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Lions scrum inside the Sharks half
This game shows why rugby is losing viewers. The officials have already decided the lions must win. A penalty for touching the shoulder with the ref saying intent to tackle high? With the yellow card the tmo went looking for a penalty. You can clearly see he thought the tackle was high it wasn't then he went to a maul.
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line out Lions, they gather and look to go wide but knock the ball on inside the Sharks half
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Lions get the second half underway
I thought rugby was a hard game until now, some of these decisions are pathetic- mind you the officials seem to only be watching for transgressions by the Sharks
To change the outcome of a well played match just because of stupid over emphasised rules is ridiculous.
Rugby used to be hard as nails, best they get their ballet shoes out in the second half!
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Elton Jantjies converts reducing the deficit to 3
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On the stroke of half time Marx powers over the line for the Lions first try of the game
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Ettienne Oosthuizen goes for 10 because of a clean out around the neck