Lions v All Blacks

Things getting a bit tasty now

And they kick it away again but get lucky to win the penalty.

Quan cuts them open now

Quan so much better than Fassi man. That kick just needed to have a little more spice on it and trouble.

Lions might be in again here!

Yep Mpeku got it down!

21-12 Lions

Kelly in after nice work by Steyn. Fuck now tell me, why can't the Boks play like this? Why do we have to put up with scrum after scrum after scrum after box kick after box kick?

That was a forward pass if ever there was one

Jesus how did the Lions leave so much space on the left there? If they're gonna kick deep they better get a serious chase going.

ABs effortlessly hit back

21-17 Lions

Soft try, sleepy stuff from the Lions.

Well, the lions scored more points than the Boks at Ellis park

Frankly I'd get JC Pretorius on for Batho. He's doing nothing out there.

Was that a kick by Beauden? Looked like a knock. Nah, seems okay but the scoring pass looks forward.

lol the Lions might just go into the half with a 5 point lead

Haha, scrum penalty Lions. They're clinging on.

The ABs seem to cut the Lions open at will and yet they aren't winning.

Weird stuff

Lekker Lions, proper rugby. What an entertaining game.

The refereeing here is bullshit. Two head knocks , one in a clear out before the ABs 2nd try. player dives off his feet and hits the lions player in the head with a swinging arm. at least 3 forward passes called flat (one in the lions favour), narawas 1st break for their 1st try he is part of the ruck feet in front of the ball and tmo doesnt check it... all in the name of speeding up the game. I'm sure theyre missing things the lions players are doing as well but this super rugby reffing is BS.

Lions in their pre season, players haven't played since May, first game and look like a far more cohesive team. Yet, putting the all black under a lot of pressure.

Yes, the guys look a bit flat, but their exits work, happy to strike from their 22. That run from horn, step Ioni, then lob the ball into the 22. Only for Richie to step out of trouble.

Lots of no names players on the park, but their team cohesion keeping them in front.

Then Rassie, had 7 games to prepare, had a massive training squad and apparently it is the best training regime in the world and then his guys deliver that nonsense on Saturday.

No man, Rassie is the problem when it comes to constructing proper attacking and counter play

Bobo "You kick at your own apparel"

Cronje collects and feed Mahashe to score immediately

They're checking a million things though

The score is good hahahahaha

28-17 Lions

Erich! Fuck I hope it stands.

Just wow! What a try lions! Mahashe is having a break out game. Move over kolisi

Are we seeing what rugby should look like yet boys? Fuck all these other SA teams playing their negative shit, I'm a Lion now.

Lions all over the ABs here as Mpeku makes wins a penalty inside the AB 22

Just as I wanted to praise Delport for showing some fire he knocks it and the ABs on the attack now. Henco with a big tackle on Beauden, then Siba too. Get the hard edge guys. Henco with another spot tackle and the Kelly beautiful composure to win the penalty.

And the Lions scrum the ABs back over their line...Francke falls on it and the Lions are on again

35-17 Lions

My streams are chugging, looks like the Lions scored another one.

Dammit, the ABs hit back too easily again

Looks like I'm gonna have to finish the game on a stream that's like 5 minutes delayed, haha.

The ABs are still gonna win this but I'm glad one of our teams is scoring against them

Lions kick chase is pathetic, that's what kicked off the AB counter try.

Hashim is on now!

25 mins to go

Nothing pass from Peade to Erich there. Great break by Smith before that, pity he couldn't link up with the guys on his shoulder.

FFS Andrew's chucks a no brain intercept!

Lions running out of gas and brain cells

Why sub Nico for Peed, Peed throws dumb wide pass

35-31 Lions

Batho getting a hand into some faces, that's better my boy. Rieko intercepts Temu's no look pass. Shit.

Lions defense remains their achilles' heel, they have such a loose and fractured structure.