It’s back to Hamilton we go as the Lions get hteir Antipodean tour underway.
Will Loffie’s Lambs finally live up to their (somewhat optimistic) pre tournament billing?
Or are the rampant Chiefs looking at yet another big win?
Kick-off is at 07h35 SA time
Teams:
Chiefs: 15 Mils Muliaina (captain), 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Callum Bruce, 11 Dwayne Sweeney, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Sione Lauaki, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Kevin O’Neill, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Ben May, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 James McGougan, 18 Toby Lynn, 19 Serge Lilo, 20 Toby Morland, 21 Mike Delany, 22 Jackson Willison.
Lions: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Shandre Frolick, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Henno Mentz, 10 Andre Pretorius, 9 Chris Jonck, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Todd Clever, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Anton van Zyl, 4 Jannes Labuschagne, 3 Lawrence Sephaka, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Hans van Dyk, 17 Gert Muller, 18 Gerhard Mostert, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Earl Rose, 22 Deon van Rensburg.
Referee: Paul Marks (Aus)
Touch judges: Chris Pollock (NZ) Glenn Newman (NZ)
TMO: Jonathon White (NZ)
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Shame. It’s going to be a hiding. 😛
and how
@robdylan (Comment 2) :
Divine intervention…
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 3) :
Stranger things have happened… but perhaps an Cleavage weekend miracle with the Lions, Cheetahs, Stormers coming through keeping two Japie teams at the top!
doubt even that will be enough to save the Lions 🙂
i’ll consider it a miracle if ONE of those teams wins !
@robdylan (Comment 2) : Dude it’s 5.30am! 😯
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 4) : Is it Cleavage Day?? 😯
@klempie (Comment 8) : It was yesterday. I missed it. 🙁
http://www.wonderbra.co.za/nationalcleavageday.aspx
Perhaps some of the chicks at this wedding will only be catching on to the spirit today. The Western Cape is normally a bit slow on the uptake. Might not be so bad after all. 😎
Morning all
@klempie (Comment 8) :
You missed it… but it’s 7’s which is the equivalent no matter what country… (recent Wellington NZ being an eye-opener… I reckon they had every hot NZ chick in the land there 😯 )
Afternoon Claytie…
Kenya v Boks… coming up… HUGE game…
Guess we won’t see it with the S14 game coming up…
Morning , a fresh cuppa and a goodnights rest will all come undone after this game 🙁
….or……….shock of the Super14 coming up..Pretoruis to hit his straps and the boys come out firing. 😀
LIONS !
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 14) :
Here here!
Not just Mossie to fire in the backs tonight… AGAIN… but Mentz… and Doppies the MOM… 😀
Mossie… the best 13 in the world at the moment…
Wepener got his hands full with Malmanch… he might just get a cap this season…
Here we go again with Kiwi commentators not being able to read players’ names…
Damn that Todd Cleaver!
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 16) :
He is playing awesome rugby.
Chiefs miss a early peanut for offsides.
Last chiefs lineout was not straight 🙄
Vermaak scores after a brilliant build-up and break by AP , kick to come !
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 11) :
I reckon they had every hot NZ chick in the land there
So you’re saying it was poorly supported? How many? 50? 100?
over 7 – zip Lions.
Defence is looking good thus far…can we hold out the whole game though..
one thing NOT to do against this side is kick aimlessly back at them..
lol anyone else here someone start up a chainsaw as the Chiefs got closer to the Lions line.
go Lions!
@robdylan (Comment 26) :
Hey Robd !
Chiefs convert peanut 7-3
Blatant knock-on RIGHT infront of the ref and he calls it was off the knee…shocking!
Not asking for much here 👿
If the entire Lions squad played with the same intensity as Clever we’d be in the top half of the log.
Chiefs score through a Messam break and off-load to Sweeney over
After a wild pass by Joubert put the Lions under pressure.
10-7 Chiefs
C’mon LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AP misses a regulation kick at posts 🙄
TRY FOURIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cmon Cats
conversion missed 12-10
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 32) :
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Handbags at 2 paces 😎
Would be super cool if the kitties pull this
Dropkick over AP 15-10
Have to say the boys are playing well don’t wanna jinx it though.
@Claytie (Comment 37) :
I PRAY that happens. These guys need something to go their way fo a change.
They are MUCH better than their results indicate.
We have the Chiefs rattled..play the 80 and we can leave here with 4 points.
LIONS!!!!!
This is the best Iv seen AP play in over 2 years.
Welcome back , long may it continue 😀
FOURIE U BEAUTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRY !!!!!
😀 😀 😀
22-10 Lions
I am well pleased for this team , bout time things went our way , we should have won last week too.
Please keep it up in the 2nd half cause the Chiefs will come out firing!
Holding thumbs!
adi has nothing on fourie.pdv has an easy choice at outside centre. i wouldn’t mind him moving to inside and putting adi on his outside.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 43) :
THAT scoreline just makes me Sooooooooooooooooooo flippen happy.
Unlike my internet connection. It would take less time to refresh if I flew from here back to KSA, got online at home and then hit refresh. 👿
and ludik chases better than stefan. i would like to cross clone the two.
and why didn’t the sharks put henno on match fee. he plays better when his pay is on the line. the lions also look better without willemse.
can they keep it up. they haven’t lasted 80 minutes all season.
Morning all.
Hope my eyes arent deceiving me……
GO LIONS….even if it means giving me another snotting on the Bru.
2nd half game on.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 44) : yes the lions have played worse than their form. i think the assistant coach has done well.
ok thats the game for the lions. rose is on the pitch.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 47) : Where you boet?
@try time (Comment 54) : hehe
Can the Lions hold on. I hope so.
Sephaka and Wepner playing really well.
got chiefs by 24 on SB, imagine my surprise when i switch the telly on…. Go Lions!
Lions have a knack of injuring star players..Mortlock now the fangerman Masanga.
Baywatch off injured.
@klempie (Comment 55) :
Cairo.
Am here on Vac while the missus is here on business. 😀
Am busy negotiating with the Hotel manager to get one of the 6 Showtime channels changed to Showsport 3 for the Sharks game this afternoon.
fangerman = Dangerman.
Fourie gets pinned for a high tackle , not even close..this needs to be addressed.Grabed around the shoulders and then sli up.
That was dof from Joubert. 👿
Extremely stupid.
14 folks will lose a life on LMS if the Lions manage to win.
Roooooooooooooseeee!!
intercept try by Rose..bonus point try 😀
Unbelievable!
BP try for Lions. 😯
25min to go.
C’mon Lions!
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 67) :
TT must HATE that 😆
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can the Chiefs score 20 points in 25 min & the Lions nil?
kick is over 29-10 Lions ha-ha brilliant !
GO KITTIES!
go lions!! Getting Good at making the wrong picks on SB
@KSA Shark © (Comment 70) : nah i like the odd slap in the face if it helps the sharks.
@McLovin (Comment 65) :
And I will be a HAPPY chap. 😆
This Thing with the Cheetahs giving everyone an easy pick each week is sommer kak. 😉
Lions must be careful, don’t need anymore yellows.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 76) : Me too. I picked the force. So I’m cheering for the Lions & Cheetahs this weekend.
What a turnaround our lineouts have become since the start of the season.Winning and stealing at will.
rose is opening up a gap by going for intercepts.
Try Chiefs. 👿
chiefs try
Settle on a set of frickin rules and stick with it..even the refs have no bloody idea 🙄
A few tackles beeing missed by the Lions now. 👿
Twitchington
Supermen
Supersmurfs
One-eyed bandits
Kobus best XV
Cupchamps
Will actually all be elimintaed. 🙁
Dylanators will lose a lifeline. 😀 😉
@try time (Comment 80) : trust TT to spot the screw ups 😆 😉
12 points need in 19 min
@try time (Comment 80) : He also scored a try
@McLovin (Comment 78) : 😆
I have the Waratahs. 😉
How much time left?
Score?
A super stupid penalty given away by the Chiefs. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 89) : You better hope miracles don’t happen. 😈
Pretorius misses the Penalty.
29-17
64min
@JarsonX (tantric shark) (Comment 86) : screw ups lose games. someone has to keep an eye on them. you cannot win if you don’t fix your weaknesses.
Chiefs score. 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿
bugger
29-24
This would not be a normal Lions game if it didn’t come down to the last 10min.
Lose here and this team is well screwed as they have all played their hearts out.
my concerns are being realised. they throw games away in the last 20. lets hope this isn’t yet another one.
sorry to say but f$%£ !!!
another knockon is deemed not one.
All over for the Lions.
I need brekfis.
@try time (Comment 97) :
its your fault !
since your arrival your negative vibes have altered the game. 😉
31-29
71min
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 100) : actually they scored three while i have been on.
obviously the chiefs players are noticing the obvious i am.
Try Chiefs.
game over ..make that 4 trytime 👿
again loffies replacements letting the team down.
36-29
75min
@try time (Comment 106) :
Can’t be helped really as both Baywatch and Clever off injured , Hooker van dyk at 7 not ideal.
Laters gentlemen & ladies.
oh man, but Fourie is on fire
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 108) : my problem is that he hasn’t bought better players as backup.
Steven Donald… very useful flyhalf
Final score?
damnoot. lions have so much promise, but they just can’t deliver. i will be happy when loffie packs his bags.
36-29
that puts chiefs on top of the log. good thing is they are still to travel.
Wow! Chiefs top!
36-29
Proud of the guys can’t fault them really , Chiefs is the form team along with the Sharks at the moment.
Trytime you correct , with better back-up players we could hold off in te last 10.
Hey we’re playing good rugby though and scoring tries.
Fourie,Vermaak and Ludik playing really well.
Only 2 handling errors in the 2nd half for both teams.
very good comeback by the chiefs though, gr8 effort by the lions
Bugger.
good game , all the best for the other SA teams laters today.
Cheers of to see the Stormers hopefully win .
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 118) : damn right. i just have a problem with the lack of decent coaches in this country. we have the players.
pretorius’ boot olost the game. 8 points missed.
So so sad…
@blackshark (Comment 124) :
Me2!
@Me2 (Comment 125) :
did much better than I anticipated..
You enjoying your REAL daughter?? 😉
@Prof. Ice (Comment 126) : Yebo!!!
Taking her to ABSA today!!! See my post on FB!!
When are you coming..keep forgetting as I have not written the dates down!! 😆
@Me2 (Comment 127) :
14-26..U have my Number!
@Prof. Ice (Comment 128) : Will call you when we get back from Transkei!!
Cheers…off now!!
Enjoy, Ma!! 😎