URC - Lions vs Benetton on 30 April 2022
April 30, 2022 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 30 April 2022, and kick-off was at 14:00 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Andy Brace
AR1: Griffon Colby
AR2: AJ Jacobs
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen
Teams
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Wandisile Simelane, 12. Burger Odendaal (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Emmanuel Tshituka, 7. Vincent Tshituka, 6. Francke Horn, 5. Reinhard Nothnagel, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Carlu Sadie, 2. PJ Botha, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Sti Sithole, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. Ruan Venter, 20. Sibusiso Sangweni, 21. Andre Warner, 22. Manuel Rass, 23. Tiaan Swanepoel.
Benetton: 15. Rhyno Smith, 14. Edoardo Padovani, 13. Tommaso Menoncello, 12. Filippo Drago, 11. Monty Ioane, 10. Tomas Albornoz, 9. Dewaldt Duvenage (c), 1. Thomas Gallo, 2. Giacomo Nicotera, 3. Simone Ferrari, 4. Irnè Herbst, 5. Carl Wegner, 6. Giovanni Pettinelli, 7. Manuel Zuliani, 8. Lorenzo Cannone.
Replacements: 16. Hame Faiva, 17. Ivan Nemer, 18. Tiziano Pasquali, 19. Federico Ruzza, 20. Matteo Meggiato, 21. Alessandro Garbisi, 22. Leonardo Marin, 23. Andries Coetzee.
Scorers
Lions: 37 (15): Tries: Ruben Schoeman, Morne van den Berg, Edwill van der Merwe, Stean Pienaar, Jordan Hendrikse. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse (3). Penalties: Jordan Hendrikse (2).
Benetton: 29 (22): Tries: Rhyno Smith (2), Filippo Drago, Lorenzo Cannone. Conversions: Rhyno Smith (3). Penalties: . Drop goals: Tomas Albornoz.