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Hoewel hulle uitstekend op die aanval en verdediging gelyk het, het hulle gereeld strafskoppe afgestaan wat hulle van momentum ontneem het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ja, flank Siba Mahashe het eerste vir die Lions gaan druk, maar \u2019n verbroude stelskop deur Chris Smith het die dominerende Lions-span slegs 5-0 laat voorloop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc08 \ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc08 \ud83e\udd81\ud83d\udca5<br><br>Siba Mahashe with pace and power for the Lions opener \ud83d\ude24\ud83c\udfc9<br><br>\ud83d\udcfa Stream <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VURC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VURC<\/a> on DStv: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0P0NNhnwKw\">https:\/\/t.co\/0P0NNhnwKw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jwcljxh7er\">pic.twitter.com\/jwcljxh7er<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SSRugby\/status\/2037905841798488169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sodoende het senter Aneurin Owen, n\u00e1 \u2019n strafskop en lynstaan, onder die pale gaan druk om die voordeel weer in die Dragons se guns te swaai met \u2019n telling van 5-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Met drie\u00eb deur die Lions se Richard Kriel en die Dragons se Owen, was die halftyd-telling 18-14 in die Lions se guns. Chris Smith het ook met twee strafskoppe tot di\u00e9 telling bygedra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dragons-vleuel Rio Dyer het vanaf \u2019n briljante skopaangee in die hoek oorgeduik om die Walliese span 18-21 te laat voorloop vroeg in die tweede helfte. Die Lions kon gelukkig enkele minute daarna met vinnige hande en \u2019n puik aanval vir Chris Smith doellyn toe help om die telling 25-21 te maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nico Steyn gets his brace \ud83e\udd81\ud83c\udfc9<br><br>The Lions are biting back at the Dragons \ud83d\udca5<br><br>\ud83d\udcfa Stream <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VURC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VURC<\/a> on DStv: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0P0NNhnwKw\">https:\/\/t.co\/0P0NNhnwKw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zmQqdOIIiG\">pic.twitter.com\/zmQqdOIIiG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SuperSport Rugby (@SSRugby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SSRugby\/status\/2037922770311397622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Lions het sterk op die aanval gebly en twee drie\u00eb deur Nico Steyn, en een deur Erich Cronje het die Lions se puntetelling tot 42 opgestoot. \u2019n drie deur die Dragons se Dyer het \u2019n goeie verweer gebring, maar was uiteindelik nie genoeg om op Ellispark te wen nie. Eindtelling 42-26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die Lions se speler van die wedstryd was Nico Steyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickoff.com\/rugby\/urc\/lions-beat-dragons-42-26-to-secure-bonus-point-and-boost-urc-play-off-hopes\">Lees die volledige wedstrydverslag op KickOff.com hier.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hul dissipline het aanvanklik die Lions erg in die steek gelaat. Hoewel hulle uitstekend op die aanval en verdediging gelyk het, het hulle gereeld strafskoppe afgestaan wat hulle van momentum ontneem het. 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