Jantjies stars as Lions advance along Easy Street
Elton Jantjies played a starring role as Lions extended their Super Rugby winning streak to nine matches with a 51-14 mauling of Bulls.
Springbok fly-half Jantjies provided 16 points and was at the heart of Lions' play as they ran in seven tries for a bonus-point victory.
Ruan Combrinck opened the scoring in the second minute and doubled his tally at the end of the first half, adding to efforts from Kwagga Smith, Ruan Dreyer and captain Warren Whiteley.
Jan Serfontein and Jesse Kriel got on the board for Bulls, but Franco Mostert's try three minutes after the restart scuppered their hopes of a comeback.
Lions controlled the rest of the match, but did not add to their score until Lionel Mapoe touched down and Jantjies had the final say, adding the extras with the last kick of the game.
Southern Kings fell to a first defeat in four as Brumbies rallied to a 19-10 victory with two unanswered second-half tries.
Josh Mann-Rea responded to an early penalty try awarded to the Kings, but a missed conversion and a Lionel Cronje penalty gave the South Africa franchise a five-point lead at the break.
But Aidan Toua and Tom Banks ran in scores within seven minutes of one another and Wharenui Hawera converted both as Brumbies ended a run of four straight losses.
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Ben Smith please write up something better than this. The Springboks would have won the world cup if you were 15 men on the field. They would have found a way, they always find a way to beat the All Blacks.
Go to commentsGOTTA MAKE ‘THE GEORGE’ HAPPEN!!!! That’s a great idea! A trans Tasman midget battle on ANZAC Day. I don’t think the ABs Wallabies game should be a one off winner takes all though, just the first match with the other two later in the year with the RC. Reason being, no one will ever shut up about how aussies couldn’t win it when it was a 3 match series.
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