Highlanders (16) 22 / Lions (9) 26 (Final Score)
The Highlanders hosted the MTN Lions at Carisbrook, Dunedin at 09:35 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The embattled MTN Lions pulled off a miracle win right at the death, doing the Bulls and Sharks a huge favour in the process… and causing the Highlanders to only get 1 Log point from this game.
Scorers:
Highlanders: 5 Penalties & 1 Conversion Lima Sapoaga, 1 Try Shaun Treeby
Lions: 4 Penalties & 2 Conversions Elton Jantjies, 1 Try Josh Strauss, 1 Try Wikus van Heerden
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Teams:
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Siale Piutau, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Mo Schwalger, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (captain).
Replacements: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Nick Crosswell, 19 John Hardie, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Matt Saunders, 22 Robbie Robinson.
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Dylon des Fountain, 13 Doppies la Grange (captain), 12 Butch James, 11 Deon van Rensburg, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 Warren Whiteley, 19 Cobus Grobbelaar, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Alwyn Hollenbach, 22 Michael Killian.
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Wikus jou doring!!!!
The Lions have done! Their second win on tour! Unbelievable!!! Mooi so manne!! Now Sharks and Bulls are in a better position!
Lions take the lead…..
Lions 26 / 22
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!
lions!!!
Final Score: MTN Lions 26 / 22 Highlanders
bloody good stuff lions
well done!!
Wicus, wat ‘n yster.
Whoooooohaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Lions did the Bulls and Sharks a big favour here…..
Magtie Dankie Lions , dit gee ons sommer n ekstra lifeline, nou is ons definitief terug, moet net eenvoudig bly wen.
NOW it is important for the Bulls to win this afternoon…. and the Sharks to get a win without a bonus point and not giving the Waratahs a bonus point at all
I am gobb-smacked by the result
Good morning all, better late than never, what a nice surprise to see the Lions winning good on them.
@ grootblousmile:
As it looks now, it’s possible if they both win, for Bulls and Sharks to finish 5 and 6. Don’t see one of them being able to get 4. looks like the top 4 will be Reds, Stormers, Crusaders, Blues though not necessarily in that order.
super @ 100
stem saam
maar
soos ek vroeër gesê het … ek het nie gedink dat die landers, selfs al sou hulle vandag wen, die play-offs sou maak nie … hulle lyk doodeenvoudig net nie soos die span van vroeër die seisoen nie ..
maar
ja, die leeus het dit nou soveel makliker vir die bulls, sharks gemaak!!
@ grootblousmile:
Maybe gobble-gobble smacked, hee hee!!
We we wewewe ek is die enigste ou wat hulle op Superbru gepick het. Dink as hulle die toer afsluit met nog n wen…… oor die Cannes
Terriffic!
106@ The_Young_Turk:
Etttttttttttttzakkerly!
jeez, how the competition have changed over the last 2, 3 weeks … and not just the competition, but i think also the mindset of everyone regarding the sa teams and certain “old” players .. theres no more talk of guys past their sellby dates … just think, about 3 weeks ago that was the one thing thats been discussed constantly!! 😯
Ek sien julle oor so half uur op die Stormers thread, gou dorp toe gaan….
Hierdie wen wys nou net, niks is seker tot die laaste rondte nie. Enige span kan enige span klop op die dag. Cheetahs sal egter moet wen om nog ‘n buitekans te staan, en hul sal hoop die Sharks verloor. Anders is dit verby vir die Staat. Groot stryd vanaand op Loftus.
Let’s mosey on over to the Stormers thread
This Lions win has just possibly dropped the amount of Combined Log points needed to finish 6th by 1 or 2 Log points….
101@ grootblousmile:
Yip GBS will be great to win this afternoon but Bulls bonus point victory will be even better. Just had a look at the table and seen that we have not got many bonus points this year only 4 while the Cheetahs have 10. I said before the Super 15 started that there are a lot of bonus points on offer so we should have got a whole lot more. The Cheetahs are only 6 points behind us and they haven’t got their last 4 points for the bye yet and we have won 2 more games than them so it just shows how valuable these bonus points are.
Despite carrying a 16-9 lead into the second half, the Highlanders were made to pay for their listless performance in a scrappy and occasionally spiteful contest.
Tensions boiled over with the score level 19-19 in the 59th minute after Lions flanker Michael Rhodes pulled winger Siale Piutau out of a ruck on the Lions’ try-line using a headlock.
Incensed, Piutau retaliated by striking Rhodes in the head and players from both sides charged in swinging in a messy exchange sure to attract the attentions of the disciplinary review panel.
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