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Lions claw their way to the top of SA pile

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They went into the United Rugby Championship (URC) the least fancied of the SA franchises but after five rounds the Lions are the highest ranked after their 37-19 victory over the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.Their poor Currie Cup campaign ...

05 December 2021 - 15:08

Their poor Currie Cup campaign in which they finished last is now well behind them and the win in Cape Town would have reverberated around the competition. “There was poor discipline from both teams,” Stormers coach John Dobson reminded. “I don't think it is great for rugby to have these ill-disciplined games. It had an affect on the second half,” he admitted.I think there were quite a few errors, but that was probably through ambitious attack and physicality from both sides,” explained Van Rooyen.

For the Stormers there was much to lament. They made little headway in the primary phases and when they did lengthen their stride they found ways of coming up short.

 

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