Currie Cup - Lions vs Pumas on 30 July 2021



July 30, 2021 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Friday 30 July 2021, and kick-off was at 16:45 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
AR1: Local
AR2: Local
TMO: Aimee Barrett-Theron

Teams

Lions: 15. Wandisile Simelane; 14. Rabz Maxwane, 13. Manuel Rass, 12. Dan Kriel, 11. Courtnall Skosan; 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Andre Warner; 8. Francke Horn (Capt), 7. Vincent Tshituka, 6. Sibusiso Sangweni, 5. FP Pelser, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Carlu Sadie, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Ruan Dreyer.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Sti Sithole, 18. Jannie du Plessis, 19. Reinhard Nothnagel, 20. Ruhan Straeuli, 21. Morne van den Berg, 22. Fred Zeilinga, 23. Stean Pienaar.

Pumas: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastián de Klerk, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Matt More, 11 Ettiene Taljaard, 10 Eddie Fouché, 9 Ginter Smuts, 8 Willie Engelbrecht, 7 Khwezi Mafu, 6 Daniel Maartens, 5 Pieter van Vuren, 4 Shane Kirkwood, 3 IG Prinsloo, 2 Simon Westraadt, 1 Dewald Maritz.
Replacements: 16 Eduan Swart, 17 Ruan Kramer, 18 Etienne Janeke, 19 Kwanda Dimaza, 20 Phumzile Maqondwana, 21 Chriswill September, 22 Ali Mgijima, 23 Jade Stighling.

Scorers

Lions: 33 (21): Tries: PJ Botha, Rabz Maxwane, Courtnall Skosan, Sti Sithole, Penalty Try. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse (2), Fred Zeilinga.

Pumas: 36 (10): Tries: Ettiene Taljaard (2), Shane Kirkwood, Erich Cronje, Devon Williams. Conversions: Eddie Fouché (4). Penalties: Eddie Fouché.

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