Lions decide to take the line out but knock it on and the cheetahs can take a breather

Lions maul it and play with advantage as the Cheetahs collapse the maul

Kriel puts in a tackle and immediately gets on the ball to win a penalty for the Lions after a Venter attack makes yards again for the Cheetahs

Lions win a penalty on the Cheetahs feed

Francois Venter with a line break and is brought down 5m out

The Lions look to drive their advantage home now as Jantjies breaks the line

Role reversal as Combrinck attacks the line and draws two defenders and offloads well to Mapoe who runs 50m to score

Try Time as Mapoe takes a quick stab at the defence and pops a pass out through the tackle to set his winger free

Willie du Plessis attempts to take the mark and the Lions assume he had and leave him. He never took it cleanly but managed to compose himself and kick it clear

The Cheetahs set up phases again and as the hotter goes Joe Pietersen attempts another drop kick but it goes wide. An exciting half of rugby ends as the players run into the sheds