The Lions had their fourth win of the tour and it was a comprehensive one for the score in the end flattered the much weakened Sharks side.

Somebody should explain the point of playing weakened teams against such a strong team.

Result

B&I Lions vs Sharks, 39-3

Sanctions

There were two cards - one against Phil Vickery for dangerous play and one against Keegan Daniel for a trip. Both happened near the end of the mnatch.

Possession

B&I Lions vs Sharks

Penalties conceded: 27

B&I Lions: 16
Sharks: 11

Reasons for the penalties:

B&I Lions:
Tackle: 10 (Meares, A-W Jones 3, O'Connell 2, Heaslip, Adam Jones, Rees, Flutey)
Offside: 1 (Blair)
Scrum: 2 (Adam Jones* 2)
Discipline: 3 (Meares - +10; Phillips - fighting; Vickery - reckless)

Sharks:
Tackle: 7 (Daniel 2, Jordaan, Botes* 2, Vulindlu, Cilliers)
Offside: 2 (Deysel, Vulindlu*)
Scrum: 1 (Du Plessis)
Discipline: 1 (Daniel - trip)

The Sharks missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

B&I Lions: 4 (2 scrums, 1 mark)
Sharks: 2 (2 scrums)

Line-outs

B&I Lions: 18 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Sharks: 10 (3 lost)

Scrums

B&I Lions: 7 (3 resets, 5 collapses, 1 lost, 2 free kicks)
Sharks: 10 (6 resets, 9 collapses, 3 penalties, 2 free kicks)

The scrums were again a mess, as the stats show.

Drop-outs

B&I Lions: 2
Sharks: 0

Stoppages: 89

Tries: 5

B&I Lions: 5
Sharks: 0