30 May 2015
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30 May 2015
MAN OF THE MATCH
Elton Jantjies has been voted man of the match tonight.
30 May 2015
The Lions are in 7th on the log, 2 points off 6th but they have played one game more than the Brumbies.
30 May 2015
FULL TIME IN JOHANNESBURG
Lions 27 Waratahs 22
A well deserved win by the home team. They play the Stormers next week in Cape Town.
30 May 2015
80' - The hooter sounds but the Waratahs still have possession on the Lions 10m line. The ball is turned over by Smith and the Lions take the ball out of the field of play to end the game. They have won for the 9th time this season!
30 May 2015
79' - Penalty to the Waratahs as the Lions are pinged for pulling the scrumhalf into the ruck. Foley sets up a lineout on halfway.
30 May 2015
77' - Excellent defence by the Waratahs, Boshoff is taken out and loses the ball forward.
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76' - The Lions keep possession, moving to within 15m of the Waratahs line. Replacements Smith and Hanekom very prominent.
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74' - Silly play from Folau as he fields a ball inside his 22m area and thows a slow, high pass to Foley who gets the ball and a few Lions players at the same time. He knocks on. The Lions have a scrum in the centre of the field, 20m from the Waratahs line.
30 May 2015
72' - Jantjies misses again, the ball refusing to curl in from the left. That's 9 points that the flyhalf has missed which is unlike him.
30 May 2015
71' - The Lions are awarded a penalty and the Waratahs receive a warning. Jantjies will kick at goal.
30 May 2015
71' - The TMO is called into action again to check some foul play by the Waratahs, this time by Phipps.
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68' - The Lions concede a silly penalty as Mostert is in front of the kicker and offside but still tries to contest the ball. The Waratahs set up a lineout in the Lions half.
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65' - The flyhalf misses again. This time the ball slides past the left-hand upright.
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63' - The Lions are awarded another penalty as Roach infringes at a maul. Jantjies will kick at goal from more or less exactly the same place as his last miss.
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62' - Jantjies kick strikes the upright and bounces back into the field of play. The Waratahs clear to touch on their own 10m line.
30 May 2015
61' - Another scrum penalty won by the Lions pack! Jantjies will have a shot at goal from 40m and slightly to the right of the uprights.
30 May 2015
Both teams with three tries apiece now.
30 May 2015
58' - CONVERSION slotted by Foley. An excellent kick from the left-hand touchline by the flyhalf.
Lions 27 Waratahs 22
30 May 2015
57' - TRY to the Waratahs! That was too easy. Horne gets over in the left-hand corner as Beale finds him out wide. . The Waratahs are turning the screws here.
Lions 27 Waratahs 20
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54' - Skosan is over the line after pouncing on a loose ball and kicking ahead. The TMO is called into action to check if a Lions hand cause the pass not to find the Waratahs player and it did, so the try will not stand.
Potgieter returns from the bin.
30 May 2015
52' - Foley misses with his conversion attempt from the left-hand touchline.
30 May 2015
51' - TRY to the Waratahs! Excellent play by the visitors with Beale throwing a long pass to Ashley-Cooper who gets over in the left-hand corner.
Lions 27 Waratahs 15
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49' - The Waratahs are awarded a scrum penalty. Foley sets up a lineout 5m from the Waratahs line.
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48' - CONVERSION slotted by Jantjies!The Lions flyhalf further extends their lead.
Lions 27 Waratahs 10
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47' - TRY to the Lions! What a try that is. Combrinck is again heavily involved down the right wing, eventually off-loading to Vorster who scores. That came from a turnover after a brilliant tackle by Kriel saw the Waratahs lose possession.
Lions 25 Waratahs 10
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45' - Vorster attemps a grubber kick into the Waratahs 22m area but it has too much on it and Folau can dot down behind his own tryline.
30 May 2015
44' - YELLOW CARD to Potgieter. He will spend 10 minutes in the bin for a no arm tackle, the ball was nowhere near Whiteley as well. Jantjies kicks the resulting penalty out on the Waratahs 10m line.
30 May 2015
44' - Jaco Peyper asks the TMO to check on some foul play by the Potgieter on Whiteley.
30 May 2015
42' - PENALTY slotted by Jantjies! The ball strikes the right-hand upright but deflects inwards and over the crossbar.
Lions 20 Waratahs 10
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41' - Now the Lions are awarded a penalty as Robinson goes to ground in the scrum. Jantjies will kick at goal.
30 May 2015
41' - The Lions will have a scrum feed on the Waratahs 22m area, a good attacking platform early in the second half.
30 May 2015
Janjtjies gets the second half underway in Johannesburg.
30 May 2015
HALF TIME
Lions 17 Waratahs 10
Still some contention about the Waratahs try. It was Palu who went over the line, the referee ask the TMO to rule try or no try. It appears Palu left the ball behind and Hoiles ended up scoring. The Lions would argue that Palu actually knocked it on.
30 May 2015
39' - The Waratahs have a last chance for points in the first half as they are awarded a penalty 45m out and from the right hand touchline. Beale will kick at goal as this is just outside Foley's range.
Beale pulls the ball across the face of the uprights and that's the end of the first half action.
30 May 2015
35' - Conversion slotted by Jantjies. The Springbok flyhalf makes no mistake with the conversion and the Lions lead again.
Lions 17 Waratahs 10
30 May 2015
34' - TRY to the Lions! It's that man Combrinck again. The ball came out the to the left, he sized up the situation, stepped off his left foot and went over between two Waratahs defenders.
Lions 15 Waratahs 10
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33' - The Lions surge into the Waratahs 22m area. They are only 5m out...
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30' - Ashley-Cooper breaks down the left-hand touchline but he is force into touch by the Lions.
30 May 2015
28' - PENALTY slotted by Jantjies.
Lions 10 Waratahs 10
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27' - Jantjies will kick at goal from the resulting penalty.
30 May 2015
26' - YELLOW CARD to the Waratahs. Horne will spend 10 mins in the bin for a dangerous tip tackle.
30 May 2015
They are also checking a tackle on Mapoe in the same movement.
30 May 2015
25' - The Lions have another scrum feed to launch an attack from. Combrinck does well on the right-hand touchline as he beats a number of defenders before getting the ball inside to Tecklenberg. The Lions are awarded a penalty. The referee also wants to check a potential dangerous tackle on De Klerk.
30 May 2015
It seems Hoiles has been credited with the Waratahs try.
30 May 2015
21' - The Lions move onto the attack again. De Klerk breaks, flicks inside to Whiteley but he cannot hold on. He claims that a Waratahs player touched the ball first.
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