Lions vs Ospreys . . .

With the offload functioning the Ospreys score without beating tackles

Boeta seems to be a bum signing.

How's he gonna see any game time once Horn is back?

This ref is impressive.

Ospreys score again off the back of a maul. 12-10 at half time.

The Ospreys use about 600 players and maul over to take a lead into half time.

10 - 12 Ospreys

Reffing in the URC is less intrusive….the 3 minute lectures take 30 seconds. Ospreys snatch the half. More rugby in the last 15 minutes than the whole Stormers match.

If you threaten ball in hand, the tactical kicks work better….smart rugby by the Lions

Lions take lead back at the start of the half through a mail of their own

15-13 Lions

"If you threaten ball in hand, the tactical kicks work better….smart rugby by the Lions"

100% agree.

That's why Faf's bond kicks were so effective under Swys

Ospreys all of a sudden feeling the heat

I'm watching Borries and Lyon. Lucu has to be one of the best kicking 9s in the world, two massive 50/22s already.

Easy peasy…..

Lions maul over again

Brandon the scorer

Pakie will note how Richar Kriel was involved in that one 😂

20-12 Lions

Ospreys feigning injury to catch their breaths

Lions get robbed of a scrum penalty

Tell you what boys, much as I'd like to watch the Lions, the Frenchies are enormous fun. Just had a wild period of play that ended in a try for Le Beep, complete with dodgy passes and intercepted offloads.

Francke Horn doing his usual influential things, this time making a nice steal to stifle Ospreys momentum

Last pass looked forward

Nicely cleaned up by Mpeku and then offloaded on contact by Francke to put out Boeta in...

Francke is the best skipper in SA.

Try awarded

25-12 Lions

20 minutes to go, Lions have a comfy lead and the Ospreys look like they have nothing more to give

As I say that Boeta gets held up

Why did they sign this guy?

Lucu with another 50/22 leading to a maul try for Borries. Who needs penalties when you have Lucu. Excuse my unrelated comments chaps, I can't watch the same game but want to have a chat anyway.

Morné VD Berg on

Ethan Adams in the lineout haha

Very surprised to see all the ways the Lions are looking to use Adams.

Cash looks like he has big plans for him

Old people in love…..yuk!

Dan Edwards off with a yellow. Come on now Lions, score some tries.

Chris Smith is an under valued Flyhalf.
That Ospreys guy didn't deserve a yellow!!!

Here we have the classic example of how insane these head contact rules are

Quan Horn on now

Good morning HasBeen

Yes, Mpeku is in. He's my Fantasy captain today.

Smith across kicks and Mpeku scores

Osprerys coming apart

30-12 Lions

Well done Chris Smith, he held his pass perfectly.

Mpeku in again, keep them coming.

Good afternoon Mozzie. I see above you were having a go at Allende. Hahahahaha. you sure are obsessed!
The Lions are a well coached team.
Hope they do very well and fill up Ellis Park.
Another try.

The Lions backs are so well coached.

They play ball but never irresponsibly.

They swing it across the field a few times now, Ethan Adams makes a steal the Rassie will take notice of and they score again with some slick hands.

This the rugby the Stormers want to play but simply cant

Did you check those hands from Temu to collect that kak pass from Smith boys? Make it hand, he needed only one, of course.

Mahashe on now too.

I really get the feeling that the Lions are at the start of a few years of dominance

Gelant would add the finishing touch to this Lions backline Plum

Plumpster you don't know what rugby the Mighty Stormers will play.
Wait till Wilco, Dixon, Roos, Paul de Villiers, Sasha Chrslin and Williams are in the match 23. Did I forget anyone.
Let's see what happens then