Challenge Cup - Lions vs Pau on 14 December 2024
Dec 14, 2024 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 14 December 2024, and kick-off was at 18:15 SA Time. (One our delayed due to weather, and then another delay after 55 minutes in the match due to weather)
Officials
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
AR1: Karl Dickson
AR2: John Meredith
TMO: Dean Richards
Teams
Lions: 15. Tapiwa Mafura, 14. Rabz Maxwane, 13. Ehrich Cronje, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Sam Francis, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Francke Horn, 7. WJ Steenkamp, 6. Jarod Cairns, 5. Reinhard Nothnagel, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Juan Schoeman.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. SJ Kotze, 18. RF Schoeman, 19. Ruan Delport, 20. JC Pretorius, 21. Nico Steyn, 22. Kade Wolhuter, 23. Manny Rass.
Pau: 15. Clément Mondinat, 14. Aaron Grandidier Nkanang, 13. Olivier Klemenczak, 12. Eliott Roudil (c), 11. Gregoire Arfeuil, 10. Axel Desperes, 9. Thomas Souverbie, 8. Thibaut Hamonou, 7. Mehdi Tlili, 6. Lekima Tagitagivalu, 5. Jimi Maximin, 4. Remi Picquette, 3. Guram Papidze, 2. Dan Jooste, 1. Remi Seneca.
Replacements: 16. Romain Ruffenach, 17. Daniel Bibi Biziwu, 18. Alexandre Etchebehere, 19. Joel Kpoku, 20. Victor Templier, 21. Josselin Bouhier, 22. Quentin Valentino, 23. Aymeric Luc.
Scorers
Lions: 43 (19): Tries: Edwill van der Merwe, Morne van den Berg, PJ Botha, Juan Schoeman, Ruben Schoeman, Penalty Try. Conversions: Kade Wolhuter (4) Penalties: Kade Wolhuter.
Pau: 35 (16): Tries: Dan Jooste, Axel Desperes, Romain Ruffenach, Josselin Bouhier. Conversions: Axel Desperes (3). Penalties: Axel Desperes (3).