Challenge Cup - Lions vs Newcastle Falcons on 16 December 2023
December 16, 2023 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 16 December 2023, and kick-off was at 17:15 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Benoit Rousselet
AR1: Filippo Russo
AR2: Morne Ferreira
TMO: Eric Gauzins
Teams
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Richard Kriel, 13. Rynhardt Jonker, 12. Marius Louw(c), 11. Rabz Maxwane, 10. Sanele Nohamba, 9. Morne vd Berg, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Hanru Sirgel, 6. Emmanuel Tshituka, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Willem Alberts, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Raynard Roets, 20. Izan Esterhuizen, 21, JC Pretorius, 22. Jordan Hendrikse, 23. Gianni Lombard.
Newcastle: 15. Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14. Nathan Greenwood, 13. Ben Stevenson, 12. Cammy Hutchison, 11. Louis Brown, 10. Brett Connon, 9. Josh Barton, 8. John Kelly, 7. Josh Bainbridge, 6. Philip van der Walt, 5. Kiran McDonald, 4. Tim Cardall, 3. Mark Tampin, 2. Charlie Maddison, 1. Adam Brocklebank.
Replacements: 16. Michael van Vuuren, 17. Mark Dormer, 18. Murray McCallum, 19. Adam Scott, 20. Freddie Lockwood, 21. Ben Douglas, 22. Josh Thomas, 23. George Wacokecoke.
Scorers
Lions: 35 (14): Tries: PJ Botha, JP Smith, Emmanuel Tshituka (2), Marius Louw Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (5). Penalties:
Newcastle: 13 (6): Tries: Freddie Lockwood. Conversions: Brett Connon. Penalties: Brett Connon (2).