Emirates Lions v British & Irish Lions, 3 July

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EMIRATES LIONS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS
Saturday 3 July
KO: 18:00 SAST / 17:00 UK / 20:00 Dubai Very Happy

Emirates Airline Park (Ellis Park), Johannesburg
Sky Sports Action

Referee: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
TMO: Stuart Berry (SARU)

TEAMS:

EMIRATES LIONS:
15. EW Viljoen
14. Jamba Ulengo
13. Manuel Rass
12. Burger Odendaal
11. Rabz Maxwane
10. Jordan Hendrikse
09. Dillon Smit

01. Nathan McBeth
02. PJ Botha
03. Ruan Dreyer
04. Ruben Schoeman
05. Reinhard Nothnagel
06. Sbusiso Sangweni
07. Vincent Tshituka
08. Francke Horn (captain).

16. Jaco Visagie
17. Sti Sithole
18. Carlu Sadie
19. Ruhan Straeuli
20. Emmanuel Tshituka
21. Morne van den Berg
22. Fred Zeilinga
23. Dan Kriel.

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS:
15. Stuart Hogg – captain (Exeter Chiefs, Scotland) #783
14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby, Wales)
13. Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby, Scotland)
12. Owen Farrell (Saracens, England) #780
11. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) #836
10. Finn Russell (Racing 92, Scotland) #835
09. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) #843

01. Wyn Jones (Scarlets, Wales) #842
02. Jamie George (Saracens, England) #819
03. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, England) #814
04. Maro Itoje (Saracens, England) #825
05. Jonny Hill (Exeter Chiefs, England)
06. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, England) #826
07. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland)
08. Taulupe Faletau (Bath Rugby, Wales) #779

16. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, England)
17. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, England) – Prop #787
18. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)
19. Iain Henderson (Ulster Rugby, Ireland) #808
20. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, England)
21. Gareth Davies (Scarlets, Wales)
22. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby, Ireland) #837
23. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England) #822

COMMENTARY:

by cb Sat 03 Jul 2021, 1:22 pm

What stations is the match on?

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 1:30 pm

Supersport channel 211 Yahoo

by No 7&1/2 Sat 03 Jul 2021, 4:58 pm

Sky 401.

Suddenly feels odd having no fans in the stadium again.

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 4:59 pm

Yeah I hate that.

by No 7&1/2 Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:04 pm

Really nice start.

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:05 pm

That was smooth, great play across the park

Did not know Harris had a kicking game

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:06 pm

Second great take from Hoggy

by No 7&1/2 Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:08 pm

Well everyone seems up to speed.

by **Rugby Fan** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:08 pm

I missed who took the conversion. Was it Farrell?

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:09 pm

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:09 pm

This could be a cricket score, The Lions (ours) are rampant!

by No 7&1/2 Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:18 pm

Not sure why that's a pen. Itoje comes through the middle. Sky have actually got Nigel Owens in there and not a word of explanation.

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:19 pm

He pulled the maul down

by No 7&1/2 Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:19 pm

Old Man wrote:He pulled the maul down

On the ball holder. Its a tackle surely.

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:20 pm

Referee called it, I think if it is still a maul then it isn’t interpreted as a tackle

by No 7&1/2 Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:21 pm

You got the ref on the SA commentary. Sky have chosen to turn it down.

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:24 pm

Lions get the warning, a card coming?

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:24 pm

These young Lions aren’t going to die wondering, they are giving it their all, question is how long can they go

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:25 pm

obstruction

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:25 pm

Great defensive set, Tandy will be delighted

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:26 pm

Good defensive effort from the Lions there, although the Sogma Lions were a bit one dimensional in attack

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:29 pm

They will target Olungo all night with those up and unders. He has been woeful under the high ball

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:31 pm

It is all very polite between the referee and Jamie George

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:33 pm

Second time Farrell just been off the timing of the pass

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:36 pm

Ali Price right through the middle!

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:36 pm

that was just too easy

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:38 pm

Well done Lions, great try

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:39 pm

Great repost from the Sigma Lions, taking advantage of a couple of missed tackles

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:44 pm

Another try for Wyn Jones on half time, or is it?

TMO looking at a clean out

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:46 pm

neck roll

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:46 pm

looks like a neck roll from Lawes, this one will get overturned

by TightHEAD Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:48 pm

Meathead

by TightHEAD Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:48 pm

Lawes is a liability,

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:50 pm

British Lions dominating the aerial game, much more clinical in the finish and harrassing the breakdown, other than that the Sigma Lions are giving them a good match up in the set piece and physical battles

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:50 pm

HT - a decent first half performance from our Lions on both sides of the ball

A few players putting down a marker, Harris and price have played well and Hoggy showed some real flashes of pace. I do accept i am being a little bit one eyed here!

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:51 pm

Watson has also been good

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:53 pm

Sigma Lions have stuck at it and are making it a game, they will be feeling it though, hopefully they can keep it going for the second half

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:54 pm

Yep, first half has been a good warm up session for the British Lions

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 5:54 pm

I suspect the dam wall will fold in the second half

by doctor_grey Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:00 pm

BigGee wrote:HT - a decent first half performance from our Lions on both sides of the ball

A few players putting down a marker, Harris and price have played well and Hoggy showed some real flashes of pace. I do accept i am being a little bit one eyed here!

What I liked from Hogg was showing some real power after running into contact. He is playing well.

The B&I are playing a little schoolyard Rugby at the lineout. I kind of like it, but doubt we will see it in against the Boks. Glad to see the SA Lions playing hard and making a battle of it. Everyone keeps their pride (Lions. Pride. Get the pun? OK, a bad dad joke....).

By the way, back home who are the Rugby commentators on tv? We have the SA commentators here, and I do like Stransky.

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:04 pm

poor defence there

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:04 pm

Josh Adams again shows he knows the way to the line!

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:06 pm

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:07 pm

Excellent try from Sigma Lions, even though Greenwood is calling an obstruction!

Came from a poor pass from Harris

by doctor_grey Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:09 pm

Looked like a missed tackle by Russell at the gain line.

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:12 pm

That was a captains tackle!

by Old Man Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:13 pm

Quite an entertaining match

by **Rugby Fan** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:16 pm

Feels a bit like the B&I Lions began to take the match for granted, and haven't found any rhythm since.

by **BigGee** Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:17 pm

You are just not going to stop Russell playing his game!

by doctor_grey Sat 03 Jul 2021, 6:23 pm

Hamish Watson has to carry the ball better than if it was a loaf of bread...

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