Currie Cup - Lions vs Sharks on 21 August 2021



August 21, 2021 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 21 August 2021, and kick-off was at 14:10 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
AR1: Local
AR2: Local
TMO: Egon Seconds

Teams

Lions: 15. Wandisile Simelane; 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Burger Odendaal (Capt.), 12. Dan Kriel, 11. Rabz Maxwane; 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Ross Cronje; 8. Travis Gordon, 7. Emmanuel Tshituka, 6. Sibusiso Sangweni, 5. Ruben Schoeman, 4. PJ Steenkamp, 3. Carlu Sadie, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Sti Sithole.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Nathan McBeth, 18. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19. Ruhan Straeuli, 20. Lunga Ncube, 21. Mandisi Mthiyane, 22. Morne van den Berg, 23. EW Viljoen.

Sharks: 15. Anthony Volmink, 14. Yaw Penxe, 13. Jeremy Ward, 12. Marius Louw, 11. Thaakir Abrahams, 10. Lionel Cronje, 9. Grant Williams, 8. Phepsi Buthelezi (c), 7. Henco Venter, 6. Dylan Richardson, 5. Emile van Heerden, 4. Gerbrandt Grobler, 3. Lourens Adriaanse, 2. Dan Jooste, 1. Khwezi Mona.
Replacements: 16. Kerron van Vuuren, 17. Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18. Wiehahn Herbst, 19. Thembelani Bholi, 20.Jeandre (Lappies) Labuschagne, 21. Sanele Nohamba, 22. Boeta Chamberlain, 23. Murray Koster.

Scorers

Lions: 14 (0): Tries: Emmanuel Tshituka, Jaco Visagie. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse (2). Penalties:

Sharks: 56 (28): Tries: Thaakir Abrahams (3), Anthony Volmink (2), Marius Louw, Phepsi Buthelezi, Sanele Nohamba. Conversions: Lionel Cronje (5), Boeta Chamberlain (3). Penalties:

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