The Lions travel down to Boland for a swim meet against Boland.
Will the Lions suffer the same non-swimmer feline syndrome as the Cheetahs did earlier in the season?
Or will the Lions show that scoring four tries in Wellington is possible?
Kick-off in Wellington at 15:00 SA Time.
Television coverage: SuperSport 1, Showsport 4*, NOT on Skysport
*Note: Both the Valke v Sharks and Boland v Lions matches have been advertised on Showsport but there is only one slot being used so it is a lottery as to which game will be shown
Referee: Phillip Bosch
Touch judges: Matt Kemp, Linston Manuels
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Boland: 15 Justin Peach, 14 Alshaun Bock, 13 Piet van Zyl (captain), 12 Dewey Swartbooi, 11 Deon Scholtz, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 David Hendricks, 7 Josh Strauss, 6 Angelo Brinkhuis, 5 Brad Mockford, 4 Nico Esterhuyse, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Harry Vermaas, 1 Janro van Niekerk.
Replacements: 16 Pieter Wium, 17 Andries Human, 18 Cecil Kemp, 19 Zolani Mofu, 20 Danie van der Merwe, 21 Hein Myburgh, 22 Lionel Cornelius.
Lions: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Michael Killian, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Trompie Nontshinga, 10 Earl Rose, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Justin Wheeler, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Anton van Zyl, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Lawrence Sephaka, 18 Duncan Naudé, 19 Derick Minnie, 20 Louis Strydom, 21 Jaque Fourie, 22 Jaco van Schalkwyk.
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LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boland should take down the pussies.
The last of the easy games for us after this weekend it will be down to the serious business of bringing both the sharks and province down to earth wif a bang!
😉
Please let it be the Lions game………..!
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 4) :
Which game is on Showsport 4?
Trompie Nontshings TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:09 into the game.
Conversion Over
0 – 7 Lions
1:51
Valke / Sharks 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) :
thanks KSA …the odd update would be appreciated 😀
Rose fluffs a PK
0 – 7 Lions
11min
checking rsg to see if its on so you stay focussed on the important match of the sharks 😛
0 – 7 Lions
15min
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 10) :
😆
Try Boland (Hendricks)
Conversion Missed
5 – 7 Lions
18min
21min
5 – 14 Lions
Killian becoming a try-scoring machine..Rose………………and……………..OVER !
14-5 Lions
2 down 2 to go 🙂
KSA its on rsg , delayed a tad though but it will have to do 😕
Wepener for EOYT #3 hooker.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 16) :
Cool.
Will you do the commentary here?
Thanks, apreciate it. 😉
14-5 Lions, Boland with a peanut and kick for touch.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 18) :
no probs just tell me how bad is da field looking ?
Lions have 73% territory 😯
5 – 14 Lions
32min
Nothing comes of it..injury stoppage…scrum.. Vermaak lets lose and and it ends in nothing…
Franco VMerwe breaks and intercept by Boland….wait …here comes a yelow delibirate knock down…Boland with 14 men 🙂
Peanut, and Rose nails it !
Lions 17-5
5 – 17 Lions
36min
Come Lions wtf !!!
get the 2 tries required for the bonus point then go to work on the points difference with a pair of pliers and a blow-tourch!
do it
@KSA Shark © (Comment 24) :
That was from a Rose PK
Half Time
Boland 5 – 17 Lions
5 on 2 overlap and the Lions knock on.
Ball is hacked through and Boland go over.
being refered
Go Boland!!
TRY!!!!!!!!!!! Elgar Watts
Conversion missed by Peach
10 – 17 Lions
42min
Boland scored that with only 14 guys on the pitch due to a yellow.
back to 15 now
Jaco pretorius TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
being refered to chwck for last pass.
Pass looks good
Try Awarded
Rose slots the conversion from the touchline
10 – 24 Lions
50min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 28) :
That happens way to often in this Lions squad…needs to be sorted and soon.
Jaque Fourie on.
Still no BP try
10 – 24 Lions
62min
the elusive bonus try…its got to be scored come now guys a slip up now is no good.
C’mon Boland!!!!!!!!!! 😈
WTF..knock on’s galore 🙄
Mockford playing well yet again
@KSA Shark © (Comment 42) :
KSA the Lions need to get this dude before its to late..
No way the Cheetahs will score 5 against this Boland defence.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 43) :
Someone will scoop him up soon.
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGHGHGGHGHGHGH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how much time left?
7min left.
scrum to Boland on their own 5m line
reset
Boland try and run it out but get caught.
PK Boland and they run it out again.
Get caught again.
Lions Knock
scrum Boland on their 22
FCUK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LO Boland on defence 5m out
77min
Scrum Boland on their 22
77:31
Lions on attack and concede PK 12m out.
Vasbyt Boland!!
Boland set up LO on the Halfway.
clock says 78:45 and the Hooter goes. Ref plays on.
Derrick Minnie BP TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 57) :
Seems the WP cheat running the Hooter had no effect. 🙄
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Conversion Over
FULL TIME
Boland 10 – 31 Lions
BONUS ! 😀
That was close.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 58) : good talent that. COME TO DURBAN!
Log updated
Lions go 2nd 😯
Boland stay 7th
if Free State can just win, the Lions can stay 2nd!
@robdylan (Comment 66) :
😎
nice Lions left it late but well done!
Hats off to the minnows this weekend they all came to the party and played well to restrict and make the bigger unions sweat.
What’s with the guy that manned the hooter, blew it 2 mins early in both halves…