The return of a number of skilled gamers couldn’t make the distinction for the Lions in Kimberley as their winless Currie Cup marketing campaign continued with a 49-17 loss to Griquas on Wednesday afternoon.
The Lions, who’ve been taking part in within the Currie Cup with a really younger squad, welcomed the likes of Jannie du Plessis, James Tedder, Ginter Smuts and Rabz Maxwane to the group to face Griquas.
Nonetheless, that did little to assist because the Lions’ winless woes continued.
For Griquas, who led 14-3 at half time, the win additional entrenched their place within the prime 4. Pieter Bergh’s group at the moment are stage on 15 factors with the third-placed Vodacom Bulls, who face the Sharks afterward Wednesday, and have a nine-point lead on Western Province, who face the Cheetahs.
The Lions did take an early lead within the match by means of Tedder’s penalty, however from there it was all Griquas as the house facet scored tries by means of wing Munier Hartzenberg and scrumhalf Johan Mulder within the first half.
Despite the fact that they misplaced lock Derik Pretorius to a yellow card, Griquas continued their momentum within the second half, with Sango Xamlashe and younger prop Kudzwai Dube going over to seal the four-try bonus level.
In an end-to-end end, the Lions scored a few excellently labored tries by means of substitute James Mollentze and wing Divan Rossouw, however these would solely show to be a comfort.
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