Challenge Cup - Dragons vs Lions on 22 January 2023
January 22, 2023 - The match was played in Newport on Sunday 22 January 2023, and kick-off was at 15:00 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Adrien Marbot
AR1: Thomas Chereque
AR2: Stephane Boyer
TMO: Christophe Berdos
Teams
Dragons: 15. Jordan Williams, 14. Rio Dyer, 13. Steff Hughes (c), 12. Max Clark, 11. Ashton Hewitt, 10. Will Reed, 9. Lewis Jones, 8. Ross Moriarty, 7. Taine Basham, 6. George Nott, 5. Ben Carter, 4. Joe Davies, 3. Lloyd Fairbrother, 2. Bradley Roberts, 1. Rob Evans.
Replacements: 16. Brodie Coghlan, 17. Aki Seiuli, 18. Leon Brown, 19. Sean Lonsdale, 20. Aaron Wainwright, 21. Rhodri Williams, 22. JJ Hanrahan, 23. Jack Dixon.
Lions: 15. Andries Coetzee, 14. Quan Horn, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Andre Warner, 8. Emmanuel Tshituka, 7. Emile van Heerden, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Willem Alberts, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. Michael van Vuuren, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. PJ Botha, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20. Ruhan Straeuli, 21. JC Pretorius, 22. Morne van den Berg, 23. Rynhardt Jonker.
Scorers
Dragons: 25 (5): Tries: Will Reed, Leon Brown, Jordan Williams, Rio Dyer. Conversions: Will Reed. Penalties: JJ Hanrahan.
Lions: 30 (27): Tries: Quan Horn, Edwill van der Merwe. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse. Penalties: Jordan Hendrikse (6).