Peter Burke
High altitude and 30 degree heat both welcomed Leinster to Johannesburg and within 40 seconds a marker was laid down by the Lions, they attacked down the left hand side of the park after Leinster messed up the kick off and the gaps appeared allowing Van den Berg an easy run in to put the first points on the board.
A penalty from Nohamba made it a 10-point game and then on the 10 minute mark Louw went over for the Lions following a move from deep with great interplay between Louw and Nohamba – Leinster had yet to fire a shot.
Leinster were not happy and they were not showing typical styles of Leinster play, a mistake by Frawley gifted Horn another try and the score was 22-0 after just 15 mins
Leinster went searching for that elusive purple patch but to of no avail and hit the sheds scorless at 22-0
Nohamba converted a penalty giving the hosts a 25 point lead with twenty minutes to play, but a moment of skill from Harry Byrne with a deft kick through found Frawley touching down for his first try of the afternoon.
However the purple patch for Leinster just didn’t happen and MOTM the Lions openside Tshituka scored another couple to wipe away any hope of a Leinster comeback, fulltime in South Africa, Lions 44 – 12 Leinster