Super 14 highlights 2010 – Round 2: Lions VS Chiefs

Everything seems normal down here Mr Kahui...

Lions VS Chiefs: The Lions hosted the Chiefs in the last match of Friday night. Fresh from their win at the Shark Tank, six days earlier, the Chiefs came out all guns blazing and took an early lead against the Lions, the perennial whipping boys of Super Rugby over the last few seasons.

The Chiefs opened the try scoring bonanza in just the 2nd minute of the game, when Callum Bruce switched directions, rounding the Loins forwards and crossing the chalk for the first try of 18 to be seen in this match up. Each team scoring 9 tries each, with the difference being made up of penalty goals and conversions.

Lions’ teenage flyer, Wandile Mjekevu, scored 3 tries in the match-up, as did Chiefs #13, and All Black, Richard Kahui.

Not only was the game a free-for-all try scoring festival, but penalties were being handed out like flyers at a busy city intersection. 32 Penalties in total were conceded during the game, with the Chiefs being guilty of 21 of those.

My two cents worth:

In what has to be one of the most shocking stats I have ever come across, Lions centres, Doppies La Grange and Deon van Rensburg missed 6 tackles each during the game, whilst the midfield of the Chiefs, in Callum Bruce and Richard Kahui missed 4 tackles a piece.
Th Lions missed 48 tackles in total, whilst the Chiefs missed 44 tackles, making up a total of 92 missed tackles during the game, in-case anyone was wondering why the scoreline looks like it does.
Surely at some point, match fees have to be forfeited to charity with stats as kak as that?
Wandile Mjekevu gained a total of 151m with his runs.