Lucky Sithole
With not much to play for other than some personal pride the Lions (11th in the URC) and the Dragons (15th) run onto the pitch with little to do other than finish the match – or so it seems.
A wild pass from the Lions allows the Dragons to start a move that leads to a try for wing Rio Dyer but that is about the only highlight for the Dragons.
Scrum domination by the Lions at about 30 minutes leads to a simple try by wing Edwill van der Merwe.
As the match progresses, the Lions forwards become stronger, slowly and inevitably growing the score with flank Vincent Tshituka, as always, leading the charge.
Both the Lions and the Dragons try combinations and moves, but as the 80 minutes drag slowly by, both teams go a long way towards demonstrating why they are simply not in the hunt for the silverware.
If these were two club teams playing on the ‘B’ field at Pirates Rugby Club on a Thursday evening, they could be considered to be remarkably good. But they are not club teams, are they?
Dragons 11-21 Lions.
Dragons: Tries: Rio Dyer. Two penalties.
Lions: Tries: Edwill Van Der Merwe, Ruan Venter, Ruan Dreyer. Three conversions.
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