues penalty, 42m out… 20m from touch… kicked to touch.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:33 am

Lions get the ball… good clearance to touch.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:34 am

Another Blues penalty, 3m inside their own half… again they kick for touch… out 1m inside the Lions 22.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:35 am

Try Rieko Ioane, Blues!
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:36 am

Blues 5 / 0 Lions
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:38 am

Lions penalty, almost in front, inside the Blues 22… they kick for the corner.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:39 am

Blues turnover scrum, 6m from the Blues line… ball not emerging from the maul.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:44 am

Try Dan Kriel, Lions!
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:45 am

Blues 5 / 7 Lions
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:47 am

Blues pass out to touch, with the line begging…
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:48 am

Blues penalty, smack bang in front, 5m out…
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:49 am

Blues 8 / 7 Lions
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:52 am

Duffie loses the ball forward in contact… 5m inside the Lions half.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:53 am

Lions penalty, 32m out… kicked to the corner… out, 5m out.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:54 am

Blues penalty, no clear release after the tackle.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:55 am

Good Blues attack, spoilt by a knock…
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 5:59 am

Try Stephen Perofeta, Blues, next to the sticks!
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:00 am

Blues 15 / 7 Lions
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:02 am

Lions penalty on the Blues 10m line, high tackle.

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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:03 am

Blues 15 / 10 Lions
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:06 am

TMO, checking for foul play by a Lions player… no foul play is found.

Blues scrum in the Lions 22.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:09 am

Blues scrum penalty… they opt to scrum.
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:11 am

Another Blues penalty, 6m out.

TMO to look for a deliberate knock…
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:12 am

Deliberate knock it is… and Penalty Try Blues!

Yellow Card to Ruan Vermaak.

Blues 22 / 10 Lions
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:14 am

Lemoenetyd
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:26 am

2nd Half ON!
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grootblousmile on 14 March 2020 at 6:28 am

Tyrone Green passes out to touch, a few metres outside the Lions 22.

Super Rugby 2020: Blues vs Emirates Lions – Live Game Article

Blues (22) 43 / 10 (10) Lions (Final Score)

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