Try-fest sees Bulls edge Lions on Super Hero Sunday
The Bulls have edged the Lions in an entertaining Super Rugby friendly played at the FNB Stadium as part of Super Hero Sunday.
The Pretoria-based franchise ran out 40-35 winners in a match in which 11 tries were scored.
The first half saw the Lions opening the scoring through Dan Kriel and running in another two tries through Duncan Matthews, all of which were converted by Elton Jantjies.
The Bulls scored through Abongilie Nonkontwana who crashed over from a driving maul as well as centre Johnny Kotze with veteran flyhalf Morne Steyn slotting both conversions for the Lions to lead 21-14 at half-time.
The second half started with the the Bulls drawing level when Manie Libbok pounced on a loose ball to canter over for a converted try.
They then took a 26-21 lead when Divan Rossouw crossed over in the left-hand corner for an uncoverted try after some crisp handling.
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