Lions win a penalty. Tomkinson caught crawling

Dixon takes it up past the 10m.

Cronje clears after the restart

Ioane kicks off

Lions lead at half time but the half took some time to get any momentum. Both teams not keeping the ball long enough at times. Highlanders have attacked frm deep and created problems for the Lions. Highlanders have given away too many penalties, but Lions opting to rather kick to touch and not build a lead, could cost them.Decision making has been poor and Lions will kick themselves with those missed opportunities. Its frantic as this is a must win game.

Walden is off for an HIA

Lions take it up quickly. It comes out quickly as Lions have numbers, Franklin with a deliberate knock down. But in the mess, the loose ball is picked up and popped to K Smith to score

Smith looks to have scored. TMO is looking at something in the lead up though

Highlanders take it up a few phases after Tomkinson was ankle tapped. Smith switches the play and finds Ioane, who steps a defender and offloads to Franklin to score

Thompson's pass is charged down. The bounce is perfect for Faddes.He passes to Tomkinson with just the tryline in front of him, but he is ankle tapped by Dyanti