Lions (17) 39 / 36 (0) Blues (Final Score)
The Lions and Blues did battle in Super Rugby at
Ellis Park, Johannesburg at 15:00 SA Time (13:00 GMT, 02:00 Sunday NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Lions:
- Penalties – Marnitz Boshoff (3)
- Drop Goals – Marnitz Boshoff (3)
- Tries – Faf de Klerk (1), Courtnall Skosan (1), Coenie van Wyk (1)
- Conversions – Marnitz Boshoff (3)
Blues:
- Penalties – Chris Noakes (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Charles Piutau (1), Bryn Hall (1), Frank Halai (1), George Moala (1), Benji Marshall (1)
- Conversions – Chris Noakes (2), Simon Hickey (2)
Teams:
Lions: 15 Coenie van Wyk, 14 JW Jonker, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7 Willie Britz, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Franco Mostert, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Schalk van der Merwe
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Luvuyiso Lusaseni, 20 Warwick Tecklenburg, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Ruan Combrinck.
Blues: 15 Benji Marshall, 14 Frank Halai, 13 George Moala, 12 Pita Ahki, 11 Charles Piutau, 10 Chris Noakes, 9 Piri Weepu , 8 Steven Luatua, 7 Luke Braid (Captain), 6 Brendon O’Connor, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 James Parsons, 1 Tony Woodcock
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Sam Prattley, 18, Angus Ta’avao, 19 Liaki Moli, 20 Jordan Manihera, 21 Bryn Hall, 22 Simon Hickey, 23 Jackson Willison.
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Christie du Preez (South Africa), Francois de Bruin (South Africa)
TMO: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Jeeez, Blues came back hard at the Lions and the Lions defences became worse and worse as the game went on…
Lions played well in the 1st half though!
nortierd wrote:
Ditto.
Kuk refereeing,but that’s Berry for you, ek laaik hom nokkol
blues 2 points in an away game, lions 4 at home
Yip, the reffing was shit… and dubious!
grootblousmile wrote:
They can thank Berry
Pateties is al wat ek kan se
@ MacroBull:
met revs soos berry jafta legoete kan ons nie anders nie
En NOU moet ek gaan tjoepie swaai, knyp al lankal, spannende wedstryd gewees.
daai drie waar halai oor skosan gehardloop het het my laat dink aan die drie.
aplon duik mooi vir die drie by 4:02
nou vir die sarks
I think Kirwan & Henry will be fuming mad… expect to see some more on this game in the press!
Geluk aan die Leeus, goeie wen.
Lynregters en tmo net so swak,vat te lank om te besluit,breek die momentum.
Geluk leeus, gaan moeilik die jaar tuis geklop word.
@ nortierd:
Net toe ek dog Refs kan nie K2KK3R IN 2013 KOM HUL MET 2014 VERSION.
well die lions was unlucky laas week en lucky die week (met die ref), daar is wel balans in die lewe.
Well done Lions for hanging in there for the win…
Started like a house on fire… and nearly ended like one too…! 😉
But a very good result nonetheless…
Tough luck Blues…
Pos. Team P Bye Pts
1 Sharks SAC Leader 3 1 14
2 Chiefs NZC Leader 3 1 13
3 Brumbies AC Leader 4 0 13
4 Waratahs Wildcard 3 1 11
5 Bulls Wildcard 4 0 10
6 Force Wildcard 4 0 10
7 Reds 3 0 9
8 Lions 4 0 8
9 Crusaders 4 0 8
10 Highlanders
17-0 up at the break and then fading out to a marginal 3 point win in the end, not good enough boys…you should all hand over your match fee to Marnitz Boshoff for saving your arse with those drop kicks. You cannot afford to slack off like this when on tour ‘down under’…
Positives for the Lions were the set pieces.
An awesome scrum from a pack of Currie Cup players who haven’t been bettered yet in Super Rugby.
The line out has also been functioning up to par as well, which is a change from recent years.
In the backs Boschoff is obviously a king pin, but Ackermann needs some degree of consistency in selections.
Skosan’s defence, like so many of the Lions’ backline players is suspect at best.
Ackermann will be happy but in all honesty the 2nd half was a lollipop scramble.
“Law 12, Definitions state: “A knock-on occurs when a player loses possession of the ball and it goes forward, or when a player hits the ball forward with the hand or arm, or when the ball hits the hand or arm and goes forward, and the ball touches the ground or another player before the original player can catch it.”
The Law does not explicitly cover scenarios where the ball is ripped out of the possession of a ball-carrier by an opponent. In these situations it is almost impossible for the referee to determine exactly who last touched or had physical contact with the ball.
For the sake of improving consistency of ruling from referees worldwide, in the following scenarios, has a knock-on occurred? If so, who has knocked the ball on?
1. Ball-carrier A from the red team runs towards the blue team’s dead ball line. Opponent B approaches A from in front and rips the ball out of A’s hands such that neither player has possession of the ball and the ball travels towards the blue team’s goal line. (We often see this ruled a knock-on by A).
2. Ball-carrier A from the red team runs towards the blue team’s dead ball line. Opponent B approaches A from behind and rips the ball out of A’s hands such that neither player has possession of the ball and the ball travels towards the red team’s goal line. (We often see this either ruled play or a knock-on by B).”
Interesting, so the ref had it right.
Clarification in Law by the Designated Members of the Rugby Committee
In each of the scenarios outlined the ball carrier is not responsible for losing possession.
In scenario 1 the ball has been ripped from the ball carrier by a player ripping the ball from the ball carrier’s hands and it goes towards that player’s goal line. There is no infringement in Law and play should continue.
In scenario 2 the player ripping the ball out of the ball carrier’s hands is effectively throwing the ball towards the opposition team’s goal line and this is an infringement which requires the referee to award a scrum with the non-offending team throwing in subject to advantage.
wait a minute, scenario two is not clarified properly?
http://www.irblaws.com/index.php?domain=10&year=2011&clarification=82&language=EN
2. Ball-carrier A from the red team runs towards the blue team’s dead ball line. Opponent B approaches A from behind and rips the ball out of A’s hands such that neither player has possession of the ball and the ball travels towards the red team’s goal line. (We often see this either ruled play or a knock-on by B).”
In scenario 2 the player ripping the ball out of the ball carrier’s hands is effectively throwing the ball towards the opposition team’s goal line and this is an infringement which requires the referee to award a scrum with the non-offending team throwing in subject to advantage.
this does not explain if the ball is ripped and travels forward the the blue teams goal line?
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