Possibly the most exciting match of the weekend as the knockout round seems to have arrived a fortnight early in Bloemfontein. With the winner of this match all but guaranteed a semi final place and the loser all but guaranteed to lose out, there is everything to play for in this game. Will the Lions continue their late resurgence and and win their first big away match or will the Cheetahs continue their excellent home form?
Ref: Stu Berry
ARs: Luke Burger, Marc van Zyl
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Date: Saturday, October 2
Venue: Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 17.10 (15.10 GMT)
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Corné Uys, 10 Louis Strydom, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Hendro Scholtz, 5 Waltie Vermeulen, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Kobus Calldo, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tertius Carse, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Riaan Smit.
Lions: 15 Michael Killian, 14 Jannie Boshoff, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Deon van Rensburg, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Joshua Strauss, 7 Wikus van Heerden, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 George Earle, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Wayne Swart, 18 Trevor Hall, 19 Warren Whiteley, 20 JP Joubert, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Marius Delport.
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Go Lions!!!!
L I O N S !!!!!
Come boys a semi spot will be job done!
Go Lions!!
How many log points do they have??
The Lions I mean… 🙄
cheets are meaning business tonight 😳
@wpw (Comment 4) : 35
Its crazy I’v seen more people wearing Lion jerseys today out and about than in a very longtime !
Drove past Florida and saw loads of houses with a Lions flag waving outside .. Jantjies is truely our local hero!
A win today will be huge for us.
Cheetahs 5 – 0 LIONS
A draw would be a brilliant result!!
Cheetahs 5 – LIons 3 with PK
5-3 Cheetahs
Dissapointing turnout ..stands are well empty !
Is there a sokkie on tonight …
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 11) : maybe
😉
@wpw (Comment 9) :
Why would it ? Its as good as a loss for the Lions and what benifit to Province would it serve …
i heard that jankies head is a bit to big for his body didn’t want to sigh for the fans 👿
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 13) : he is a Province 👿
Our very own Chabel
@chaz (Comment 14) :
Don’t believe everything you hear .. 😎
Leeus ❗ ❗ ❗
Got Cheetahs by 10 but like all the other games just wining points 🙂
J A N T J I E S ! in dahouse 😎
6-5 the bigger Cats
shit i think its time for a glass of wine for both team just which one is going to win 😕 ❓ 😉
I’m already onto a glass of Chateau Libertas 😀
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 23) :
so me behind oh my chaz got catching up to do ok pouring one right after this comment 
well that goes down nice and ice cold with the game
Loving the brand of ruggers the Lions are playing , long may it continue !
@chaz (Comment 24) :
Is it slightly chilled ? 😛
snoils that was not nice you went out of the line just give the ball back in a nice manner don’t push him away 👿 😉
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 26) : to dry for me 🙂
Akkerman is doing wonders with the forwards and our scrumming is solid ..Hienke who?
I picked Cheetahs on SB, but I’d love for the Lions to beat their asses to a pulp 😈
All your talk of drinking is making me nauseous.
Bugger
Cheetahs 8-6
Cheetahs 8 – Lions 6
@lostfish (Comment 31) :
Drink some lemonjuice.
@lostfish (Comment 31) : 😳 but it taste goddddddddddd just like a beer and Rugby
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 34) :
😉
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 34) : gee i’m laughing now
what i don’t get why don’t the team players help each other gee it a team sport 👿
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 34) : Does that really help? Clean or with a bit of water?
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 34) : maybe some sirop de fraise… I used to love beer and rugby but until the baby Shark arrives it’s no alcohol for me. The thought of drinking makes me sick.
gee this game is going so slow and playing it slow 😕
Q ? for Shark supporters ..who would you rather face in the semi’s?
@lostfish (Comment 40) : sorry but well done on Baby Shark when he or she come good for you then you must dring not lemon juice my word te suur orange juice or grape juice
@chaz (Comment 38) :
Cause they Hardcore Ouens.
@lostfish (Comment 40) :
Beer and rugby is overrated anyhow ..Congrats !
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 42) : Lions
Lions are lucky with that try coming from a forward pass.
mmmm you got us Snoils Cheetahs but please not the bulll rather the LIONS in ST 😳
Bringit!!!
You feeling me homes 😀
@lostfish (Comment 40) : sirop de fraise
is what 😳
@lostfish (Comment 46) :
Didn’t you know other than JPP we have most of the refs in our pocket too 😉
Lions 13 – 11 Cheetahs
after 34 mins
Jantjies releases a backline like no other flyhalf in SA has ever had .. Carlos a big influenze.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 49) : lol, I am in two minds about who I want to win here. At the moment I am leaning towards Cheetahs because of Superbru… 🙄
For those interested: Bjorn Basson has scored 2 tries and thereby equals Carel du Plessis and Colin Loyds record of 19 tries in one Currie Cup season 😎
Well done Bjorn, jou yster! 😛
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 49) : oh my now LIONS to Blue Bulls was the saying but that from other teams other than the Sharks no names the saying but
I do like the way the Lions are playing at the moment.
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 49) : JJP 👿
@lostfish (Comment 53) :
Why are you in the leader board 😛
@Jarson (Comment 53) : welcome back thought u went to bed
😉
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 57) : No but I cracked the top 20 today 😉
@chaz (Comment 57) :
Oopsie 😀 I’ll get it right believe me
Lions try and my gee bit of luck if u ask me
Lions 20 – 11 Cheetahs
there goes my SB
@chaz (Comment 58) : Sleep? This time of the day? 🙄 Whatever you’re drinking is going to your head 😉 😀
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 60) : get what right 😕
Dammit lost connection as the try was scored by Chabel !!!
@Jarson (Comment 62) : gee just wine but my 1st glass 😳 hey just joking
looks like the cheetas hv a try but going to TMO
@chaz (Comment 64) :
His intials … 😀
try Cheetahs
HT score
Lions 20 – 16 Cheetahs
Thus far I have 10 FL tries and 25 FL kicks 😎
Terrible defence !
@Jarson (Comment 62) : hey Jarson who will you want to play in the semi’s 😕
By a hair
Keep going Lions, I don’t care for SB, just keep the Cheetahs out of the semies 😈
@Jarson (Comment 68) : me just forgot all about my FL 😥
@chaz (Comment 70) : Lions. Revenge is sweet 😛
@chaz (Comment 67) : hello chazzie babe 😀 hoe gaan dit met jou skat?
@Jarson (Comment 72) : i was thinking the same thing Cheetahs always win us in the Semi’s and then fall out in the finals
@Megatron (Comment 75) : dit gaan goed met my dit lyk my jy lyk ou tannies van 65 jaar oud en ek sien jy gaan die kans vat 😳
but now its Rugby tyd not 👿 😈 troll time
@Megatron (Comment 75) : Hey, I missed your big mouth last night. 😉
GO LIONS GO LIONS 😳
@Jarson (Comment 78) : must tell you i did to when we want to hv fun Megi is gone missing 😳
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 34) : are you also gone in hiding our LIONS fan
what are the chances that the Cheetahs to lose this one 😕
Dammit so close !
@chaz (Comment 83) :
As good as the Lions to win this one 😆
But now on the end LIONS must win with a 5 point otherwise its a no go 😕
Individual angle ..thats a new one ..aleast its still Daylight !
Nkumane saying great scrum from the Lions and it is the Lions who get penalised at the scrum…
stop him shit stop him lions
go lions goooooooooooooooooooo 😳
@lostfish (Comment 88) :
But it was and the ref felt compelled to call “Individual angle” ermmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Rob is going to kill me if and when he reads this but maybe not 😳 😉
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 90) : confusion all around out there
WOOHAA Living on a pray ! half way there woohoo party in Bloem 😀
@chaz (Comment 92) :
Maybe not what ..?
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 93) :
i’m on my way 
oh shit this is going all wrong 👿
Gr8 try by Johnson ..is that the game ..?
If the Lions comeback from this I’d be well impressed!
28-20 kick to come and ………not over
Nkumane saying BloemfonTEEN.
@chaz (Comment 97) :
Very …
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 94) : oh that i think he’ll rather hv the Lions to win
So what’s happening. Just took me 5mins to get posting again. 👿 Dont know what the problem was. I’ll blame MTN 👿
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 99) : go and get ur bud out there and gv them a good talking take your chopper
@Jarson (Comment 101) : mmmmm now who do i blame for the cheets scoring:oops:
@Jarson (Comment 102) :
Solar storms 😯
P U N T E !
Jantjies peanut 28-23 Cheetahs
PK Lions
Cheetahs 28 – 23 Lions
just need more tyrs
go Lions
Come on Lions ❗ You can do it ❗
eish, try cheaters
Gameover 😥 try Cheetahs 33-23 kick to come
come on Lions you got so far from the S14
shit i didn’t c that
Cheetas try 👿 😉
35 – 23
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 109) : still 18 min left plenty of time to get some trys or PK 😕
Is Meyer Bosman heading to the Sharks ?
Oh well. Sorry CSB! Maybe next year!!
If only John Mitchell took over earlier than he did hey!!
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 109) : it’s not over until it is over.
I think its the 1st time that Sharks are all going for the Lions where is GREG
and with that another 3 points for Cheetahs
38 – 23
its going to start getting harder from now if they don’t wake up 😥
@chaz (Comment 112) :
Naa dooubt it ..we did it once before to the Cheetahs this season ..they won’t allow it again ..
@wpw (Comment 113) : well i think if it wasn’t for hime where would the Lions be by now 😉
@wpw (Comment 114) :
Cheers wpw , we are in dire need of experienced players.
@wpw (Comment 113) : I am even going for the Lions… if they win I lose on Superbru and I lose my lifeline on LMS.
I dont think the Lions will come back from here. But….. Go Lions ❗
Looks like a sharks vs bulls semis and I dont like that one bit!!
Thanks Durbs for Warren Whiley 😀
try lions
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 116) : you never know its over until the fat lady sinks 😥 😉
but holding thumbs
go Lions oh lay oh
come on Lions its nt everyday a Good sharks crys for lions
gee c what i’m saying Try LIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Cheetahs 38 – 30 Lions
eeeeaaaahhhhhhhhhhh
@Honey Badger (Comment 122) :
Good time to avenge 2007 …
@Honey Badger (Comment 121) : game nt over yet 😕
@Honey Badger (Comment 121) : Sharks vs Cheetahs, Bulls wont lose next week.
@chaz (Comment 126) :I hope the lions can do it.
stop himmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 👿
noooooooooooo
FORWARD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nooooooo – try cheaters
balls
@Jarson (Comment 127) : final and my our team better do their HOMEWORK 😳
14 points 7 min …
oops, what a bugger up with the conversion
I don’t care to play the bulls in the semis but they ALWAYS get the benefit of the doubt by the ref in knockout games and did I mention they are the luckiest sob’s there is.
Okay try from this lineout ..doit doit now doit
why is the hooker hanging out on the wing?
Come on Lions, get yourselves 2 BPs here. You deserve it.
Come NOW F%^&!
@lostfish (Comment 140) :
isn’t that where hookers hangout ?
try lionssssss going TMO
Try surely …oh yes !
looks like lions just scored
J A N T J I E S !
try LIons
cheetahs 43 – 37 Lions
@Jarson (Comment 127) : But arent the bulls and the cheetahs both going to end up on 47 and the cheetahs with a better pd
If they win
Pull this off and I’m gathering my tekkies and jeans and headin out for a party at the local …
1 more try and lions win by 1 😕
Intercept try and the win ….
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 149) : on me why and the rest of SW eeee they’ll hang me
@Honey Badger (Comment 148) : Oh yes you’re right. So Sharks v Bulls and WP v Cheetahs. Much better
AH AH naught bru 😐
Mitchell is gonna bliksem these laaties 😛
come on lions u hv come so far my friend hold the ball alive
@Jarson (Comment 153) :Now we have to win the wp if we dont want to play against the bulls
game over
full Time
Cheetahs 43 – 37 Lions
sorry guys
Lions!!!!!!
@Honey Badger (Comment 156) : and that hard enough because it nt home ground
Great season Lions thank you and hopefully we can progress from this …
Well done Cheetahs good game.
And the fantasy ends …
Sharks Province final my call …
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 160) : i was thinking the same 😕
great game both teams Lions never gv up good work done by the Lions
@chaz (Comment 159) : And if we can do that we are going to play again wp 😕 So who do we want to play?
@chaz (Comment 162) :
Alot of people called it from the start already …aslong as its not the Bulls Im happy ..
@Honey Badger (Comment 156) : Win or lose, we stay 1st. Bulls or Cheetahs will go to 2nd if WP lose. Most likely Cheetahs, Bulls 3rd and WP 4th.
Log updated
Sharks 52
WP 44
Cheetahs 42
Bulls 42
Lions 37
Griquas 36
Pumas 18
Leopards 5
i don’t cear who is 2nd as long as SHARKS take the CC 2010
@chaz (Comment 167) : Our forwards will be to strong for bulls and wp if they play at 100%
I’m heartbroken for the Lions. Keep it up guys.
@Jarson (Comment 165) : I think we need to beat WP now
@robdylan (Comment 170) : Was thinking the same thing 😕
@robdylan (Comment 170) : we did it before so what is it now oh my its getting to the stadge of bitting nails and grey hair we better win oh other wise they hv a good talking at HT with Rob and Chaz now what do you say my friend we can even get Jarson and Ice ag shame and poor CLAYTON but lets just levev old westley at HOME
😉
@Jarson (Comment 171) : we can do it
Ok must be off well done all the teams that won but not the BULLS 😳 😉 will c everyone on Monday morning got ironing to do and dishes
cheer and hv a good nights sleep
@Jarson (Comment 165) :
Damn right, now we STILL need to beat WP to avoid the Bulls in the Semi.
Can I be lead to believe that Provinceworld had a bad day today?? 😈
What I don`t get is how Lions could be so good against us but just fell apart against the FS.
What`s up with that?
Did the sharks match take too much out of them?
Refer back to my article early this year. Teams like FS and Lions do not help bigger SA sides, they just throw the cat amongst the pigeons! 👿
@Original Pierre (Comment 177) : None of the above, The Sharks were not firing on the day.