Lions dish out dazzling performance despite paltry crowd: A 14-men Lions side thrashed Racing 92, 51 – 28 in the Challenge Cup last night under the lights at Ellis Park to make it to the quarterfinal of the competition.
In what can be described as the Lions’ biggest game in recent years post the Super Rugby era, the turnout at Ellis Park was rather substandard for a knockout game against club rugby giants Racing. The disappointment in the turnout was confirmed by a spectator who said on his way to the stands, “there’s a team from France but it’s empty”.
mentioned during the week they wanted to play attacking rugby. They implemented that game plan while the visitors, on the other hand, were depending on their big forward pack but that proved to be a wrong decision as they could not get near the quick Lions' backline when attempting a tackle. Ivan van Rooyen’s side was at their very best, they moved the ball swiftly through the middle of the park to the wide channels.
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