URC - Lions vs Dragons on 2 December 2023



December 2, 2023 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 2 December 2023, and kick-off was at 17:05 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Andrea Piardi
AR1: Stephan Geldenhuys
AR2: Hanru van Rooyen
TMO: Gianluca Gnecchi

Teams

Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Richard Kriel, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Sanele Nohamba, 9. Morne vd Berg, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. Emmanuel Tshituka, 5. Ruben Schoeman, 4. Ruan Delport, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Corne Fourie, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Willem Alberts, 20. Hanru Sirgel, 21. JC Pretorius, 22. Jordan Hendrikse, 23. Rabz Maxwane.

Dragons: 15. Jordan Williams, 14. Rio Dyer, 13. Steff Hughes (c), 12. Aneurin Owen, 11. Ashton Hewitt, 10. Will Reed, 9. Rhodri Williams, 8. Aaron Wainwright, 7. Harri Keddie, 6. Sean Lonsdale, 5. George Nott, 4. Matthew Screech, 3. Lloyd Fairbrother, 2. Bradley Roberts, 1. Rhodri Jones.
Replacements: 16. James Benjamin, 17. Aki Seiuli, 18. Luke Yendle, 19. Joe Davies, 20. Ryan Woodman, 21. Dane Blacker, 22. Cory Baldwin, 23. Ewan Rosser.

Scorers

Lions: 49 (18): Tries: Henco van Wyk, Quan Horn, Edwill van der Merwe (2), Morne vd Berg, Francke Horn Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (5). Penalties: Sanele Nohamba (3).

Dragons: 24 (10): Tries: Harri Keddie, Ashton Hewitt, Bradley Roberts. Conversions: Will Reed (3) Penalties: Will Reed.

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