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The Lions lost 22-9 to the Bulls in their opening fixture, while the Sharks edged the Stormers 33-30 away from home. They're back on their own turf now at sea level against the team from Johannesburg.
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Lions Starting XV: EW Viljoen; Rabz Maxwane, Wandisile Simelane, Dan Kriel, Courtnall Skosan; Fred Zeilinga, André Warner; Francke Horn, Vincent Tshituka, MJ Pelser; Reinhard Nothnagel, Ruben Schoeman, Carlu Sadie, PJ Botha, Sti Sithole; Replacements: Jaco Visagie, Nathan McBeth, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Len Massyn, Emmanuel Tshituka, Morné van den Berg, Jordan Hendrikse, Burger Odendaal
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Sharks Starting XV: Aphelele Fassi, Sbu Nkosi, Lukhanyo Am (c), Jeremy Ward, Yaw Penxe, Curwin Bosch, Grant Williams, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Henco Venter, Siya Kolisi, Reniel Hugo, Ruben van Heerden, Thomas du Toit, Fez Mbatha, Ox Nche; Replacements: Kerron van Vuuren, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Wiehahn Herbst, Le Roux Roets, Phepsi Buthelezi, Jaden Hendrikse, Manie Libbok, Werner Kok
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Rainbow Cup South Africa clash between the Sharks and the Lions at Kings Park in Durban.
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Curwin Bosch kicks off for the Sharks. He goes deep and Hugo puts the pressure on, charging down the Lions' kick out, but the Lions manage to ground in the in-goal area. Scrum to the Sharks.
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The Sharks go off their feet at the breakdown and the Lions survive the early spell of pressure.
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TRY, SHARKS, WARD! 5-0: The Sharks pile on the pressure again and work the ball wide to Ward with some quick hands. He goes over for the try!
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CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 7-0: Bosch slots the conversion over from the right, near the touchline. Solid kick.
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TRY, LIONS, BOTHA! 7-5: The Lions bite back off a maul, with Botha the man to get the ball down. The conversion is missed, so the Sharks keep the lead.
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Bosch looks to put pressure on the Lions with the up-and-under, but the visitors do well to hold on.
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TRY, SHARKS, WILLIAMS! 12-5: Bosch puts a lovely stab ahead and Williams races onto it to ground for the try. The referee goes upstairs to check for offside and confirm that the ball was grounded properly, but the try stands!
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CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 14-5: Bosch was never going to miss that simple conversion.
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Fassi looks to dart through the heart of the Lions defence, but he's tackled just inside the visitors' territory.
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The Sharks win a penalty for offside deep inside the Lions 22. They're going to go for the scrum.
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YELLOW CARD, LIONS, WARNER! Warner is off for 10 minutes for not supporting his own body weight. The pressure continues from the Sharks.
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TRY, SHARKS, DU TOIT! 19-5: Lovely hands from the Sharks. Nche finds Hugo, who offloads for du Toit to finish off the job!
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CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 21-5: Bosch converts another simple kick.
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PENALTY, SHARKS, BOSCH! 24-5: The Sharks have a penalty right under the posts and Bosch makes no mistake.
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The Lions have a spell on the front foot, but the Sharks have the ball and they look to run it out, eventually going to boot.
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TRY, LIONS, WARNER! 24-10: The Lions run back at the Sharks. A couple of well-timed inside passes allow Warner to go through for the try!
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CONVERSION, LIONS, ZEILINGA! 24-12: Zeilinga adds the extras this time for the Lions.
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HALF-TIME: SHARKS 24-12 LIONS. The Lions end the first half on the front foot, but they can't turn their spell of pressure into points. The Sharks head into the break with a comfortable lead.
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Zeilinga kicks off the second half in Durban.
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YELLOW CARD, SHARKS, DU TOIT! Du Toit heads to the sin-bin for hands in the ruck.
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YELLOW CARD, SHARKS, MBATHA! The Sharks lose another member of their front row to the sin-bin!
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The Sharks hold firm under pressure and Hendrikse runs the ball out from deep inside his 22 before spotting space in behind and finding touch just outside the Lions 22.
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The Sharks have a scrum now just outside the Lions' 22 and Hendrikse will look to orchestrate a move yet again.
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Bosch goes for the drop goal, but he fails to hit the target. He will have another shot at posts from a penalty.
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PENALTY, SHARKS, BOSCH! 27-12: Bosch slots the penalty over from under the sticks and the Sharks stretch their lead beyond two converted tries.
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TRY, LIONS, HORN! 27-17: Horn crashes through two tackles and goes over for the Lions' third try of the game!
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CONVERSION, LIONS, ZEILINGA! 27-19: Zeilinga slots the conversion over.
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TRY, SHARKS, VAN VUUREN! 32-19: The Sharks win a penalty and kick for the corner. The lineout maul takes them over with van Vuuren the beneficiary!
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CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 34-19: Bosch converts from the left and the Sharks restore their 15-point lead.
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The Sharks have another penalty and Bosch kicks for the corner once again.
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Zeilinga chips over the top, but the Lions have strayed offside -- Odendaal is penalised for going in front of the kicker.
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The unforced errors continue for the Lions as Dan Kriel knocks on as he receives a pass following a Lions scrum inside their own half.
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As the clock ticks down, it becomes increasingly difficult to see a way back for the Lions. Massyn comes on for them in place of Nothnagel.
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The pace of this game has slowed down. The Sharks appear to have taken their foot off the pedal and the Lions are making far too many errors.
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YELLOW CARD, SHARKS, VENTER! The Sharks lose Venter late on and the Lions have a chance to at least salvage some pride.
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TRY, LIONS, TSHITUKA! 34-24: The Lions maul their way over from the lineout for a bonus point try!
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CONVERSION, LIONS! FULL-TIME: SHARKS 34-26 LIONS. The conversion is good, but the Sharks claim a bonus point win and the Lions come away with only one point for four tries scored.
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Lions
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Tries
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4' Ward Jeremy
16' Williams Grant
30' du Toit Thomas
58' van Vuuren Ke...
7' Botha PJ
38' Warner Andre
54' Horn Francke
80' Tshituka Vincent
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Conversions
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5' Bosch Curwin
17' Bosch Curwin
31' Bosch Curwin
59' Bosch Curwin
39' Zeilinga Fred
55' Zeilinga Fred
80' Hendrikse Jaden
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Penalties
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34' Bosch Curwin
51' Bosch Curwin
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Drop Goals
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Yellow Cards
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Red Cards
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Squad
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Nche Ox
Mbatha Fezokuhle
du Toit Thomas
van Heerden Ruben
Hugo Reniel
Kolisi Siya
Venter Henco
Notshe Sikumbuzo
Williams Grant
Bosch Curwin
Penxe Yaw
Ward Jeremy
Am Lukhanyo
Nkosi Sibusiso
Fassi Aphelele
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Sithole Sithembiso
Botha PJ
Sadie Carlu
Schoeman Ruben
Nothnagel Reinhard
Pelser MJ
Tshituka Vincent
Horn Francke
Warner Andre
Zeilinga Fred
Skosan Courtnall
Kriel Dan
Simelane Wandisile
Maxwane Sibhale
Viljoen EW
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Reserves
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van Vuuren Kerron
Mchunu Ntuthukho
Herbst Wiehahn
Roets Le Roux
Buthelezi Phendulani
Hendrikse Jaden
Libbok Manie
Kok Werner
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Visagie Jaco
McBeth Nathan
Ntlabakanye Asenathi
Massyn Willem Leon
Tshituka Emmanuel
Van Den Berg Morne
Hendrikse Jordan
Odendaal Burger
