Red Bulls break Lions hearts

Newcastle Red Bulls 14-10 Johannesburg Lions: It’s two in a row for battling Bulls

Murray McCallum powered over the try line in the final minutes as Newcastle Red Bulls left it agonisingly late to break down the Lions and get back-to-back Challenge Cup wins. The post Newcastle Red Bulls 14-10 Johannesburg Lions: It’s two in a row for battling Bulls appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Red Bulls break Lions hearts

The Lions suffered a late defeat to the Newcastle Red Bulls in Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup clash at Kingston Park. The visitors will be wondering how they managed to lose a match they had dominated and led for 78 minutes. Replacement prop Murray McCallum’s converted try snatched a 14-10 victory for the hosts, who had trailed 10-7 at half-time. After an opening-round defeat to Benetton at Ellis Park, this loss will hurt Ivan van Rooyen’s side d…