Statistics: Lions vs Emerging Springboks
In the rain, hail and wind the Lions and the Emerging Springboks drew with a try when time was up and a conversion from touch as the rain made it as hard as possible for Willem de Waal.
South Africa’s kindergarten, all uncapped players, were overjoyed with the draw, the Lions grumpy and talking about the conditions. Ian McGeechan praised his side but had nothing to say about the opponents in a match which he labelled “a kicking game in a monsoon”.
Result
B&I Lions vs Emerging Springboks, 13-13
Sanctions
There were no cards.
Possession
B&I Lions vs Emerging Springboks
Penalties conceded: 17
B&I Lions: 9
Emerging Springboks: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
B&I Lions:
Tackle: 5 (Powell, O’Callaghan*, Flutey, Shaw, Monye)
offside: 2 (Flutey* 2)
Scrum: 1 (Payne)
Discipline: 1 (Powell – high tackle)
Emerging Springboks:
Tackle: 5 (Vulindlu, Deysel, Du Preez* 2, Steenkamp)
Scrum: 2 (Du Preez, Cilliers*)
Discipline: 1 (Vermeulen – obstruction)
The Lions missed a penalty kick at goal, the Emerging Springboks two.
Free kicks conceded
B&I Lions: 3 (1 scrum, 2 marks)
Emerging Springboks: 3 (1 scrum, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Line-outs
B&I Lions: 13 (3 lost)
Emerging Springboks: 19 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Scrums
B&I Lions: 7 (2 resets, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty, 1 lost)
Emerging Springboks: 10 (6 resets, 6 collapses, 2 penalties, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
B&I Lions: 2
Emerging Springboks: 3
Stoppages: 85
Tries: 2
B&I Lions: 1
Emerging Springboks: 1
