The Lions gave Jaco Kriel the most deserved of valedictories when they breezed past Zebre 50-35 in their final United Rugby Championship game of the season on Saturday afternoon. | Sport24news
The 33-year-old Kriel, born in Standerton, even had the honour of scoring in his final professional game as his body has finally given up on him.
It also gave what was a meaningless fixture some context, with the Lions giving the winless Zebre an 18th consecutive defeat this season while collecting the ninth victory of a campaign that promised so much.The game had all the makings of an end-of-season game with nothing to be gained for both teams.
However, where the Bulls offered a lot in defence, these two teams were happy to trade tries like two heavyweight boxers landing punches. Gesi then responded with his second try in the 28th and after Kriel scored in the 32nd minute, Gesi completed his hat-trick in the 35th minute to give the guests a 22-19 lead.
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