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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The Lions won back their place in Super Rugby despite losing 23-18 to the Southern Kings in the second leg of their South African promotion-relegation playoff on Saturday. The Kings dropped out of the southern hemisphere rugby competition after just one season and following a stirring comeback to win away at Ellis Park. Agonizingly for the Kings, it just wasnt by enough points. Both teams finished level on log points following the two-game series having won one game each and both taken a bonus point from their loss, eventually leaving the Lions to prevail on points difference. The Johannesburg-based Lions took the first leg at the Port Elizabeth-based Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium by 26-19 last week for an overall points total of 44 in the two-game series. The Kings finished with 42 points and had needed just one more score of any kind in the final six minutes of Saturdays game to retain their place in Super Rugby. The Lions will be South Africas fifth team in the 2014 season and rejoin the Bulls, Sharks, Stormers and Cheetahs having been dropped from the competition last year for the Kings without a playoff. The Kings faced the promotion-relegation contest as the last-placed South African team in the seasons standings. They will have to play another season back in domestic competitions before getting another chance at Super Rugby in a playoff against South Africas bottom-placed team next year. Both teams scored two tries on Saturday, with flankers Derick Minnie and Jaco Kriel going over for the Lions to help them to a healthy 18-9 lead with around 15 minutes to play. The Kings were revived by the sin-binning of Lions centre Stokkies Hanekom in the 66th and surged back into contention when prop Schalk Ferreira bashed over near the posts two minutes after Hanekom left the field. Wing Scott van Breda finished off a sweeping counter that started inside their own 22-meter area for the Kings second try and converted his score for an 18-point haul and a 23-18 lead for the visitors with four minutes to go. The Kings needed one more score to take their overall points total above the Lions, but couldnt find another opportunity as the Lions accepted the loss and held on to possession for the final minutes. DeAndre Hopkins Womens Jersey . 4 Villanova with a 96-68 drubbing on Monday. Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout. Deshaun Watson Jersey . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. http://www.texansrookiestore.com/Texans-Andre-Johnson-Jersey/ . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. "The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. Cullen Gillaspia Texans Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Max Scharping Texans Jersey .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. As a part of their pre-season training, FC Pune City commenced their preparations for the 2016 season at the Vincci Valdecanas in Madrid, Spain under the watchful eyes of new head coach Antonio Habas.Vincci Valdecanas is a unique sports-cum- leisure complex in Europe. It hosts houses, an 18-hole golf course, 2 football fields, water sports, swimming pools, horse riding, an artificial beach, hiking routes and a fully equipped sports centre.The pre-season is a great opportunity to work closely with the players. We will spend time ironing out any niggles, work on players weaknesses and educate them about their bodies. Building match-winning fitness is the prime objective of our pre-season - witthout it our tactics, team spirit and technical skill will all be redundant, said Habas.ddddddddddddThis is the phase two of FC Pune Citys pre-season training plans. In the first phase, a preseason medical and fitness test was conducted in Mumbai and Delhi for the Indian players. In Valdecanas, the entire squad, including the foreign signings, will assemble with Habas at the helm of the affairs.The squad will train in Valdecanas until September 11, 2016. Post that, the team will be back in Pune for the final phase of training before the season starts for the club. ' ' '
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