URC - Lions vs Connacht on 26 April 2025
Apr 26, 2025 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 26 April 2025, and kick-off was at 16:00 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Hollie Davidson
AR1: Morne Ferreira
AR2: Hanru van Rooyen
TMO: Sam Grove-White
Teams
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Richard Kriel, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Bronson Mills, 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Kade Wolhuter, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Jarod Cairns, 7. Renzo du Plessis, 6. JC Pretorius, 5. Ruan Delport, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. Jaco Visagie (c), 1. Morgan Naude.
Replacements: 16. PJ Botha, 17. SJ Kotze, 18. RF Schoeman, 19. Darrien Landsberg, 20. Izan Esterhuizen, 21. Nico Steyn, 22. Lubabalo Dobela, 23. Rynhardt Jonker.
Connacht: 15. Piers O’Conor, 14. Shayne Bolton, 13. David Hawkshaw, 12. Cathal Forde, 11. Shane Jennings, 10. Jack Carty, 9. Matthew Devine, 8. Sean Jansen, 7. Conor Oliver, 6. Cian Prendergast (c), 5. Joe Joyce, 4. Josh Murphy, 3. Jack Aungier, 2. Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1. Peter Dooley.
Replacements: 16. Eoin de Buitléar, 17. Jordan Duggan, 18. Sam Illo, 19. Oisín Dowling, 20. Paul Boyle, 21. Colm Reilly, 22. Hugh Gavin, 23. Santiago Cordero.
Scorers
Lions: 26 (11): Tries: Renzo du Plessis, JC Pretorius, Edwill van der Merwe. Conversions: Lubabalo Dobela. Penalties: Kade Wolhuter (3).
Connacht: 7 (0): Tries: Eoin de Buitléar. Conversions: David Hawkshaw. Penalties: