The Lions beat the weakened Southern Kings team in the first sporting match ever played at the brand new Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. We give some match stats.

Result

B&I Lions vs Southern Kings, 20-8

Sanctions

There were two cards - both against Southern Kings, one against Jaco van der Westhuyzen for a dangerous tackle and one against Ross Skeate for a tackle infringement.

There was also a penalty try.

Possession

B&I Lions vs Southern Kings

Penalties conceded: 25

B&I Lions: 13
Southern Kings: 12

Reasons for the penalties:

B&I Lions:
Tackle: 10 (Monye, Hook, Fitzgerald, Powell, Shaw, Hines, D'Arcy, Rees 2, Worsley)
Offside: 2 (D'Arcy*, Blair)
Discipline: 1 (Hines - preventing a quick throw-in)

Southern Kings:
Tackle: 7 (Nell* 2, Van der Westhuyzen, Du Preez*, Fowles, Skeate, Van Schalkwyk)
Offside: 1 (Tyibilika)
Scrum: 3 (Nell*, Du Preez, Greyling)
Discipline: 1 (Van der Westhuyzen - dangerous tackle

The Southern Kings also conceded a penalty try at a scrum.

The Lions missed a penalty kick at goal, Southern Kings two.

Free kicks conceded

B&I Lions: 4 (2 marks, 2 scrums)
Southern Kings: 0

Line-outs

B&I Lions: 10 (2 lost)
Southern Kings: 14 (4 lost)

Scrums

B&I Lions: 8 (4 resets, 5 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 penalties, 1 penalty try)
Southern Kings: 6 (1 free kick, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

B&I Lions: 0
Southern Kings: 2

Stoppages: 73

Tries: 3

B&I Lions: 2
Southern Kings: 1