Lions stun Bulls at home

Lions stuns Bulls

Marco van Staden of the Vodacom Blue Bulls tackles Courtnall Skosan of the Emirates Lions during the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA match between Emirates Lions and Vodacom Bulls at Emirates Airline Park on May 22. Photograph: Gordon Arons.

The DHL Stormers clawed their way to a morale-boosting 25-22 victory over the Cell C Sharks in Durban on May 23.
The day also saw the Emirates Lions shock the Vodacom Bulls 34-33 for their first win of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA campaign.
Tim Swiel kicked two late penalty goals to secure a second successive away win for the Cape side, just as he did in the previous round against the Emirates Lions.
After coming close on several occasions, the Emirates Lions bagged their first win and handed the Vodacom Bulls their first defeat of the competition.
Both were surprising results, it was the Durbanites’ first defeat in nine games at Jonsson Kings Park, while the men from Pretoria were brought back to the ground after a very impressive victory over the Sharks last weekend.
As a result of Saturday’s surprise outcomes, the Stormers have now jumped into second place on the log thanks to a slightly better points difference than the Sharks, who missed out on an outside chance to go top of the standings.
With two games to go, the Bulls have 15 points, and they are followed by the Stormers and Sharks on 11 points each, while the Lions improved their tally to eight points.