DEAD-EYE NOHAMBA LEADS FIDELITY ADT LIONS TO VICTORY OVER TOYOTA CHEETAHS - Lions rugby

DEAD-EYE NOHAMBA LEADS FIDELITY ADT LIONS TO VICTORY OVER TOYOTA CHEETAHS

Currie Cup, Press Release

13th May 2023

The Alice-born Nohamba contributed 18 points as the Fidelity ADT Lions powered to a 33-26 win over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

DEAD-EYE NOHAMBA LEADS FIDELITY ADT LIONS TO VICTORY OVER TOYOTA CHEETAHS

The Alice-born Nohamba contributed 18 points as the Fidelity ADT Lions powered to a 33-26 win over the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Despite heading to the City of Roses as underdogs, the men from Johannesburg controlled the first half, and took a 20-7 lead into the break.

The Toyota Cheetahs attempted to stage a comeback, but the accurate kicking of Nohamba ensured that the Fidelity ADT Lions maintained a healthy lead throughout the second half.

While they weren’t able to secure a win, the Free Staters did enough to salvage two bonus points from the fixture. The hosts scored two tries in the dying stages to secure the four-try bonus point. John Lourens’ 82nd minute conversion was particularly significant, as it allowed the Toyota Cheetahs to finish within seven points of the Fidelity ADT Lions and claim another bonus point.

Lions captain Jaco Visagie

“Our defence today was good. Looking back a few weeks ago to our match against the Airlink Pumas, the effort on defence we displayed in that match which saw us keep them at bay for close to 80 minutes, reminded me of that today.”

We put them under pressure with our defence today. Every team in this competition can score tries… the secret s to stop them from doing that,” he concluded.

Scorers:

Toyota Cheetahs 26 (7) – Tries: George Cronje (2), Sibablo Qoma, Marnus van der Merwe. Conversions: Ruan Pienaar, John Lourens.

Fidelity ADT Lions 33 (20) – Tries: Rynhardt Jonker, Edwill van der Merwe, JC Pretorius. Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (3). Penalty goals: Nohamba (4).