Gutted Lions lick their wounds
The highveld side have a week off and must now prepare for their trip to Australia and New Zealand
17 February 2020 - 17:33
With two defeats from their first three Super Rugby games‚ the Lions will go into their bye week with much to ponder. Their latest setback arrived in the form of a heartbreaking 33-30 defeat to the Stormers at Ellis Park but they will take comfort from that loss.
Twice the Lions had to pick themselves up from the canvas against the much-fancied Stormers and even played themselves into a position to snatch an unlikely victory when they turned a 15-26 deficit into a 30-26 lead with three minutes to go. But a Ruhan Nel try after the hooter jolted them back to reality...
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