Here, kitty kitty kitty…. come get yer whippin…
Kick-off in Dunedin is at 09h35 SA time.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith (captain), 14 Richard Buckman, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Jason Emery, 10 Hayden Parker, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu (co-captain), 7 Shane Christie, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Joe Wheeler, 3 Ma’afu Fia, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Chris King.
Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Matias Diaz, 18 Kane Hames, 19 Tom Franklin, 20 TJ Ioane, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Trent Renata, 23 Gareth Evans.
Lions: 15 Chrysander Botha, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (captain), 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Martin Muller, 4 MB Lusaseni, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Schalk van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Rudi Mathee, 20 Warwick Tecklenburg, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 JW Jonker.
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Come on lions shock result :D, the Lions are the only other SA team I don’t currently despise.
@Seth101 (Comment 1) : You despise the Cheetahs?
Come on lions show everyone what u got
Kick off
Try Buckman
Converted
Landers 7
Lions 0
4min
Ben Smith is class.
@rhineshark (Comment 2) : Yes!? I don’t see why that should be surprising. A team that is arrogant enough to believe all they have to do is attack and they will win? They play the basics badly,players not playing their roles and a game plan that sees them running around like headless chickens. And all of this has cost them causing them to be at the bottom of the table.
@Seth101 (Comment 8) : And before you ask, the difference between them and the lions, is the lions are un assuming, they just come out every game with less experience, talent and big name players and they just play their heart out. They may not win a lot but when they do its with heart and class.
It would seem none of these NZ wings have ever heard of a forward pass.
The lions suck, No idea what to do with the ball. They can only scum.
It just becomes harder and harder to watch each game
Finally the Lions score via Faf de Klerk
Try Lionel Mapoe
Lions 12
Landers 23
68min
Try Armand vd Merwe
Again missed by Boshoff
Lions 17
Landers 23
72min
Try Skosan
All the presurre on Jantjies
Another NZ team getting the ref to win it for them.
And Jantjies misses it after the Highlanders advance before the kick was taken and does NOT allow Jantjies to retake the kick
Highlanders win. 23-22
@Mutley (Comment 21) : Ignoring the fact that it should have been a penalty try and a kick right in front!
@Mutley (Comment 21) : And before that it was a try against the post, so 3 wrong decisions!
score please?
@Seth101 (Comment 22) : Yes. He screwed the Lions in the last 5min
Ooops seems Rob got this one wrong… Definitely not a case of here kitty kitty!
The Lions must be kicking themselves over the missed kicks.
Fark! I was worried for a moment.
why was the conversion not repeated in the end?
@Gerhardt (Comment 29) : That is the million dollar question
Seems like a good performance by the Lions. Pity they could not get the win.
Golden Lions are in the Vodacom Cup final. Beating the Blue Bulls 16-15 and again a Jantjies missed the convertion in the last couple of minutes