Front row: Rozger, Schwartz, Newcombe
Second row: Davis, Verdu
Back row: LaMongria, Salgado, Buechner (c)
9 Anahory,10 Kuiken,11 James Convell,12 "Brown Kid" Morales,13 Carey,14 McKee,15 Kallman's friend David

First half The action begins with some funky stuff. Morris gets a penalty and misses, but gets to re-take it as two of our players charged the kicker. Bryan Gubser explains on the sideline: "You can't charge on a penalty until the ball is kicked." The re-take goes over. 0-3 for Morris.

Then we make a great run and Simon Salgado scores. Kuiken just misses the conversion. 5-3.

Morris then scores a try out of nowhere. Ever heard the joke about the Morris kicker who thinks he can do a Wilkinson-style drop kick for the conversion on a super-wet pitch? Yeah, it was ugly as the ball just rolled a few meters. 5-8.

Then the Lions get a conversion, and David kicks it over. 8-8.

The Lions then have a break-away run, and David scores the try. No conversion. 13-8.

Just before half-time, Morris scores again. Conversion fails. 13-13.

Second half Johnny Chia on for Carey, Trezza on for Rozger. Out of nowhere again a nice Morris run and try. Good conversion. 13-20.

Anahory and McKee switch. Anahory out, Kallman on. With minutes to go, the Lions pressure, pushing up the middle until Salgado scores. David converts. 20-20.

Continued pressure by the Lions with minutes left on the clock. Several penalties for the Lions just metres out from the Morris try line, and sideline screams of "go for 3 points" echo around the park. But we finally run the ball, pass it out to Salgado, and he scores for a third time this day. Great day, man!! Missed conversion. 25-20.

The ref just doesn't want to end this one, it seems. Everyone on the sidelines is tapping their watches. Your match reporter offers to find a fat lady and make her sing, but the match continues.

The Lions give away several penalties in our own 22...and Morris pressures...and...scores. Dammit! 25-25. The conversion from the sideline is for the game. This is intense as the kicker takes his time. The Lions fans are shouting in agony. The players are slowly but surely realizing that they should charge this one, and the team does end up charging nicely...and the conversion...is...not good.

Final whistle. 25-25.

The drink-up/BBQ here in Flanders is pretty cool. Danny Newcombe wins the A side man of the match vote and gets to wear the Playboy shirt. The B side man of the match vote is a landslide for Simon Salgado. Hey, three tries and a great overall outing make for a good argument.