STHK
No.Name
15Tiger Mangweni, FB
14Wylie Human, W
13Frikkie Welsh, C
12De Wet Barry, C
11Mathew Turner, W
10Jaco van der Westhuyzen, FH
9Francois Hougaard, SH
1Jaco Engels, P
2Derick Kuun, H
3Ruan Vermeulen, P
4Ross Skeate, L
5Marco Wentzel, L
6Solly Tyibilika, FL
7Mpho Mbiyozo, FL
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8Darron Nell, N8
Replacements
16Delarey du Preez, R
17Dean Greyling, R
18Lungile Payi, R
19Dries van Schalkwyk, R
20Josh Fowles, R
21Bevin Fortuin, R
22Mzwandile Stick, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

11:00 PM, June 16, 2009
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

82'8-20 End of half
82'8-20 End of half
81'+18-20 End of second half
80'Game over and the Lions have won. The scrum looked solid but the breakdown area is still a major concern for the Lions. O'Gara might have done enough on this performance to make it into the Test side ahead of Jones and Shaw may also have done enough to make the Test squad. It was a physical encounter but it looks as though the only serious injury concern is Euan Murray. Thanks for staying with us at scrum.com
79'It's a penalty and Fowles takes it quickly. The ball comes out of the ruck and Fitzgerald taps it out.
78'Wentzel wins the lineout and the Lions are pushed back and the Kings want one last try here. Skeate barges through but he can't get past Shaw.
77'The Kings receive the ball and aim to launch an attack by moving the ball right. Engels hits the Lions' defence hard but O'Gara now has it and boots it out. Kings' throw.
75'O'Gara kicks the penalty in his half but only reaches Mangweni when he was looking for touch. Mangweni only reaches Earls.
74'The scrum keeps coming down and the ref looks like he's losing his patience as Phillps puts it in.
73'The Lions have the put in at the scrum. 45 yards from the Lions' line.
72'Penalty to the Kings and Van der Westhuyzen has the ball and kicks for touch.
71'Van der Westhuyzen misses again and O'Gara will kick off.
70'Great break from the scrum from Nell and Mbiyozo makes a dart for the line and plants the ball down evading a challenge.
70'8-20 Try - Mpho Mbiyozo , Southern Kings
69'The Kings come forward and Barry smashes the Lions. Van der Westhuyzen makes a scintilating break and the Lions are in trouble. he brought the Kings close to scoring a try there. Scrum and put in to the Kings.
69'3-20 Conversion - Ronan O'Gara , British and Irish Lions
68'O'Gara converts from 5 yards. The Lions are having a much better half;
68'3-18 Penalty try
67'Penalty Try. The Kings keep collapsing the scrum and Nigel Evans the referee sprints to the posts to reward the Lions with a deserved try.
66'phillips with the scrum but the Kings collapse the scrum. It has to be retaken.
65'great recycled move from the Lions and Fitzgerald falls inches short of the line. 5-metre scrum to the Lions.
65'Substitute on - Dries van Schalkwyk , Southern Kings
65'Player substituted - Solly Tyibilika , Southern Kings
65'Substitute on - Shane Williams , British and Irish Lions
65'Player substituted - Ugo Monye , British and Irish Lions
64'O'Gara kicks into the corner and Fitzgerald chases brilliantly to win a lineout.
64'Player substituted - Ross Ford , British and Irish Lions
64'Substitute on - Matthew Rees , British and Irish Lions
62'O'Gara strikes the post and Mangweni boots it out in the Lions half.
62'Yellow card - Ross Skeate , Southern Kings
61'The Kings are down to 14 men after Skeate tries to hold onto the ball. Penalty O'Gara from 45 yards.
59'The Kings turnover and Van der westhuyzen launches it to Earls who hits it back to the Kings' 22.
58'Flutey acts as scrum-half and passes to O'Gara kicks forward but it comes straight back to him.
57'Lions manage to turn the ball over and Blair hots it upfield. D'arcy darts through but his throw to Flutey is poor.
56'The Lions concede another penalty at the breakdown. Van der westhuyzen kicks to touch.
55'The Kings come forward and spread the ball right but Shaw tackles and the Kings have to recycle. Shaw is working superbly in this half.
54'Substitute on - Mzwandile Stick , Southern Kings
54'Player substituted - Wylie Human , Southern Kings
53'Van der westhuyzen's kick reaches Earls but it falls to Mangweni who makes a break. Van der westhuyzen kicks forward and once again reaches Earls who launches the ball upfield again.
52'The Lions get the ball from the lineout and O'gara kicks it upfield and Van der westhuyzen will touch down for a 22 drop out.
52'3-13 Conversion - Ronan O'Gara , British and Irish Lions
51'Van der westhuyzen kicks off and he gets it back and kicks into touch brilliantly in the Lions' 22.
51'3-11 Try - Ugo Monye , British and Irish Lions
51'Player substituted - Delarey du Preez , Southern Kings
51'Substitute on - Jaco Engels , Southern Kings
50'it's a try and O'Gara converts from a difficult angle. O'Gara's doing all he can to get into the final XV for Saturday.
49'The lions have the ball in a ruck and O'Gara gets it from Phillips and kicks cross field. Monye can't reach it but Greyling can't either and Monye touches down. Monye celebrates by kissing the ball but the ref isn't convinced. We're going upstairs.
47'Bit of a kicking war develops between Van der westhuyzen and O'Gara. The Lions win a penalty after a late challenge on phillips from Nell and O'Gara kicks deep into the Kings 22.
46'The Lions move forward in the maul but the Kings win it back at the breakdown and Van der westhuyzen kicks to touch.
45'O'Gara just got whacked and the Lions win a penalty. O'Gara kicks to touch.
45'3-6 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , British and Irish Lions
44'He scores. That took some guts. He was being jeered by the 35,000 strong crown in the 'nice' city. Great kick.
43'A nice jink from Blair and the Lions move forward. A few handbags and the ref asks both sets of players to play rugby. Lions have a penalty for handling. O'Gara to kick from 40-odd yards.
43'Player substituted - Jaco Engels , Southern Kings
43'Substitute on - Delarey du Preez , Southern Kings
42'hougaard has gone off. A blow to the Kings. Lions win the lineout and Worsley bursts forward into the Kings' half.
42'Substitute on - Josh Fowles , Southern Kings
42'Player substituted - Francois Hougaard , Southern Kings
41'O'Gara kicks off and Shaw wins it. The Lions get penalised for holding on and concede a soft penalty in a decent position.
41'3-3 End of first half
40'No time to play it as the ref blows for the break. The Lions were on the backfoot for most of the half against a team that only got together a week ago.
40'3-3 Start of second half
39'O'Gara to re-start and then Shaw knocks-on and it's a penalty to the Kings.
38'van der westhuyzen misses and his kicking at goal today has been poor. He sliced it wide.
37'Ford's throw isn't straight but it goes unnoitced. The the breakdown is attacked by Nell and the Kings have turnover. Kings win a penalty from 30 yards.
36'Kings win their lineout van der westhuyzen kicks forward and reaches touch.
35'The breakaway is now on for the Lions but Monye is tackled but he had Fitzgerald on his left. That was a chance even though the Lions were in thier own half.
34'The Lions win the ball back but Kuun makes a break to the line and a loose pass saves the day for the Lions.
33'The Lions try to run it out with Shaw but Kings win it back and van der westhuyzen tries to reach touch but Mears collects it kicks to touch on the halfway line.
32'The Kings win it back and its kick and chase here. Kuun sprints after it and Welsh harasses Monye who has chased back.
31'The Lions switch the ball right and Hines and the powerful pack drive the Kings forward. The Kings are defending valiantly here.
30'O'Gara with the penalty and he reaches touch in the Kings' half. And the Lions win their lineout.
29'Just as Blair tries to the throw the ball out of the scrum Hines boots the ball by mistake and the Lions lose the ball but Blair puts Barry under pressure and the Lions win it back.
28'van der westhuyzen is coming back on. And it's a lineout to the Kings in the Lions' half. Kuun with the throw.
28'3-3 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , British and Irish Lions
27'O'Gara tries to be too clever and kicks out of play. The Kings win their lineout and Mangweni kicks but Monye marks the ball and the Lions break.
26'O'Gara converts and the Lions have their first points of the day. Mangweni kicks off.
25'Handling in the scrum and the Lions have a penalty in the Kings 22. O'gara can't miss.
24'The Lions continue to pressurise the Kings and switch the ball left. Worsley has it on the left but the throw is poor and its a hospital pass to Earls who gets flattened.
22'Earls then makes an amazing break from his own half. The move of the tour almost brings a superb try when Earls throws forward.
21'Monye has a chance to redeem himself and sprints forward with the ball into the Kings' half.
20'The Lions move the ball left but just as they seem to be playing better Monye drops the ball.
19'The Lions switch the ball to the right but Barry hits O'gara with a tackle and the Kings win a penalty for holding on.
19'Yellow card - Jaco van der Westhuyzen , Southern Kings
18'Lions take advantage of the extra man and push the Kings back in their own half.
17'Hougaard bursts forward but Flutey rescues the situation and then boots forward but is taken out by van der westhuyzen. It was high and awful and van der westhuyzen gets binned.
16'Lions scrum and Blair kicks forward but only reaches Mangweni. van der westhuyzen kicks but it falls to Monye who calls mark and reaches touch with his kick in the Kings' half.
15'Lineout to the Lions and Engels makes a break and the Lions are flustered. The Lions are totally under the cosh here.
15'Player substituted - Bevin Fortuin , Southern Kings
15'Substitute on - Frikkie Welsh , Southern Kings
14'Lions win the scrum but O'gara kicks to mangweni. van der westhuyzen then makes a break but he chucks the ball behind him and the Kings lose the ball.
13'A nice move by the Kings and Barry kicks from hand perfectly to the corner and this will put the Lions under pressure.
13'Substitute on - Ronan O'Gara , British and Irish Lions
13'Player substituted - James Hook , British and Irish Lions
12'The turf is mostly sand and its taking its toll on the players as Hook has to be replaced.
11'van der westhuyzen missed and didn't even reach. The Kings make a break with Turner and Wentzel but the ref calls play back. Lucky break there for the Lions.
11'Player substituted - Ruan Vermeulen , Southern Kings
11'Substitute on - Dean Greyling , Southern Kings
10'Kings spread the ball with van der westhuyzen and the move is alowed to go on despite a suspicious forward pass. The Lions concede a penalty in the ruck for handling on the ground and van der westhuyzen has another penalty from the same distance.
9'Kings take a penalty and van der westhuyzen reaches touch and the Kings win their lineout in the Lions' half.
8'Euan Murray is also going off and he is replaced by Adam Jones. The Lions have the put-in at the scrum. Blair then takes a cheeky Free-kick and the Lions break but his throw goes out of play.
8'Substitute on - Adam Jones , British and Irish Lions
8'Player substituted - Euan Murray , British and Irish Lions
8'Player substituted - Frikkie Welsh , Southern Kings
8'Substitute on - Bevin Fortuin , Southern Kings
7'Hines passes to Hook from the ruck and Hook sprints forward but gets flattened by Fortuin. Hook is receiving treatment. Only four days to go till the first Test and the this is the last thing the Lions and McGeechan want.
6'Lions almost lose their own lineout but Blair recovered the situation with a great take on the ground.
5'The Lions drive the scrum forward. Its their biggest pack of the tour. And they drive the Kings back with ease.
4'Kuun drives the Kings forward but the Kings concede a penalty and the Lions have the scrum in their own half.
3'The Lions try moving the ball right in their own half but they can't get past the halfway and concede a penalty. The Kings look physical at the moment.
2'van der westhuyzen converts majestically from 40 yards. The Kings have the lead.
2'3-0 Penalty goal - Jaco van der Westhuyzen , Southern Kings
1'Kings kick-off with van der westhuyzen. Taken by Blair and he kicks forward but the Kings spread the ball left and win a penalty for offside.
1'It's crunch time for the Lions as they head to the brand new Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for their final tour game before the first Test in Durban on Saturday. Their opponents in Port Elizabeth are the Southern Kings, with the Lions' players hoping to impress and make a last-ditch impression on Ian McGeechan's Test plans. In a late change, Ugo Monye starts on the wing in place of Shane Williams, the Wales wing having been laid low by a stomach bug and only fit for a place on the bench. Join us for LIVE commentary at 13.00 GMT.
1'0-0 Start of first half