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FULL-TIME: LIONS 29-28 OSPREYS. The last conversion is unsuccessful, but it matters little in the greater scheme of things. The Lions end their campaign on a winning note.
TRY, LIONS, DOBELA. 29-28. They've done it. The Lions score in stoppage time to secure a dramatic victory in front of an ecstatic Ellis Park crowd.
Penalty to the Lions with the clock in the red. The Lions will have one last shot at winning this game. They kick to the touchline. Five metre lineout to the hosts. This is it, it's now or never.
The Lions look to have the final say.
The Lions are in desperation mode now. They have less than a minute to snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat here.
CONVERSION, OSPREYS, EDWARDS. 24-28.
TRY, OSPREYS, PARRY. 24-26. The lead exchanges hands again as the Ospreys hit the front through a Sam Parry try. That is heartbreaking for the Lions.
The Ospreys win a kickable penalty, but turn down the three points on offer in favour of going for a try. Edwards sets the lineout.
With three points separating the sides and about five minutes left to play, we're in for a grandstand finish.
CONVERSION, LIONS, DOBELA. 24-21.
TRY, LIONS, VAN WYK. 22-21. The Lions' Weapon-X ,Henco van Wyk comes in off the switch and scores a scorcher.
We're into the last 10 minutes of the game and the Lions are still trailing.
JC Pretorius beats everyone to the loose ball and kicks it further forward, but he did use his hand too. Scrum to the Ospreys.
The Ospreys concede a free-kick on their own lineout feed. Big let-off for the hosts.
The Ospreys have the Lions on the ropes now. They are getting over the advantage line easily, there's more physicality in their play, and their execution and accuracy have improved immensely.
Walsh is really coming into his own now. He is running the Lions ragged.
CONVERSION, OSPREYS, EDWARDS. 17-21.
TRY, OSPREYS, WALSH. 17-19. The fullback latches onto the final pass on an angled run to score.
The Ospreys set an attacking lineout.
The Lions are penalised for a high tackle.
The Lions are sticking to their guns and are running everything back at the Ospreys. They go wide to Van der Merwe, but his pass is behind Kriel and rolls into touch.
The Ospreys take the ball at a lineout, go through a couple of phases and then Morgan-Williams executes a box-kick.
The second half has been a stop-start affair.
The conversion was unsuccessful.
TRY, LIONS, VISAGIE. 17-14. The Lions retake the lead after Renzo du Plessis made a stunning turnover and Dobela drive the ball into touch for a lineout.
CONVERSION, OSPREYS, EDWARDS. 12-14.
TRY, OSPREYS, RATTI. 12-12. The scores are level as James Ratti crosses to his team's second try.
The Lions defenders are working their socks off to keep the Ospreys out.
The Ospreys win a penalty after the Lions streaked the offside line.
The Ospreys are keeping things tight as they worked their way closer to the tryline.
Scrum penalty to the Ospreys. Oh how the tables have turned.
The Ospreys will feed the scrum after JC Pretorius lost the ball in contact.
The Lions need to regroup here.
The early stages this second half have been marked by knock-ons.
The Lions earn the first penalty of the game.
KICK-OFF: Edwards gets the game back underway.
HALF-TIME: LIONS 12-7 OSPREYS. The visitors take a slender five-point lead into the break.
The Lions are looking to have the final say in the first half. And while their attack doesn't advance the way they'd have wanted, they to earn a penalty. Dobela kicks to the line. The Lions want to play.
The Ospreys are now red hot on attack in a bid to retake the lead.
There has been a lot of stoppages in this game. We're about a minute away from half-time and there's another break in play now.
The Ospreys break the line, leaving the Lions defence at sixes and sevens, but the inside pop pass doesn't go to hand.
The game is being played at a frenetic pace. There's a strategic break in play now and the players are out on their feet.
Now the Ospreys are upping the ante. Unfortunately, they transgress at the own breakdown and concede a penalty.
CONVERSION, LIONS, HORN. 12-7.
TRY, LIONS, VISAGIE. 10-7. The captain finishes off a well-worked team effort to get his team in front again.
It's all about survival now for the Ospreys as the Lions are throwing everything at them on attack.
Opportunity wasted. Horn loses it forward with the tryline at his mercy.
Horn's decision-making has been exceptional in this game. He just executed another perfect tactical kick to force the Ospreys to retreat and make a knock on. The Lions have a 5m scrum.
The Lions will feed the scrum on the 10 line in the Ospreys' half of the way.
There's a break in play now as Dobela gets medical treatment.
For all their territorial dominance, the Lions have really struggled to break down the Ospreys' stubborn defence.
The Lions are running hard the Ospreys now. So far, their attack has been negated successfully by the visitors.
The Ospreys just can't keep control of the ball at the moment. They concede possession again.
From the goal-line dropout, the Ospreys run at the Lions defence, but the ball is spilled forward and Quan Horn hacks it into acres of space at the back.
An Ospreys kick sits up in the in-goal area and Dobela is then forced to dot it down due to a super chase by Luke Morgan.
The Lions fail to break down the Ospreys defence, forcing Dobela to go for the kick-pass. But the Ospreys' cover defence is well-positioned to wade off the danger.
The Lions' intensity levels are unreal. That urgency earns the, another penalty and Dobela kicks to touch for another lineout.
Du Plessis gets up again after a tackle, but he is then stripped off the ball and Edwards kicks it down town for the Ospreys. That is a great piece of defence by the visiting team.
The Lions then lose control of the ball at the ruck, but they were playing with a penalty advantage.
The Lions look to respond immediately. They are going route one via their forwards now. They are recycling, but so far the Ospreys defence is holding firm.
CONVERSION, OSPREYS, EDWARDS. 5-7.
TRY, OSPREYS, GRIFFITHS. 5-5. And from the restart, the visitors score a fortuitous try as the Lions' exit kick was charged down and the loose ball pounced upon by Griffiths.
Horn's conversion attempt is no good.
TRY, LIONS, VAN DER MERWE. 5-0. Now that is a try. The hosts send it out the back from the lineout and Horn hits a gap before finding the flying winger, runs it the five-pointer.
But the Ospreys' clearance kick didn't reach the halfway line, leaving the Lions still in a promising position.
The Lions concede a free-kick at the scrum.
NO TRY. The touchdown is chalked off as there was a knock on.
TRY, LIONS, DOBELA. 5-0. Kriel scuttles away down the right touchline and pops the ball inside for his flyhalf to score. But the TMO is checking it for a forward pass.
Horn sets an attacking lineout between the 10m and the 22 for the Lions.
And the visitors' front row collapses under pressure. Penalty to the Lions.
A promising Ospreys attack disintegrates as the Lions knock it down. The visitors have another scrum.
Morgan-Williams' box-kick is well contest, but the Lions do just enough to secure possession. They send the ball to the edges, but JC Pretorius drops it cold. Scrum for the Ospreys.
The Lions steal the ball on the ground, but Quan Horn's kick fails to find touch. The Ospreys run itvout from their own half.
First penalty of the game goes to Ospreys. They set a lineout and attack from the set-piece.
Morgan-Williams clears to get Ospreys out of trouble.
KICK-OFF: This dead-rubber match is underway. With nothing to lose from both teams, expect fireworks.
Both the Lions and Ospreys will be desperate to cap off what has been an incredibly disappointing season.
With no chance of either side progresses through to the playoffs, these are tow sides with nothing to play for but pride in their final game of the URC campaign.
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Luke Morgan, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morse, 7 Harri Deaves, 6 Will Griffiths, 5 James Fender, 4 James Ratti, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake (captain), 1 Steffan Thomas.
Subs: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Kian Hire, 19 Lewis Jones, 20 Lewis Lloyd, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Iestyn Hopkins.
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Bronson Mills, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Lubabalo Dobela, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Jarod Cairns, 7 Renzo du Plessis, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Ruan Delport, 4 Ruan Venter, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Jaco Visagie (captain), 1 Juan Schoeman.
Subs: 16 Morné Brandon, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Izan Esterhuizen, 20 WJ Steenkamp, 21 Layton Horn, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Kelly Mpeku.
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Lions v Ospreys, URC, 17:10
