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The Southern Kings crashed out of Super Rugby at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday evening despite beating the Lions 23-18 in the second promotion-relegation playoff game.
The Lions took a seven-point lead into the final playoff game after beating the Southern Kings 26-19 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth last weekend and the Kings came desperately close to wiping out the deficit.
The Southern Kings led 9-8 at the break, but fell behind shortly after the resumption of play – only to stage a match-winning fightback in the final 10 minutes.
But it was too little too late as the Lions fought their way back into Super Rugby for the 2014 season.
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