Currie Cup - Lions vs Cheetahs on 6 May 2022



May 6, 2022 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Friday 6 May 2022, and kick-off was at 19:00 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
AR1: Morne Ferreira
AR2: Hernus Coetzee
TMO: Quinton Immelman

Teams

Lions: 15. Tiaan Swanepoel, 14. Boldwin Hansen, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Manuel Rass, 11. Stean Pienaar, 10. Fred Zeilinga, 9. Andre Warner (c), 8. Jarod Cairns, 7. Sibusiso Sangweni, 6. Lindo Ncusane, 5. Cal Smid, 4. Lunga Ncube, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. Jaco Visagie, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. Heiko Pohlmann, 18. Jannie du Plessis, 19. Junior White, 20. Mark Snyman, 21. Sanele Nohamba, 22. Luke Rossouw, 23. Ilunga Mukendi.

Cheetahs: 15 Cohen Jasper, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 David Brits, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Duncan Saal, 10 Reinhardt Fortuin, 9 Ruan Pienaar (c), 8 Mihlali Mosi, 7 Jeandrè Rudolph, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete, 4 Aidon Davis, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 1 Cameron Dawson.
Replacements: 16. Louis van der Westhuizen, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Marne Coetzee, 19 Ockie Barnard, 20 Andisa Ntsila, 21 Rewan Kruger, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Robert Ebersohn.

Scorers

Lions: 26 (20): Tries: Lindo Ncusane, Stean Pienaar. Conversions: Tiaan Swanepoel (2). Penalties: Tiaan Swanepoel (4).

Cheetahs: 35 (14): Tries: Gideon van der Merwe, Marnus van der Merwe, Duncan Saal, Louis van der Westhuizen. Conversions: Ruan Pienaar (3). Penalties: Ruan Pienaar (3).

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