{"id":36889,"date":"2014-05-25T14:34:56","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T12:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2014\/05\/force-29-15-lions-19-9\/"},"modified":"2014-05-25T14:34:56","modified_gmt":"2014-05-25T12:34:56","slug":"force-29-15-lions-19-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/force-29-15-lions-19-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Force 29 (15) Lions 19 (9)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lions put up a very brave fight in their final Vodacom Super Rugby tour match, but two late tries by the Force meant they lost this encounter by 29-19 in Perth on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors from Johannesburg refused to give up against the high-flying Force. Unfortunately their defence leaked tries at crucial stages of the match and it was a five-pointer in the 79th minute by the home team&#8217;s captain, Matt Hodgson, which sealed the win for them.<\/p>\n<p>The Force, back in Perth after their South African tour, managed to find holes in the Lions&#8217; defence when they needed to and they exploited this well.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions were still in control shortly before the break at 9-3, but two quick tries by the Force meant they started the second half leading by 15-9.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth Marnitz Boshoff penalty goal saw the gap close to 15-12 and with six minutes to go, the Lions were still in with a sniff, but they again conceded a try which gave the Force some breathing space.<\/p>\n<p>Still the visitors refused to give up and the hit back almost immediately when Elton Jantjies went over for a converted try to make it 22-19, but then Hodgson got his second and it was all over for the men from Ellis Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scorers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Force &#8211; Tries: Matt Hodgson (2), Jayden Hayward, Chris Tuatara-Morrison. Conversions: Sias Ebersohn, Hayward (2). Penalty goal: Ebersohn.<\/li>\n<li>Lions &#8211; Try:\u00a0 Elton Jantjies. Conversion: Jantjies. 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