Challenge Cup - Lions vs Dragons on 18 January 2025
Jan 18, 2025 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 18 January 2025, and kick-off was at 17:15 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Evan Urruzmendi
AR1: Ludovic Cayre
AR2: Vincent Blasco-Baque
TMO: Eric Gauzins
Teams
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Tapiwa Mafura, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Rynhardt Jonker, 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Sam Francis, 9. Morne van Den Berg, 8. Francke Horn (c), 7. Ruan Venter, 6. JC Pretorius, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Juan Schoeman.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. SJ Kotze, 18. RF Schoeman, 19. Ruan Delport, 20. Jarod Cairns, 21. Nico Steyn, 22. Gianni Lombard, 23. Manuel Rass.
Dragons: 15. Huw Anderson, 14. Rio Dyer, 13. Joe Westwood, 12. Aneurin Owen (c), 11. Ewan Rosser, 10. Will Reed, 9. Che Hope, 8. Taine Basham, 7. Shane Lewis-Hughes, 6. Ryan Woodman, 5. George Nott, 4. Joe Davies, 3. Chris Coleman, 2. Elliot Dee, 1. Rodrigo Martinez.
Replacements: 16. Brodie Coghlan, 17. Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, 18. Paula Latu, 19. Barny Langton-Cryer, 20. George Young, 21. Morgan Lloyd, 22. Lloyd Evans, 23. Harri Ackerman.
Scorers
Lions: 60 (31): Tries: Francke Horn (2), Sam Francis, Ruan Venter (2), Tapiwa Mafura, Gianni Lombard, Jaco Visagie, Manuel Rass. Conversions: Sam Francis (4), Gianni Lombard (2). Penalties: Sam Francis.
Dragons: 10 (3): Tries: Paula Latu. Conversions: Will Reed. Penalties: Will Reed.