Lions leave it late against Jaguares
First five-eighth Elton Jantjies kicked the only penalty of the game to help the Lions escape with a 24-21 home win over the Jaguares in a tight Super Rugby match at Ellis Park yesterday. It was the seventh win in eight games for last year’s runners-up but they were fortunate against feisty opponents as they stayed top of their conference. The error-prone Lions missed several chances to pull level but with 10 minutes left Ruan Ackermann finished off an attacking move that started deep in the hosts’ own half before Jantjies’ late The Jaguares drop to a four win-four loss record.