21 Feb 2015
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH
Sharks skipper Bismarck du Plessis received the best player award.
21 Feb 2015
A wet Kings Park... (Gallo Images)
21 Feb 2015
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21 Feb 2015
Well done to the Sharks, who bounce back after last week's loss to the Cheetahs. The Sharks were simply better in the wet conditions tonight. Tactically they were superior and they were better in the air than their opponents. They also, surprisingly, dominated at scrum time and their driving maul was a key attacking weapon, which enabled them to score a four-try bonus-point win.
21 Feb 2015
FULL-TIME: Sharks 29-12 Lions
21 Feb 2015
80'- But the Sharks defence is too solid as they bundle the Lions out...
21 Feb 2015
80'- Finally, a scrum penalty for the Lions. They tap and go...
21 Feb 2015
79'- A scrum for the Lions just outside the Sharks 22...
21 Feb 2015
77'- CONVERSION slotted by Lambie.
Sharks 29-12 Lions
21 Feb 2015
76'- Marcell Coetzee gets his second try after another dominant maul from the Sharks.
That's also the bonus point for four tries for the Sharks.
21 Feb 2015
75'- YELLOW CARD for Lions captain Warren Whiteley after the Lions concede another penalty in the red zone. He tapped the ball out of Reinach's hands...
21 Feb 2015
74'- The Sharks opt for an attacking lineout, hunting a four-try bonus point...
21 Feb 2015
74' - NO TRY. The TMO says Marais was in front of the ball, but the referee goes back for a penalty advantage which he was playing for the Sharks.
21 Feb 2015
74'- TMO CALL
SP Marais dives over for what looks like a try, but the referee goes upstairs to see if a Sharks player was not in front of the ball. It all came after the Lions yet again failed to deal with a high ball...
21 Feb 2015
73'- Yet another penalty at scrum time for the Sharks. Tonight was certainly the worst scrummaging effort I've seen from the Lions in a long while...
21 Feb 2015
Lwazi Mvovo beats Ruan Combrinck in the air... (Gallo Images)
21 Feb 2015
70'- Lions again building phases near the Sharks 22, but a forward pass scuppers their chance again...
21 Feb 2015
69'- A whole host of substitutions on the field for both sides now...
21 Feb 2015
68' - A break from Mapoe bring the Lions inside the red zone, but Jantjies then opts for a cross-kick, which Reinach does well to catch and take a mark.
21 Feb 2015
65'- Elton Jantjies, who's now on for Boshoff, makes a crucial error when he kicks it dead from the kick-off.
Great appreciation of the laws by Heimar Williams who held his foot over the dead-ball line while the ball was still moving to make sure it goes dead...
21 Feb 2015
64' - CONVERSION slotted by Lambie.
Sharks 22-12 Lions
21 Feb 2015
63'- Marcell Coetzee barges over after a dominant driving maul from the hosts.
21 Feb 2015
62'- Lions under immense pressure on their own line after Coetzee fails to handle a Lambie cross-kick. The Sharks then win a penalty on the ground. They opt for an attacking lineout...
21 Feb 2015
61'- Relief for the Sharks as they win another scrum penalty.
21 Feb 2015
59'- SP Marais puts the Sharks under more pressure when he kicks out directly into touch. Sport24 editor Garrin Lambley says he doesn't rate Marais at all. Tonight probably proves our editor right...
21 Feb 2015
58'- Sharks subs: Chadwick and Mtembu off, Du Toit and Deysel on.
21 Feb 2015
57'- PENALTY slotted by Boshoff.
Sharks 15-12 Sharks
21 Feb 2015
56' - Lions penalty right in front as the Sharks fail roll away at the ruck. Easy three points coming up.
21 Feb 2015
56'- Their new front row appears to have made a big difference.
21 Feb 2015
56'- Lions back attacking inside the red zone...
21 Feb 2015
53'- Oh dear, Lambie misses the kick! What a let off for the Lions!
21 Feb 2015
52'- The Sharks win a scrum penalty and Lambie will line up a relatively easy kick.
21 Feb 2015
51'- The Sharks look to hit right back and win a turnover right on the Lions 22m line...
21 Feb 2015
50'- PENALTY slotted by Boshoff.
Sharks 15-9 Lions
21 Feb 2015
49'- Combrinck fails to handle a cross-kick but the referee goes back for a penalty in front of the posts. Renaldo Bothma penalised for a high tackle. He also gets a warning from referee Rohan Hoffmann.
21 Feb 2015
49'- A strong attacking surge from the Lions brings them into the red zone. They also have a penalty advantage...
21 Feb 2015
47'- A terrific effort from Comnbrinck from far out, but he hits the upright. No luck for the Lions here tonight...
21 Feb 2015
45'- The Lions win a penalty just inside their own half. They opt for goal, but it's Combrinck and not Boshoff who will take the kick.
21 Feb 2015
43'- Cronje kicks out on the full to keep his side camped in their own half. From a tactical point of view, Cronje and Boshoff have both been pretty average tonight.
21 Feb 2015
42'- Good defence by the Lions inside their own 22 sees them escape trouble, for the moment...
21 Feb 2015
42'- The Lions have taken off their entire front row: Van Rooyen, Marx and Dreyer off, replaced by Coetzee, Van der Merwe and Redelinghuys.
21 Feb 2015
41'- SP Marais is lucky to see his kick not roll over the dead-ball line. Clearly, the wet field held it up just enough...
Boshoff then makes a costly mistake when he drops the ensuing kick-off from his 22 directly into touch.
21 Feb 2015
Welcome back for the second half!
Boshoff gets play started...
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