JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Lions ran in eight tries and claimed a bonus point as they beat the New South Wales Waratahs 55-36 in a free-flowing Super Rugby clash at Ellis Park on Saturday. An error-strewn second half stemmed the scoring frenzy but the Lions added three more while the Waratahs scored twice including a fine move finished off in style by Israel Folau. Lions captain Warren Whiteley was the first to cross over with a pick up and drive as the Lions looked for a second win of the season after both teams triumphed in their opening games of this year's Super Rugby campaign. But the Waratahs quickly replied when captain Michael Hooper took advantage of panicky defence to make the score 14-14 with less than 20 minutes played. The altitude and travel took its toll in the second half as Janse van Rensburg, Sylvain Mahuza and Malcolm Marx added tries for the Lions with David McDuling getting a career first for the Waratahs.

Source: The Star March 04, 2017 15:22 UTC