URC - Lions vs Leinster on 15 April 2023
April 15, 2023 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 15 April 2023, and kick-off was at 16:00 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Mike Adamson
AR1: Morne Ferreira
AR2: Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: David Sutherland
Teams
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Manuel Rass, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill vd Merwe, 10. Gianni Lombard, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Delport, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Ruben Schoeman, 4. Willem Alberts, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Rhynardt Rijnsburger.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. JP Smith, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. Darrien Landsberg, 20. Travis Gordon, 21. Morne vd Berg, 22. Rynhardt Jonker, 23. Andries Coetzee.
Leinster: 15. Chris Cosgrave, 14. Tommy O’Brien, 13. Liam Turner, 12. Ben Brownlee, 11. Dave Kearney, 10. Sam Prendergast, 9. Nick McCarthy, 8. Max Deegan, 7. Will Connors, 6. Rhys Ruddock (c), 5. Jason Jenkins, 4. Brian Deeny, 3. Vakhtang Abdaladze, 2. Lee Barron, 1. Michael Milne.
Replacements: 16. Tadgh McElroy, 17. Ed Byrne, 18. Thomas Clarkson, 19. Alex Soroka, 20. James Culhane, 21. Ben Murphy, 22. Charlie Tector, 23. Rob Russell.
Scorers
Lions: 36 (26): Tries: Edwill vd Merwe, Gianni Lombard, Marius Louw, Francke Horn, Penalty Try. Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (3). Penalties: Sanele Nohamba.
Leinster: 39 (14): Tries: Vakhtang Abdaladze, Liam Turner, Michael Milne, Rob Russell, Chris Cosgrave. Conversions: Sam Prendergast (4). Penalties: Sam Prendergast (2).