The Brumbies hosted the Lions at the Canberra Stadium, Canberra late this morning. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Brumbies won 24 / 13 in wet weather conditions, failing in the process to score the 4-try bonus point. The Lions defence on the day was better than we have seen from them all season, so far. One must however take into account that the weather is a great leveller.
Scores:
Brumbies: 1 Penalty & 3 Conversions Matt Giteau, 1 Penalty Try, 1 Try Christian Lealiifano, 1 Try Stephen Moore
Lions: 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Burton Francis, 1 Try Hannes Franklin
Teams:
Brumbies: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Pat McCabe, 13 Stirling Mortlock, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Francis Fainifo, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Josh Valentine, 8 Stephen Hoiles (captain), 7 George Smith, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Guy Shepherdson, 18 Justin Harrison, 19 Mitchell Chapman, 20 Patrick Phibbs, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Tyrone Smith.
Lions: 15 Michael Killian, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Walter Venter, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Dusty Noble, 10 Burton Francis, 9 JP Joubert, 8 Todd Clever, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Willem Stoltz, 4 George Earl, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Charles Emslie, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Hannes Franklin, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Franco van der Merwe, 19 Jacques Lombaard/Robert Kruger, 20 Jacques Coetzee, 21 Wandile Mjekevu, 22 Earl Rose
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Angus Gardiner (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
89 – GBS.. snap..hehe
oh hush rudi you know ur a closet sharks supporter too 😆
92@ Tjarkie – Never been that desperate….
Don’t the Lions look better to you guys when they play a tighter game?
Oh fark, try Leliafano
Brumbies 17 / 6
Lions tryyy…. Franklin, the Puma hooker
Brumbies 17 / 13
Brumbies try???
TMO again
Awarded the try to Stephen Moore
you know gbs brudda , denial is a disease 😆
Brumbies 24 / 13
99 – Lions need to get a try soon. The weather looks really bad there.
Very misty and moggy, it seems
Morning everyone
How much time left in this game?
104 @ Stinkvis – 18 min
Losing the picture here. Think my decoder is going. Just about saw that ball being knocked on by Brumbies.
So keep the updates coming.
104 – Snoek, afternoon.
Brumbies are doing most of the attacking
Lions must keep the Brumbies away from the 4th try, at all cost
Kom welpies, 2 driee, vir ‘n wen.
109 – GBS, That would be great.
Jacques Coetzee is ‘n damn goeie scrummie
Knock on by Lions. Just don’t let the Brumbies get the 4th try.
112 – GBS, We SA have a load of good scrummies. One position we do not lack in. Need to get more good FH. We only have Steyn for now.
Try McCabe??
TMO
No try, I believe… well done Mjekevu… but was the tackle high?
No TRy
No try that. Come on now TMO what is taking you so long.
116 – GBS, Mjekevu is a superb player. Going to be a Bok for sure he and Mapoe.
Fark, Rose, fom where do YOU want to run…. no man, not from behind the goal line!
5m scrum Brumbies
Mistake there by Rose hope it does not get the Brumbies another try. Scrum now Lions.
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