Mighty Amazing Lions Versus Very weak and sucky Sharks

Early 3 for the Lions after Grant fails to roll.

Venter already making big carries

Oosthuizen over after Venter smashes the line.

Commentators already talking Venter up.

10-0

Forgot to mention previously, I have Horn ahead of Roos as backup for Jasper at the moment.

And now Venter sets up another try. He gets one out wide, bumps off the tackler, draws a second defender and chicken wings it to Horn who goes over.

15-0

Lions looking good. On paper the Sharks should win easily.

First scrum and Lions not budged.

Ooshuizen a big solid unit.

This could be a tricky one for the Sharks now. Already trailing and the Lions look well drilled.

Esterhuizen so clearly the best 13 in world rugby...he smashes the Lions line, drawing 3 defenders and resulting in Tsitsuka going over for the Sharks first

15-5

Sharks score after good build up.

Plumster'pick for rugby player of the century makes a few yards.

Yeah, Beens...he's a unit.

Admit it Beeno, had AE ever played for the Stompies you would be a massive fan

Plumpy there are 29 other players on the field. Just saying.

Lions scrum destroyed. Ominous sign?

Not a bad player could find a spot off the bench Plumster.

Hooker looking good as always...

JJ? JJ? Where for art though oh JJ?

Haha Hendrikse with the best kick to the corner that he'll ever make...

5m lineout...

reset

Maul...Siya breaks around the back and dives over.

Kolisi scores. Sharks getting on top.

Lions lead 15-12.

Hendrikse slots the conversion

12-15

Dammit...Lions with some nice positive play but Crappies chooses to kick and messes it up

Horn doing all the things that Dawie tells us JJ does...and more.

Such a solid player

Venter looking good this year.

He's drawing tackles and looking to make the offload.

Rassie is gonna pick him next year for sure.

Some passing there from the Lions!

Lions slot and easy 3...

12-18

As I noted before Morne van Der Berg is a more involved scrum ie than Williams.

Three scrims in a row and Ox not getting anywhere.

Hooker does well on his own line.

Lions with some pressure on the Sharks but they're looking at contact with Fassi in the air...

Fassi landed and Venter hit him high...

Probably a yellow

Yep and off field review

Esterhuizen very quiet. Lions center look more enterprising.

Horn at 15 much more effective than Fassi so far.

Ruan Venter off with a yellow. Could be upgraded

Clear knock and ref refuses to review it

Jenkins scores after ong range movement. Good try Guppies.

Sharks run the length of the field with Jenkins ultimately scoring.

Calamatous ending to the half from the Lions...

Half time Lions lead 18 - 17

Will Ruan Venter be back.

Plum that was a very unfortunate end to the half for the Lions.

A few things I spotted so far….. no JJ….Lions. 4 effectively competing for the ball on the deck….our 4th pack would probably scrum better than the ABs.

Gosh and there’s Ruan Venter at 6’6” breaking tackles with ease….supposedly giraffe’s don’t do that.

Butch good fun with the mike….nice to see him looking happy and in great shape

Now he looks at a knock on…but he refused to look at the one just before the half. Not a very convincing ref

And the Sharks start the half with a try.

Yeah, Moz...it seems the Sharks management agree with us in that Hooker is superior to JJ hahaha

Try cancelled, Siya knocked it

Venters card upgraded to red :(

Game ruined