URC - Lions vs Zebre on 22 April 2023
April 22, 2023 - The match was played at Loftus as part of a double header on Saturday 22 April 2023, and kick-off was at 13:00 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
AR1: Morne Ferreira
AR2: Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: Jon Mason
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. Jaco Kriel, 5. Ruben Schoeman, 4. Willem Alberts, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Rhynardt Rijnsburger.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. Ruan Delport, 20. Emmanuel Tshituka, 21. Morne vd Berg, 22. Rynhardt Jonker, 23. Andries Coetzee.
Zebre: 15. Jacopo Trulla; 14. Kobus van Wyk, 13. Richard Kriel, 12. Enrico Lucchin (Cap), 11. Simone Gesi, 10. Tiff Eden, 9. Chris Cook; 8. Giacomo Ferrari, 7. Iacopo Bianchi, 6. Guido Volpi, 5. Andrea Zambonin; 4. Leonard Krumov, 3. Matteo Nocera; 2. Luca Bigi, 1. Paolo Buonfiglio.
Replacements: 16. Marco Manfredi, 17. Juan Pitinari, 18. Muhamed Hasa, 19. David Sisi, 20. Davide Ruggeri, 21. Alessandro Fusco, 22. Geronimo Prisciantelli, 23. Damiano Mazza.
Scorers
Lions: 50 (31): Tries: Sanele Nohamba (2), Edwill vd Merwe (2), Jaco Kriel, Quan Horn, Andries Coetzee, Rhynardt Rijnsburger. Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (5). Penalties:
Zebre: 35 (22): Tries: Simone Gesi (3), Jacopo Trulla, Juan Pitinari. Conversions: Tiff Eden (2). Penalties: Tiff Eden (2).