JOHANNESBURG, April 14 (Reuters) – The Bulls ran rampant as
they thumped the Lions 32-18 in an all-South African Super Rugby
match in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The Pretoria-based Bulls scored five tries to two to consign
the hapless Lions to their sixth consecutive defeat.
The margin of victory could have been a lot higher if Bulls
flyhalf Morne Steyn had not missed three conversions and two
penalty kicks.
The victory was the Bulls’ fifth out of seven matches.
“The first half was quite tough but we got our game going in
the second half,” Bulls captain Pierre Spies said.
“The Lions were very good on defence but we are glad we got
a bonus point because going forward that could be very
important,” he added.
The unfancied Lions made a fast start to the match and took
the lead in the second minute when scrumhalf Tian Meyer charged
down a kick from Steyn before gathering the loose ball to go
over for a converted try.
Lions outside centre Jaco Taute kicked a long-range penalty
kick as the hosts moved into a 10-0 lead after 15 minutes.
But the Bulls dominated possession and finally breached the
Lions defence in the 18th minute when wing Akona Ndungane went
over in the right-hand corner after a powerful midfield surge
from number eight Spies.
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