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Lions beat Ospreys after strong second half

The 10bet Lions erased a halftime deficit with five tries in the second half to beat the Ospreys 35-19 at Ellis Park.

9 October 2026 | 07:36 Deur 2 min lees
10bet Lions-spelers op die aanval teen die Ospreys op Ellis Park
Die 10bet Lions het die Ospreys met 35-19 op Ellis Park geklop. Foto: Louise Esterhuizen (Lulu's Sport Pics)

By Louise Esterhuizen

The 10bet Lions erased a halftime deficit with five tries in the second half to beat the Ospreys 35-19 at Ellis Park on three October.

The Johannesburg side scored six tries against the visitors' three and earned a bonus point. It was their second consecutive victory in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, after their narrow 27-26 win over Leinster in the first round.

Lions beat Ospreys after halftime deficit

Chris Smith opened the scoring with a penalty goal. Erich Cronjé's try and Smith's successful conversion gave the Lions a 10-0 lead.

JC Pretorius op die aanval teen die Ospreys.
JC Pretorius on attack against the Ospreys. Photo: Louise Esterhuizen (Lulu's Sport Pics)

The Ospreys fought back with tries from Keiran Williams and Efan Daniel and led 12-10 at halftime.

Rhys Henry op die aanval vir die Ospreys.
The Ospreys scored three tries in the match. Photo: Louise Esterhuizen (Lulu's Sport Pics)

Five tries after halftime

After halftime the Lions took over the match. PJ Botha, Morné Brandon and Boeta Chamberlain scored tries, while Kelly Mpeku crossed twice. The home side's dominance in the scrums contributed to their strong second half.

Kelly Mpeku vier die drie saam met sy spanmaats.
Kelly Mpeku scored two tries in the Lions' victory. Photo: Louise Esterhuizen (Lulu's Sport Pics)

Ross Moriarty scored the Ospreys' only try after halftime, but the Lions finished the match with a bonus point victory.

Jukskei derby at Loftus

The Lions' next challenge is the Jukskei derby against the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday ten October at Loftus Versfeld in the third round of the URC.

The Bulls won their first match of the season 47-13 against Zebre Parma before losing 26-22 to Munster. They will play their first home match of the new URC season in Pretoria.

The Lions go into the derby with two wins from two matches.

This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.

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