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Match Highlights - Impressive Lions see off Jaguares to seal Waratahs semi
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The Lions remain on course for a third successive Super Rugby final after booking a semi-final berth with a 40-23 win over the Jaguares in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Three first-half tries and 20 points from the boot of Elton Jantjies made it a comfortable victory for the only remaining South African franchise, who are attempting to ease the pain of back-to-back defeats in the decider.
The Jaguares, in their first play-off appearance, did threaten a comeback when Bautista Delguy and Pablo Matera both crossed in the space of six minutes at the start of the second half.
But a converted Andries Coetzee try pushed the hosts' buffer back out to 11 points and their passage was all but secure with a Jantjies field goal, the 27-year-old later adding a third penalty for good measure.
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Ruan Combrinck, Harold Vorster and Malcolm Marx had earlier set the South African Conference winners on their way with a try apiece in a blistering first 30 minutes.
The Lions' success keeps alive the possibility of a repeat of last year's final, when they lost 25-17 to the Crusaders.
First, however, comes a home semi-final against the Waratahs, the Australian side earning their place in the final four with a come-from-behind 30-23 defeat of the Highlanders.
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I'm very aware that GB is not UK.
Also that the British Isles are not the same as the British Islands.
I still think your objection to calling this a tour to the UK is stupid and pedantic.
I repeat what I send earlier, the Boks are not playing anywhere except in the UK.
It's legitimate therefore to call this a tour to the UK.
But this is boring now, goodnight, goodbye. And good luck with your crusade (that really doesn't have any bearing on what the article is discussing.)
Go to commentsHappy for Asher Opoku-Fordjour but why oh why is he the only new face, Borthwick didn't have to change 50% of the team but surely another 2 or 3 squad guys could have been given the chance to show what they could do? What can we possibly learn from this game other than we can beat Japan with a strong team.... hold the front page....!!
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