Bulls
48
Match Complete
Lions
27
| M. Libbok |  | 70 | ||
| H. Pollard |  | 65 | ||
| H. Pollard | | 64 | ||
| C. Hendricks | | 59 | ||
| 55 | | C. Brink | ||
| 42 |  | E. Jantjies | ||
| 36 | | E. Jantjies | ||
| 29 | | E. Jantjies | ||
| H. Pollard | | 24 | ||
| H. Pollard | | 19 | ||
| B. Odendaal | | 19 | ||
| H. Pollard | | 16 | ||
| L. Gqoboka | | 15 | ||
| 13 |  | A. Coetzee | ||
| H. Pollard | | 11 | ||
| H. Liebenberg | | 10 | ||
| 9 | | E. Jantjies | ||
| H. Pollard | | 4 | ||
| H. Liebenberg | | 3 | ||
| 1 | | E. Jantjies | ||
| 0 | | H. Dayimani |
| 7 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 5 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 4 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 1 |
The Lions are chasing a finals spot when they play the Bulls on Sunday morning in a crucial final round Super Rugby contest. Join The Roar for live scores from 1:15am (AEST).
The Bulls have a finals spot locked in, regardless of today’s result. If they were to win, they’ll play the Hurricanes next week in Wellington. A loss could drop them down to eighth, forcing them to travel to Christchurch to play the Crusaders.
The Lions currently hold a finals position, and as long as they get a losing bonus point or better, they’ll retain that placing.
A solid record against their South African rivals has gotten the Bulls where they are, though the Lions have won just one from five against other teams from the republic.
Going through to play the Jaguares would be a good result for the Lions, who have beaten the Argentines on two occasions this year.
The Bulls won the last meeting, 30-12, but the Lions won the previous four before that.
In team news, Bulls flyer Rosko Specman returns from injury for this game, while Duane Vermuelen and Warrick Gelant also are back in the fold. Jannes Kirsten and Jaco Visagie come in for this game, with Jason Jenkins and Schalk Brits both ruled out.
Prediction
The Bulls are hard to beat at home and should get the job done.
Bulls by 10.
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Match information
Venue: Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
Time: 1:15am (AEST).
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen.
Odds: Lions $1.57, Lions $2.40.
Danny
Roar Pro
True. Looking for a few wild cards to break out in Japan and I could see that in him.
HiKa
Roar Rookie
He's not physically massive, but he is very big on speed and skills.
Danny
Roar Pro
Is Speckman a Japan bolter? Big X factor.
Highlander
Guest
Thanks Bulls, might get to see Bender in a highlander shirt one more time
Kashmir Pete
Roar Guru
5 tries it in first 19 minutes, none for 36 minutes, then another 4 tries in 15 minutes, with none in last 10 minutes. 46 minutes of no tries, with 34 minutes of tries averaging every 3 minutes 45 seconds (approx).
Kashmir Pete
Roar Guru
Great comp this year when in final round 9th 10th and 11th teams takeover 6th 7th and 8th teams to make finals (and apart from sunwolves, rest roughly only a further win behind). Cheers KP
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Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
Late, shoulder no arms but ref is happy. When will he get unhappy?
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Carlos the Argie
Roar Guru
Bulls bullying the Lions.
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