Six-try Lions grab come-from-behind Currie Cup win over Griffons
Following poor discipline in the first half, the Lions tightened up in the second to record their first Currie Cup win of the season with a come-from-behind 41-26 win over the Griffons at Ellis Park on Friday.
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The Griffons opened the scoring two minutes into the first half after an excellent offload by Duan Pretorius saw centre Marquit September crash over under the crossbar.
Scrumhalf Jaywinn Juries added the extras to give the visitors an early 7-0 lead.
A penalty by Jurie extended that lead to 10-0 before the home side saw themselves on the scoreboard thanks to a try from flanker Sibusio Sangweni.
Vaughen Issacs added the conversion as the Lions cut the Griffons' lead to just three points in the 14th minute.
The Griffons fully exploited a yellow card to Tiaan Swanepoel as during the 10 minutes the Lions fullback was off the field, the visitors added a penalty from Juries and a converted try from hooker Dandre Delport as they stretched their lead to 20-10 by the 24th minute.
The Lions' discipline continued to cost them, and the home side lost lock Ranard Roetz to their second yellow of the match in the 27th minute.
This time, the Griffons couldn't take as much advantage of their extra man as they had done earlier but extended their lead to 23-7 thanks to another penalty from Juries.
In the 35th minute, the Lions crossed their second try of the match as No 13 Stean Pienaar got over for an unconverted score as the teams went into halftime with the Griffons holding a 23-12 lead.
Juries extended the visitors' lead to 26-12 in the 47th minute as the Lions ill-discipline continued to haunt them.
Following a long period of defending their line, the Griffons lost captain Pretorius in the 55th minute to a