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Lions pull off URC upset by stunning Bulls in Pretoria

By PA

04 Mar 2023

Willem Alberts of Emirates Lions . (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Lions produced a shock 29-25 derby victory over Bulls in the United Rugby Championship.

Sanele Nohamba scored 24 points – a try, five penalties and two conversions – as Lions, who started the weekend in 12th spot, upset the sixth-placed Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.

Lions led 20-3 after 25 minutes with tries from wing Edwill van der Merwe and scrum-half Nohamba.

Bulls fought back and Wandisile Simelane (2), Sbu Nkosi and Johan Grobbelaar crossed, with Morne Steyn kicking five points, to give them a 25-23 lead with 18 minutes remaining.

But Nohamba landed two penalties in the final quarter and fierce defence on their own line saw them hold out for victory.

The win ended a run of 10 successive defeats for Lions against South African teams.

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Probably blooded more new players than any other country but still gets stick. If any other coach did same , they would get ripped to shreds. When you are at the top , people will always try to knock you down.

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frandinand 38 minutes ago

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Must be because he's an English coach coaching an English team.

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RedWarrior 1 hour ago

Did Rassie Erasmus miss a trick with his latest South Africa squad?

By that logic the Boks could play Wales and Scotland and call it a tour of the UK.

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Nobody learns anything pumping a team by 50.

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Bull Shark 2 hours ago

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It could be about the cut. It doesn’t seem wise to risk a reinjury.

Also an opportunity to give others a run.

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Bull Shark 2 hours ago

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It a hypothesis sure, perhaps Felix has a sweet deal lined up somewhere else. But I also don’t think he’d say something about that environment if it wasn’t true. He doesn’t strike me as a douche.

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Bull Shark 2 hours ago

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Just a hypothesis. What on earth else could be the issue with regards to the environment as claimed by Felix?

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