Rainbow Cup - Lions vs Sharks on 5 June 2021



June 5, 2021 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 5 June 2021, and kick-off was at 16:00 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Stu Berry
AR1: Cwengile Jadezweni
AR2: Aimee Barrett-Theron
TMO: AJ Jacobs

Teams

Lions: 15. EW Viljoen; 14. Rabz Maxwane, 13. Wandisile Simelane, 12. Burger Odendaal (Captain), 11. Courtnall Skosan; 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. André Warner; 8. Len Massyn, 7. Vincent Tshituka, 6. MJ Pelser, 5. Reinhard Nothnagel, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Carlu Sadie, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Sti Sithole.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. Ruan Dreyer, 18. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19. Willem Alberts, 20. Emmanuel Tshituka, 21. Morné van den Berg, 22. Fred Zeilinga, 23. Dan Kriel.

Sharks: 15 Anthony Volmink, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Werner Kok, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Henco Venter (captain), 6 James Venter, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Michael Kumbirai, 19 Reniel Hugo, 20 Thembelani Bholi, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Jeremy Ward.

Scorers

Lions: 21 (14): Tries: Andre Warner, Len Massyn, PJ Botha. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse (3).

Sharks: 31 (19): Tries: Kerron van Vuuren(2), Phepsi Buthelezi, Makazole Mapimpi, Anthony Volmink. Conversions: Manie Libbok(3), Boeta Chamberlain.

“Forwards win games, backs decide by how much.”