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Cape Town - Sport24 readers have backed the Lions to return to Super Rugby in 2014 after beating the Kings in the first promotion-relegation playoff in Port Elizabeth last Friday.
The Lions overcame the Kings 26-19.
Prior to the game, 66% of Sport24 readers correctly predicted a Lions victory in Port Elizabeth:
Sport24 asked:
"Who do you think will win the first promotion-relegation playoff between the Kings and the Lions in Port Elizabeth?"
These were the results:
33% - The Kings
66% - The Lions
1% - It will be a draw
This is what Sport24 readers said about the Lions win in Port Elizabeth:
"It's not like the Kings stood a chance." - Charl du Preez
"Well done Lions!" - Sean Wolf
"All the King's horses and all the King's men could not put EP rugby back together again." - Jean Pierre Heymans
"This is one of the happiest day in my life...thanks Lions...LIONS4LIFE!" - Darryl Farmer
"Well done Lions, you deserve to play Super Rugby!" - Jean van der Walt
"Now the home game. Don't care who you are, no team would like to play against the Lions at Ellis Park." - Jean Rossouw
"Very well done lions, you made your fans proud with an excellent effort tonight." - Kaitlin Williams
"Lions played the better rugby and deserved to win." - trev2
"The Kings never looked like a winning team against the so called "worst team"." - Vickers Vermeulen
"An away win for the Lions was a massive statement. At home on a hard pitch and with dry conditions, the Lions have the potential to give the Kings a rugby lesson they will remember for a long time." - Brian Coetzee
"As a Kings supporter congratulations to the Lions you guys were the better side on the field." - Danie Vermeulen
The Lions fans finally had something to cheer about (Gallo Images)
Where did the Kings go wrong? Send your thoughts to Sport24 to get published!
The Lions overcame the Kings 26-19.
Prior to the game, 66% of Sport24 readers correctly predicted a Lions victory in Port Elizabeth:
Sport24 asked:
"Who do you think will win the first promotion-relegation playoff between the Kings and the Lions in Port Elizabeth?"
These were the results:
33% - The Kings
66% - The Lions
1% - It will be a draw
This is what Sport24 readers said about the Lions win in Port Elizabeth:
"It's not like the Kings stood a chance." - Charl du Preez
"Well done Lions!" - Sean Wolf
"All the King's horses and all the King's men could not put EP rugby back together again." - Jean Pierre Heymans
"This is one of the happiest day in my life...thanks Lions...LIONS4LIFE!" - Darryl Farmer
"Well done Lions, you deserve to play Super Rugby!" - Jean van der Walt
"Now the home game. Don't care who you are, no team would like to play against the Lions at Ellis Park." - Jean Rossouw
"Very well done lions, you made your fans proud with an excellent effort tonight." - Kaitlin Williams
"Lions played the better rugby and deserved to win." - trev2
"The Kings never looked like a winning team against the so called "worst team"." - Vickers Vermeulen
"An away win for the Lions was a massive statement. At home on a hard pitch and with dry conditions, the Lions have the potential to give the Kings a rugby lesson they will remember for a long time." - Brian Coetzee
"As a Kings supporter congratulations to the Lions you guys were the better side on the field." - Danie Vermeulen
The Lions fans finally had something to cheer about (Gallo Images)
Where did the Kings go wrong? Send your thoughts to Sport24 to get published!
