{"id":12000,"date":"2012-07-01T00:05:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T22:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/rugby-stormers-too-strong-for-lions-in-super-rugby\/"},"modified":"2012-07-01T00:05:57","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T22:05:57","slug":"rugby-stormers-too-strong-for-lions-in-super-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-stormers-too-strong-for-lions-in-super-rugby\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Stormers too strong for Lions in Super Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">CAPE TOWN, June 30<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; The Stormers strengthened<br \/>\ntheir position atop the South African Super Rugby conference<br \/>\nwith a 27-17 victory over the Lions at Newlands on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The win gave the Stormers 58 points, four behind overall<br \/>\nleaders Waikato Chiefs and nine ahead of their nearest South<br \/>\nAfrican challengers.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They were made to work hard against a Lions team which went<br \/>\ninto the match having claimed just two victories in this year&#8217;s<br \/>\ncompetition.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The unfancied Lions trailed by three points with 10 minutes<br \/>\nleft before two tries in a six-minute spell ended their hopes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u201cWe weren&#8217;t good enough at the breakdown,&#8221; Stormers skipper<br \/>\nJean de Villiers said in a pitchside interview. &#8220;\u201cWe need to<br \/>\nimprove a lot but I&#8217;m happy with the win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Stormers edged into a 6-3 lead after 27 minutes thanks<br \/>\nto two penalties from flyhalf Peter Grant, the Lions replying<br \/>\nwith a penalty from Elton Jantjies.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first try came after 30 minutes when Stormers wing Danie<br \/>\nPoolman made a searing midfield break and fullback Gio Aplon<br \/>\nlanded his sixth try of the season.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Grant added the conversion as the Stormers went to the break<br \/>\n13-3 up.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Johannesburg-based Lions began the second half the<br \/>\nstrongest and, eight minutes in, narrowed the deficit when<br \/>\nflanker Josh Strauss burst clear from a ruck before setting off<br \/>\non a 22-metre run on his way to a converted try.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE TOWN, June 30 (Reuters) &#8211; The Stormers strengthened their position atop the South African Super Rugby conference with a 27-17 victory over the Lions at Newlands on Saturday. The win gave the Stormers 58 points, four behind overall leaders Waikato Chiefs and nine ahead of their nearest South African challengers. 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