Currie Cup - Lions vs WP on 11 March 2023



March 11, 2023 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 11 March 2023, and kick-off was at 15:30 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Griffin Colby
AR1: Local
AR2: Local
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen

Teams

Lions: 15. Tiaan Swanepoel, 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Matt More, 12. Tyler Bocks, 11. Boldwin Hansen, 10. Vaughan Isaacs, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Travis Gordan (c), 7. Ruan Delport, 6. Sibusiso Sangweni, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 3. Ruan Smith, 2. Jaco Visagie, 1. Sti Sithole.
Replacements: 16. Michael van Vuuren, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Kabous Bezuidenhout, 19. Raynard Roets, 20. Ruhan Straeuli, 21. Jarod Cairns, 22. Nico Steyn, 23. Zeilinga Strydom.

WP: 15. Clayton Blommetjies, 14. Angelo Davids, 13. Juan de Jongh, 12. Jean-Luc du Plessis, 11. Duncan Saal, 10. Kade Wolhuter, 9. Godlen Masimla, 8. Keke Morabe, 7. Ben-Jason Dixon, 6. Marcel Theunissen, 5. Connor Evans, 4. Ernst van Rhyn (captain), 3. Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 2. Scarra Ntubeni, 1. Kwenzo Blose.
Replacements: 16. Andre-Hugo Venter, 17. Leon Lyons, 18. Sazi Sandi, 19. Dylan de Leeuw, 20. Louwan Horn, 21. Paul de Wet, 22. Bruce Sherwood, 23. Suleiman Hartzenberg.

Scorers

Lions: 28 (14): Tries: Boldwin Hansen (2), Raynard Roets, Nico Steyn. Conversions: Vaughan Isaacs (4). Penalties:

WP: 44 (34): Tries: Scarra Ntubeni, Marcel Theunissen, Keke Morabe, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Andre-Hugo Venter. Conversions: Kade Wolhuter (5). Penalties: Kade Wolhuter (3).

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