Lots of phases for the Scotties to start, but they knock
1st scrum - free kick to Scots
Lots of phases for the Scotties to start, but they knock
1st scrum - free kick to Scots
Nice support by Venter to score. Good try. I do enjoy the Lions willingness to run it.
I have visitors so will catch bits and pieces.
Beautiful try from the Lions. All the big players involved.
Horn with a smart step to get out of trouble in his 22, passes to Crappies who hits a little gap, recycled, ball goes wide and Franke breaks out eventually passing to Venter who runs it in.
Excellent score
Howzit Paks
Venter is impressive.
Howzit, Rooi
Morning men.
F Horn is criminally udnerrated
Hiya Moz
9 minutes in and Q Horn is showing why Chippo likes him so much
High tackle by Chris Smith ignored . . . Francke Horn clears.
Kick went a 100 metres! I guess this is the highveld!
Haha almost a perfectly weighted kick from F Horn there...just 1m too much on it.
Massive net gain though
Interesting scrum battle between Boan and Asanathi today
1-0 to Boan thus far
2-0 to Boan
Make that 2-0 as Asanathi gives up a scrum penalty.
Nice rush defence of the Lions. Edinburg not getting the time they want to build anything
Scottie's feeling heat and bleeding penalties
Francke Horn is over. Weak defence from Edinburgh.
Bit of attitude from the visitors….lots of snarling
And Franck's scores...two tries and he's been involved in both
Yeah, I noticed it too Moz. They seem to be trying to get under the Leeu's skin
Landsman also shows impressive pace for a lock to score. Edinburgh looking clueless.
Lions in yet again.
These boys are on fire today
Damn, another one starting in their 22 and going the length of the field
It's a point a minute.
Commentator pointing out that Cam Hanekom, Evan Roos and Francke Horn all played #8 for Paarl Boys.
Venter bumping tacklers off after taking the kickoff and offloading to spark yet another break out
Edinburgh in all sorts of shit here
Venter injuring opposition players when they try to tackle him hahah
Surprised how crap Ediburgh are. I thought this might be close.
Lions are playing well though, credit to then but Edinburgh have been rubbish.
Venter again taking contact and then offloading to open up a gap
The Boks need this guy
28-0
...and Edinburgh kick the kick off directly out.
When it rains it pours
Scrum number 3
Boan was going around the corner a little in the previous one...
Parity this time...
still 2-0
Howzit okes. Looks like I'm mostly missing a good one.
A good one if you're a Lions fan. Not so much for the neutral. It's very one-sided.
Quan Horn finally makes a mistake ...he's human
Great clearance by Krappies. We're spoilt for scrumhalves at the moment.
Way too much pressure on the Scots...they just can't build anything. The amount of errors from them is unacceptable
Lovely double tackle by Mills
Yellow for Francke Horn. Cynical play. This could change things.
Scotties making some plays at the end of the half but it's entirely unconvincing...
oh no, Francke eats a yellow
Ja that was good by Mills. Franke gets yellow.
Batho has been a bit quiet
Mahashe has been good though.
Great defence by the Lions and they score at the other end through Mills, who scored after winning the initial penalty.
35-0 at half-time.
Man, the counter and try by the Lions. Mills finishes on the juggle.
Lekker Mills!!!
Crucial steal and they counter from their 22 again and score...and 3 minutes eaten off the yellow too
I'm starting to see why Chippo likes Mills. He's got some good composure
See, the problem is, I watch this game, and the Lions are playing actual rugby, even if Edinburgh are terrible. It's brave, entertaining and succesful ...
...and after this it's the Sharks :/
Which I just know is gonna be another 80 minutes of eye bleeding horrible rugby
Brisk start to the half from Edinburgh but it ends with another knock on
Lions back to 15 men as Francke returns. Bit surprised to see Landsberg subbed as he's been good.
Edinburgh totally failing to get any points from the yellow card...actually 7 points down over the period
Ja I'm still pondering whether the Sharks will be worth watching.
Finally Edinburgh get in for a score through Ashman at the back of the maul.
That'll give them some confidence...hopefully
Edinburgh score through Ashman. Have to say that's deserved. Edinburgh much improved in this second half. Thompson's conversion hits the upright. 35-5.
When have the Sharks been worth watching over the blast two seasons?
Pead on with 30 minutes to go and no real pressure. Nice learnings to be had for him
Pead over but looks like the ball was out . . . no try.
Is that try even real!!!?????
True. They've had a decent game or two just after JP took over before racing off the Plumtree cliff again.
Nice work by Quan Horn but why the kick?? Two men outside him, no defender in front, pass the damn ball and you score.
Dammit, it was out
Nice cross kick by Smith and Angelo Davids is in.
Davids off a pinpoint cross by Smith, Lions in anyway.
Ja the kick was a mistake but the step that got him through the gap was sublime….it all ends well
Cross kick from Smith to Davids and the Leeus are in again
42-5
Smith has 6 from 6 conversion attempts
For me, Horn is defos the form 15 in SA at the moment.
Horn is definitely breathing down Worry Gelant's neck :)
Edinburgh with another chance to score from a maul now...
and they do score after breaking away from the maul...still a zillion points behind though
Nicely weighted grubber from Mills with not much on outside.
Nicely weighted grubber from Mills with not much on outside.
Lions with a chance for a maul try of their own...they fluff it
Davids in off the Mills grubber. How did the EDB player not cover that? Looked like some lazy ass cover defense. Well spotted by Mills though and perfectly placed and weighted kick.
Edinburgh finally settling in and make their exists and and standing up to the Lions
...as I say that, the Lions score again
LOL
Angelo Davids in again. Edinburgh are back to playing like they did in the first half.
Smith deadly off the tee.
Smith slots another conversion...7 from 7
That clear out from Venter...the man is powerful af
Currie in off a simple inside line.
Edinburgh score through Currie.
MotM might be a tough choice here. I'd go Mills but both the Horns and Chris Smith must have a shout.
Venter is a beast.
Curry in after 20 phases
Who missed that tackle...looks like Pead
Pead with a lovely delayed pass to put his man into a gap!
Pead looking a bit uncertain out there.
After all the hype around Henco, he's not doing good things consistently. He's not been good today...as Venter yet again makes ground from a standing start
The Lions offloading game is fire.
Yeah Henco looks passive.
Francke horn is everywhere and involved in everything.
Have to love a captain that leads from the front and sets the tone the way he does
Big old fend from Renzo.
lol Richard Kriel...he's a slower, weaker and dumber version of his brother.
Pead is in. Lions hit 50.
Pead snipes and scores.
Mills misses the conversion.
Well done Lions.
Come on now Sharks!
Richard Kriel has actually come on well in my opinion. Didn't look like much the first time I saw him but he's had some good outings this season. Good win for the Lions.
Lekker lekker Peadi!!!!
50 up for the Lions
This was a hammering for Edinburgh.
Smith misses the final conversion of the day.
No way Rassie doesn't give Venter a shot this year. Francke still miles ahead of Roos and Quan Horn almost flawless yet again
Final score
54 - 17
Lions up to 7th on the log
MOTM - Venter...well deserved...stick with Plum haha
Rooi, I wanna watch the Sharks but eish
Plum, just by the way it wasn't Smith who missed the last conversion. He was 7/7. Mills took the last kick that missed.
Ah, my bad. I think I was busy typing when he took it
I must say, Bronson has impressed me after a few average games earlier in the season.
he’s played 4 solid games on the trot now.
he looked scared when I watched him play live. Never put in smashing tackles and left high balls for others.
looks like he’s sorted his life out after the allegations of him punching a coloured one at a Cape Town party recently.
maybe he just needed a wakkerklap
Yeah, I wasn't sure what you were on about with him but he is starting to look good. Was industrious today.
Did you see how good Quan was yet again
Plum
I said in a previous post... when i went to watch Lions.
I have a huge appreciation for Quan Horn.
He sticks out...
Also, his off the ball work is amazing. He reminds me a lot of Willie like that. Always chatting to the outside backs, talking to the centers re positioning etc....
He's very small though. But thats hardly an excuse these days. Surely Ras must appreciate him!
I said further up on the match thread, he's the form 15 in SA right now. When Fassi was he got a shot, so I'm expecting the same for Quan.
I said further up on the match thread, he's the form 15 in SA right now. When Fassi was he got a shot, so I'm expecting the same for Quan.
His error count is almost non existent. Yesterday he grubbered one ahead when perhaps he could have passed and he fumbled a difficult catch.
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Here we go...
Venter starting at 4, immediately disrupting an Edinburgh lineout
Batho also starting today