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VIDEO: Lions rampant despite this Coetzee red card for knee to the head

Lions hooker Robbie Coetzee

Lions racked up their 10th consecutive Super Rugby victory with a 54-10 bonus-point victory over Southern Kings, despite having Robbie Coetzee sent-off after 30 minutes on Sunday.

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By the time Coetzee received his marching orders for charging into a ruck and hitting Chris Cloete’s head with his knee, the league leaders were already 12-3 up following tries from Andries Ferreira and Courtnall Skosan.

Ferreira went over in the 11th minute when the referee played an advantage that allowed the Lions to drive forward, and their second try was more fluid with Skosan collecting a neat pass from Warren Whiteley before running in to score.

Whiteley was again involved after 40 minutes when Kwagga Smith scored a superb try. The Springbok captain created space for Smith to run into before feeding him the ball and the flanker skilfully side-stepped a cover tackle to score.

Further tries followed from Malcolm Marx, Jacques van Rooyen, Smith and Faf de Klerk, before Andries Coetzee broke the Kings’ line and ran the length of the field to wrap up an emphatic victory.

Kings did prove that their high-flying opponents could be penetrated when Elton Jantjies, whose kicking was excellent throughout, had a pass intercepted by Luzuko Vulindlu and the winger broke through to score.

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But it was scant consolation for the visitors as Johan Ackermann’s side ran out comfortable winners.

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Bok rule-benders are changing the game. They deserve respect

I support playing rugby in the spirit of the game, I detest mauls but respect it as a valid and interesting exception to the obstruction laws, it's requiring though less penalty options against the defenders with collapsing penalties only for blatant intent.


I detest all the scrum penalties dished out to teams deep inside their own half and think it should be play on if the ball is playable from a scrum if it collapsed rather than a penalty.


I detest silly antics like ‘lineouts’ in the middle of the field and intentional kickoffs to offside players. That to me is disrespectful of our amazing sport.


I support policing the offside laws intensely to ensure so called rush defence isn't simply offside.


I support penalizing all players leaving their feet at the ruck, players flying in and flopping onto the pile to seal off the ball.


I detest the current situation where defenders put their hands on the ball and are then warned, it should be a penalty then yellow.


Penalizing players coming into the ruck from the side and taking out defenders.


I support wingers and fullbacks scoring most of the tries.


I support any team that plays their rugby positively and not cynical slowdowns.


I see players like DuPont, Arendse, Will Jordan, French outside backs with blistering pace and want those players to have the time and space to be superstars.


I want teams that field eight forwards on the bench to be well beaten by teams that field five.


Midfielders I want more Moodies and less Allende battering rams.


Libbok and Pollard I respect both types of first five but would pick Pollard in a world cup final.


I want penalties to be reduced to two points and tries increased to six, except maul tries, they should be reduced to four points.

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