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FULL-TIME: LIONS 30-23 STORMERS. The Lions have finally beaten the Stormers in the URC thanks to a fast start at Ellis Park.
PENALTY, STORMERS, MATHEE. 30-23.
The Stormers will kick at goal deep into stoppage time to secure a losing bonus point.
The refs brings a frenetic passage of play to a halt for a knock on.
The Stormers are looking for a late score here.
The Stormers do well to contest the breakdown and win a relieving penalty.
The Lions kick to the line and they launch a rare attack in this second half.
But the scrum penalty goes against the feed to the Lions.
Stormers boss John Dobson looks dejected in the coach's box as his team trails by 10 with five minutes to go.
The Stormers will put the ball into the scrum just outside their own 22.
This game is loose and fast. The Lions and Stormers are going blow for blow in these final 10 minutes.
From the restart, the Lions concede a penalty for taking a Stormers player out in the air. That is the last thing the Lions wanted.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, MATHEE. 30-20.
TRY, STORMERS, ROOS. 30-18. The Stormers strike back. Can they complete a comeback?
Can the Lions defence hold on for the remainder of the match?
And the Lions survive again courtesy of another splendid turnover on the tryline. This is heroic by the Lions.
The Lions are down to 14 men after Richard Kriel was send off for a deliberate knock on.
The Stormers are camping in the Lions' half on the field.
The Stormers spurn yet another scoring opportunity.
A big chance for the Stormers goes begging as Mathee slips. But they win a penalty.
PENALTY, LIONS, LOMBARD. 30-13.
The Lions win another kickable penalty. Lombard lines up a shot.
But the Lions' stern defensive structure is winning so far.
The Stormers are throwing everything at the Lions, but the hosts are holding firm.
The Stormers are on attack now.
It's chaotic on the field now. Lots of handling errors.
Springbok Ben-Jason Dixon comes onto the field for the Stormers.
PENALTY, LIONS, LOMBARD. 27-13.
The Lions win a kickable penalty.
LOMBARD GOES DEEP WITH THE KICK OFF.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, MATHEE. 24-13.
TRY, STORMERS, GELANT. 24-11. With the Stormers attack going sideways, the fullback takes it upon himself to have a crack at the Lions and hit runs through the defence with a couple of show and go's to score.
The Stormers have to up their game here.
The Stormers' defence are picked apart again. But Gelant does well to halt Horn and to force a turnover penalty.
All the 50/50 calls are going against the Stormers. Scrum to the Lions.
SECOND HALF KICK-OFF: Mathee restarts the game to get us going in the second half.
HALF-TIME: LIONS 24-6 STORMERS. The visitors go into the break trailing by 18 points. The Cape side will have their work cut out for them in the second half.
The Lions intercept and hacks the ball down field. Gelant tracks back for the Stormers and returns the kick. The Lions secure possession, but there's a knock which ends the first half.
Here come the Stormers with a rolling maul.
Evan Roos carries strongly to take the Stormers close to the tryline. But the Lions are pinged. The Stormers will kick to the line.
The Stormers' defence in the wider channels is questionable. All three the Lions' tries have come from poor defence on the touchline.
CONVERSION, LIONS, LOMBARD. 24-6.
TRY, LIONS, LOUW. 22-6. The inside centre pounces an a loose ball after Edwill van der Merwe's chip kick over the top is fumbled at the back by the Stormers.
The Stormers are not getting any return from their attacking plays.
PENALTY, STORMERS, MATHEE. 17-6.
The shape of the Stormers attack needs work as another one breaks down.
The Stormers are playing under an advantage, as the Lions were too slow to roll away at the ruck.
But this is a determined Lions outfit. They stream into the breakdown and win turnover possession.
The Lions go aerial with a high bomb, but Ben Loader leaps highest to secure possession in the air.
The Stormers have been forced to make 32 tackles in the opening 25 minutes.
This is a high octane encounter and so far the Lions are the dominant force.
CONVERSION, LIONS, LOMBARD. 17-3.
TRY, LIONS, VAN WYK. 15-3. The Lions go coast to coast, with Quan Horn, Morne van den Berg and Henco van Wyk running riot.
The Lions are strip the Stormers of the ball and are trying to run from deep again.
Mathee goes long with his kick restart, but the Lions respond in kind with a solid clearance kick.
CONVERSION, LIONS, LOMBARD. 10-3.
TRY, LIONS, VAN DEN BERG. 8-3. The Lions hit back with a beautiful try after their Springboks Quan Horn and Van den Berg combine to unlock the Stormers defence.
That's a big three points for the Stormers, especially since they're down to 14 men.
PENALTY, STORMERS, MATHEE. 3-3.
The Lions' aggressive contesting at the ruck is deemed illegal. Penalty to the Stormers.
YELLOW CARD, STORMERS, GELANT. The fullback was sent off for deliberate slowing the ball down.
PENALTY, LIONS, LOMBARD. 3-0.
Henco van Wyk goes on a sizzling run, leaving several defenders in his wake. But Gelant takes him down just before the tryline. However, the Stormers tackler is then pinged for rolling to the wrong side at the ruck.
The Stormers feed the scrum and Mathee finds touch on the half-way line.
The Stormers feed the scrum and Mathee finds touch on the half-way line.
Horn breaks the line for the Lions and frees up Kriel for a little run down the flank. But the Stormers' scramble defence does well to track back and force a handling error.
The Stormers run at the Lions' line again, but Horn steals possession away from them and Van den Berg clears.
And again, it comes to nothing for the Stormers. The Lions' defence is holding strong for now.
This is not good from the Lions. They concede another penult for streaking offside in the danger zone. The Stormers set a lineout.
Ben Loader comes in off his wing and takes the ball to the line to get the Stormers on the front foot.
First scrum of the game goes the way of the Stormers.
Oh that's poor execution by the Lions at the lineout.
Discipline is going to be an issue in this game. The Lions concede a penalty and the Stormers go on attack, but then the visitors are penalised, giving the hosts an easy exit.
The Lions have come to play. They run the ball from deep, finding gaps in the defence. But a poorly executed grubber kick travels nowhere, gifting possession to the Stormers.
Big mistake by Richard Kriel, as he takes the Stormers' clearance kick into touch.
And the Lions immediately win possession back before Van den Berg finds space in behind the Stormers defence with a neat little dink over the top.
KICK-OFF! We're underway with the first half here in Joburg… It's the Lions against the Stormers!
Frans Malherbe leads the Stormers out on the field on the occasion of his 150th cap for the Cape side.
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Subs: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Paul de Villiers, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Jonathan Roche.
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (captain), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman. Subs: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Jarod Cairns, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Lubabalo Dobela, 23 Manuel Rass.
The Lions lie down in 14th place in the URC table, while the Stormers are just three spots above them in 11th.
Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the URC clash between the Lions and Stormers, brought to you live from Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
Lions v Stormers, URC, 14:30
