Currie Cup - Lions vs Griquas on 16 April 2023



April 16, 2023 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Sunday 16 April 2023, and kick-off was at 16:05 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Griffin Colby
AR1: Local
AR2: Local
TMO: TBC

Teams

Lions: 15. Tiaan Swanepoel, 14. Boldwin Hansen, 13. Rynhardt Jonker, 12. Bronson Mills, 11. Ilunga Mukendi, 10. Jurich Claasens, 9. Nico Steyn, 8. Cal Smid, 7. Jarod Cairns, 6. Renzo du Plessis, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 3. Ruan Smith, 2. Jaco Visagie (c), 1. Morgan Naude.
Replacements: 16. Michael van Vuuren, 17. Sti Sithole, 18. Kabous Bezuidenhout, 19. Conor van Buuren 20. JC Pretorius, 21. Andre Warner, 22. Vaughen Isaacs, 23. Zeilinga Strydom.

Griquas: 15. Lubabalo Dobela, 14. Rosko Specman, 13. Jay-Cee Nel, 12. Eddie Fouche, 11. Luther Obi, 10. George Whitehead, 9. Johan Mulder, 8. Hanru Sirgel (c), 7. Michael Amiras, 6. Stephan Smit, 5. Albert Liebenberg, 4. Derik Pretorius, 3. Janu Botha, 2. Janco Uys, 1. Kudzwai Dube.
Replacements: 16. Gustav du Rand, 17. Cebo Dlamini, 18. Junior Banda, 19. Johan Retief, 20. Niel Otto, 21. Raegan Oranje, 22. Sango Xamlashe, 23. Sako Makata.

Scorers

Lions: 18 (10): Tries: Zeilinga Strydom, JC Pretorius. Conversions: Tiaan Swanepoel. Penalties: Tiaan Swanepoel (2).

Griquas: 25 (8): Tries: Janco Uys, Johan Mulder, Cebo Dlamini. Conversions: Eddie Fouche (2). Penalties: George Whitehead, Eddie Fouche.

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