Challenge Cup - Lions vs Racing 92 on 1 April 2023
April 1, 2023 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 1 April 2023, and kick-off was at 18:30 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Karl Dickson
AR1: Ian Tempest
AR2: Jonathan Healy
TMO: Dean Richards
Teams
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Rabz Maxwane, 13. Manuel Rass, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill vd Merwe, 10. Gianni Lombard, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. Emmanuel Tshituka, 5. Reinhard Nothnagel, 4. Willem Alberts, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. Rhynardt Rijnsburger, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. Ruben Schoeman, 20. Travis Gordon, 21. Morne vd Berg, 22. Rynhardt Jonker, 23. Andries Coetzee.
Racing 92: 15. Louis Dupichot, 14. Donovan Taofifénua, 13. Warrick Gelant, 12. Olivier Klemenczak, 11. Juan Imhoff, 10. Ben Volavola, 9. Nolann Le Garrec, 8. Cameron Woki, 7. Maxime Baudonne, 6. Wenceslas Lauret, 5. Anton Bresler, 4. Anthime Hemery, 3. Ali Oz, 2. Peniami Narisia, 1. Thomas Moukoro.
Replacements: 16. Jonathan Maiau, 17. Guram Gogichashvili, 18. Biyi Alo, 19. Fabien Sanconnie, 20. Ibrahim Diallo, 21. Martin Meliande, 22. Max Spring, 23. Asaeli Tuivuaka.
Scorers
Lions: 51 (27): Tries: Marius Louw (2), Edwill vd Merwe, Rabz Maxwane, Ruan Venter, Gianni Lombard, Sanele Nohamba. Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (5). Penalties: Sanele Nohamba, Andries Coetzee.
Racing 92: 28 (14): Tries: Thomas Moukoro (2), Ben Volavola, Donovan Taofifénua. Conversions: Nolann Le Garrec (3), Max Spring. Penalties: