Lions score fastest ever try from kickoff in South African rugby history

Round two of South Africa's Currie Cup took place this wekeend with the Lions recording a convincing victory over the Pumas in Johannesburg in their opening match of the campaign. Things started even better than they could have hoped, with a try just seconds after kickoff. Lourens Erasmus scored the fastest ever Currie Cup try from the kickoff, and one of the fastest ever witnessed when he gathered the ball from the kickoff and galloped in virtually untouched. The mobile second rower dotted down in just 8.5 seconds, which actually could have been even faster had he grounded it as soon as he c…