Currie Cup - WP vs Lions on 26 May 2023



May 26, 2023 - The match was played at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Friday 20 May 2023, and kick-off was at 17:05 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: AM Jacobs
AR1: Local
AR2: Local
TMO: Aimee Barrett-Theron

Teams

WP: 15. Luke Burger, 14. Mnombo Zwelendaba, 13. Juan de Jongh, 12. Cornel Smit, 11. Tom Nel, 10. Jean-Luc du Plessis (c), 9. Godlen Masimla, 8. Louw Nel, 7. Jarrod Taylor, 6. Junior Pokomela, 5. Connor Evans, 4. Adre Smith, 3. Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 2. Scarra Ntubeni, 1. Kwenzo Blose.
Replacements: 16. Andre-Hugo Venter, 17. Leon Lyons, 18. Corne Weilbach, 19. George van der Westhuizen, 20. Chad Solomon, 21. Thomas Bursey, 22. Jurie Matthee, 23. Lloyd Koster.

Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Boldwin Hansen, 13. Rynhardt Jonker, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Gianni Lombard, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. JC Pretorius, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Ruan Dreyer.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. Rhynardt Rijnsburger, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Raynard Roets, 20. Ruhan Straeuli, 21. Morne vd Berg, 22. Andries Coetzee, 23. Tyler Bocks.

Scorers

WP: 12 (12): Tries: Mnombo Zwelendaba, Penalty Try. Conversions: Penalties:

Lions: 32 (17): Tries: Edwill van der Merwe (2), Ruan Venter (2). Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (3). Penalties: Sanele Nohamba (2).

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