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Lions vs Reds: Super Rugby live scores

22nd March, 2014
Teams:

Lions:

Coenie van Wyk, JW Jonker, Deon van Rensburg, Stefan Watermeyer, Courtnall Skosan, Marnitz Boshoff, Faf de Klerk, Warren Whiteley (c), Willie Britz, Jaco Kriel, Franco van der Merwe, Franco Mostert, Julian Redelinghuys, Willie Wepener, Schalk van der Merwe.

Reserves: Mark Pretorius, Corné Fourie, Ruan Dreyer, MB Lusaseni, Stephan de Wit, Ross Cronjé, Lionel Mapoe, Ruan Combrinck.


Reds:

Aidan Toua, Rod Davies, Ben Tapuai, Mike Harris, Lachie Turner, Quade Cooper, Will Genia, Jake Schatz, Liam Gill, Ed Quirk, James Horwill ©, Rob Simmons, Greg Holmes, Saia Fainga’a, James Slipper.

Reserves: James Hanson, Albert Anae, Jono Owen, Ed O'Donoghue, Beau Robinson, Nick Frisby, Anthony Fainga'a/Ben Lucas, Dom Shipperley.

Kickoff: 2am AEDT
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Last meeting: Reds 34-20 Lions
Head-to-head: Lions 3 Reds 11 drawn 1
Referee: Stuart Berry (RSA)
TV: Fox Sports (LIVE)
Betting: Lions $2.28, Reds $1.63
22nd March, 2014
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The Reds play the second leg of their South African sojourn against the surprise packets of the Super Rugby competition so far, the Lions, in Johannesburg. Join us right here on The Roar for live scores from 2am AEDT.

The Reds copped a tough fixture for the first game of their trip to the Republic last week, coming up against the undefeated, ladder-topping Sharks. While they were very competitive for long periods of the match, they didn’t come away with points often enough to challenge the Sharks.

On the flipside, every time the Durban side got close to the sticks, Francois Steyn or Pat Lambie would slot a goal. So while it was two tries apiece, the game was never really close.

The Reds can expect similar tactics from the Lions, whose fly-half Marnitz Boshoff has been pinpoint with the boot so far this season. He doesn’t miss when you give away penalties in the Lions attacking half, so the Reds will have to be wary about infringing anywhere within 50 metres of the posts at altitude.

The Lions have had a tremendous start the season. Boilovers against the Stormers, Blues and Cheetahs see them sitting at 3-2 currently. They no doubt see this game against the Reds as a serious opportunity to move toward the pointy end of the table.

No one could have expected them to take a top six position, and tonight will be a real litmus test for them.

The Reds should be better for the gallop last week. Will Genia looked sharp against the Sharks. Quade Cooper, too, is showing some of the signs that he is playing close to his best.

While they are missing Chris Feauai-Sautia, they have a very adequate replacement in Ben Tapuai, so there are no excuses for them.

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