The Cheetahs clash with the Lions today might be overshadowed by the big news to come out of Bloemfontein yesterday.
The cosmopolitan city of Bloemfontein had the launch of it’s 1st ever English language newspaper yesterday. ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ , The Free State Times Other than this headline news there is also the clash for the top of the upside down SA Conference log.
The media has been all abuzz with talk of the resurgent Lions team. I think today they may finally stop calling the media a bunch of fibbers.
Ref: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
ARs: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Venue: Free State Stadium – Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 17:05 RSA Time
Cheetahs: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss (captain), 11 Ryno Benjamin, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Martin Muller, 3 WP Nel, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Kobus Calldo, 18 Kabamba Floors, 19 Francois Uys, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Naas Olivier, 22 Fabian Juries.
Lions: 15 James Kamana, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Warren Whitely, 7 Joshua Strauss, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Michael Rhodes, 19 Cobus Grobbelaar, 20 Michael Bondesio, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Jaco Taute.
Tweet
Go Lions!!!
Taute on the Bench?
I would`ve just started Kamana in Mapoe`s place.
Hope Kockott has a good one!
I think this could be it. The sufferin could be over for a couple of weeks !!!!!!
@Speed7 (Comment 3) : I think you guys will take this.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 4) : Although for LMS i hope it is the Cheetahs who win. 🙂
Lions 5
Toyota Cheetahs 1
I am the sole Cheetah on LMS..
Nailbiting..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 6) : How’s your NRL doing? Got 3/5 and 2 margin points so far.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 6) : Thanks for playing. please join again for the CC. 😛
Lions losing streak to end & Free State’s to continue.
Ah yes. The annual bottom of the table clash.
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
Lions by 4, and it is now 4 weeks in a row I pick them to win, better give me some points today 😛
@klempie (Comment 10) : This year it happens twice 😛
Why didn’t you join my NRL Jarson?
I have 2 from 5.. Kak start..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 13) : I get a lot of invites, try to mix them up, why didnt you join mine 🙂
I don’t know if I got an invite, I will check it out..
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 14) : Pool code?
@franshark (Comment 16) : daftgins DAFTGINS
I don’t see a draw happening here! a result for one team, a victory today!!! Looking forward to some massive collisions and a tussle between the loosies, big talk around Brus Vs Minnie… Hmmm, looking forward to an aggressive ‘daaaaaaabie’ both teams KNOW they can win! Lions!!!!!
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 17) : Cool SB pic
@franshark (Comment 19) :
@franshark (Comment 19) : Thanks and approved 🙂
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 21) : placed 30, and only 3 points. tough group. I am 1st and 4th in my other groups
@franshark (Comment 22) : Eish!
It’s still early though, you might get lucky.
The lions in for a shock today! Even though I picked them to win on super bru ,I have a strange feeling the cheetahs are gonna win 😛
France 5-3 Against italy
Brussouw will be the difference I think. Minnie will dominate a not-quite ready Brussouw to set up the Lions win !!!!!
Lions Lions Snoils Lions !!!!
8-6 france 26min
Poor crowd.
Need the Lions to win, even if its only by ‘1’ point 😛
No rolling of the shoulders from these two teams. Seems the Stormers are the only “plastics”
Here we go boys.
@franshark (Comment 28) : We have a thread for the 6N’s, you are going to confuse me 😳 😉
@franshark (Comment 28) : Dude there IS a 6Ns thread 😛
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 33) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 34) :
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 33) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 34) :
SNAP
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 35) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 36) : 😆 😆
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 33) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 34) : @Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 35) : OK OK : 😮 😀 😀 😀 😆
Why is there no time graphic on Supersport?
There it is now
6min
Cheetahs 0 – 0 Lions
@KSA Shark © (Comment 38) : ?? 😕
Damn. Looks like a Cheetahs lead.
Ebersohn slots a PK
Cheetahs 3 – 0 Lions
7min
Yes yes yes. Mapoe !!!
MAPOE TRY!!!!!
Conversion missed
Cheetahs 3 – 5 Lions
11min
2 point margin is good enough for me. End the game and let the Lions win 😛
Lions 10m from the Cheetahs line again
Lions are def up for this one. Come on the boys. End my misery on this blog.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 46) :
They are going to win by much more than 2.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 49) :
Game 27: Cheetahs v Lions: Lions by 13
Jantjies slots a PK
Cheetahs 3 – 8 Lions
14min
I’m slowly but surely becoming a la grange fan.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 49) : A win point will do me fine 😳 I picked Lions by 1.
Lions getting through the 1st tackler almost at will before being brought down.
20 min
Cheetahs 3 – 8 Lions
Johnson very good up until now.
Ebersohn PK
Cheetahs 6 – 8 Lions
22min
Ebersohn knocks on the kick-off 5m from his line.
Lions attacking scrum
Cilliers getting a good hit on Oosthuizen.
Pk Lions right in front
3 more to Janjies. This is average rugby though.
Jantjies slots it
Cheetahs 6 – 11 Lions
26min
PK Cheetahs
Cheetahs 9 – 11 Lions
28min
Minnie TRY!!!!!!!
Nice 2nd try. Minnie !!!
Jantjies misses the conversion
Cheetahs 9 – 16 Lions
32min
Lions 74% possession.
Jantjies in a bit of pain after trying to (and succeeding) stop Andries Strauss.
Andries Strauss TRY!!!!!!
TMO being called for nothing
Damn. Strauss try
@KSA Shark © (Comment 69) : awarded
LOOOOOOOOOL So it’s even?
Conversion missed
Cheetahs 14 – 16 Lions
37min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 73) : Damn
Jeez. Supporting this team is gonna kill me.
HALF TIME
Cheetahs 14 – 16 Lions
@KSA Shark © (Comment 76) : Pretty close thus far
Italt having a real go at France with 15 mins left.
@Speed7 (Comment 78) :
Yeah we were discussing that ON the 6Ns thread. 🙂
Lions left a few points out there. Especially after having 63 % of the possession.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 79) : 😆
Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but it can be damn funny 😆
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 82) : 😉
Is that what it was. I thought he was blowing kisses at me.
@Speed7 (Comment 84) : Glasgow kisses 🙂
You aren’t that tough. Haha. You sit at a computer all day.
Pk Cheetahs and he warns the Lions that “we know what will be next”
Cheetahs going at goal
OVER
Cheetahs 17 – 16 Lions
42min
@Speed7 (Comment 86) : No I work in an oil refinery all day. 😛
😛
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 89) : *cough* 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 90) : What? 😉
Kockott 10m from the Cheetahs Line passes inside to his opposite number who called for the ball. 😆
Andries Strauss under NO PRESSURE on his line knocks on.
Lions go over
Held up.
attacking scrum 5 for the Lions
Go Italy!!
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 89) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 90) :oo
Lions win a PK at the scrum and go at goal
Jantjies slots it
Cheetahs 17 – 19 Lions
52min
Cheetahs almost score but scramble defence saves the lions
You okes did well to get rid of Kockett.
PK Cheetahs
Over
Cheetahs 20 – 19 Lions
56min
YC for Kamana for a tip tackle.
60min
Cheetahs 20 – 19 Lions
Cheetahs LO on the Lions line
HOW PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Cheetahs Maul Over comfortably but can’t get it down over the line. A maul that strong should have score EVERY TIME!!!!!!
Johnson over from the back of the scrum. TMO
No try. Surely.
No try imo.
TMO – No try
He is a Saffa thank goodness or we would NEVER hear the end of it. This way we will only hear about it for 6 months.
Bondesio on please.
crowd try!!!!!!! 😆
called back long ago but they didn’t hear.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 107) : Tomorrows front page news in the Freestate Times
@KSA Shark © (Comment 109) : Hate it when that happens 😈
Gumede. Blank cheque please. We are below-average.
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 110) :
Sias Ebersohn FLATTENED by Kockott
PK Lions on the Cheetahs 22
69min
rain coming down lightly and Jantjies slots it
Cheetahs 20 – 22 Lions
71min
Taute goes over in the corner. TMO.
If the Lions win here, I’ll have 5/6 with 2 margins hopefully.
Scrum . No try. Surely.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 117) : No try
C’mon TMO get a move on
PK Lions. JUST closer than the Cheetahs 10m line
Over
Cheetahs 20 – 25 Lions
75min
4 minutes boys.
I’ll take this for the final score 😀
I really want the win and margin point please 😕
Ashley Johnson passes a SHOCKER while on attack in the Cheetahs half.
Lions Scrum
76:54 on the clock
Have to finish it here boys. Come on.
Think we’ve done it boys. 1 min.
Johnson knocks on as the Cheetahs try and get out of their 22.
Bullet pass may be to blame for that.
79:03 on the clock
Lions scrum just outside the Cheetahs 22
Well done Lions.
Whoop whoop.
FULL TIME
Cheetahs 20 – 25 Lions
WELL DONE GUYS!!!!
Was still poor rugby I thought.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 132) : Yes!! Well done Lions! Sorry Cheetahs and sorry Rich 😉
@Speed7 (Comment 133) : Your team won, you can anylize it tomorrow 😉
Fri, 08 May 2009 was the last time the Lions won.
17 consecutive defeats.
Where is CSB now!!!!!!!!!! He deserves to be here to celebrate.
One LMS death. Punter’s XV.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 136) : 22 months 😯 😈
AND THE FREE STATE TIMES HAS THEIR 1ST SPORTING HEADLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 139) : Too bad no-one’s going to read it. 😉
Hope Rob updates FL quickly 😕
Well done Lions !!!! well played !!! a win is a win and we will take it ! but make no mistake . the force wil be a hard game next week and we have to focus !!!!
BP pointless wins against the Cheetahs don’t count. They’re as good as byes under the new format.
@klempie (Comment 144) :
well i think this win will hopefully be more then 4 points . i hope this gives the guys the believe that they can win ! its a start . last year we lost to them by 40 points 😉
@klempie (Comment 144) : Much like week one at kings park?
@Greg (Comment 146) : At home, to boot ❓