URC - Edinburgh vs Lions on 7 October 2022



October 7, 2022 - The match was played in Edinburgh on Friday 7 October 2022, and kick-off was at 20:35 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Andrea Piardi
AR1: Ru Campbell
AR2: Jonny Perriam
TMO: Stefano Roscini

Teams

Edinburgh: 15. Henry Immelman, 14. Darcy Graham, 13. Matt Currie, 12. James Lang, 11. Emiliano Boffelli, 10. Blair Kinghorn, 9. Henry Pyrgos, 8. Viliame Mata, 7. Hamish Watson, 6. Luke Crosbie, 5. Grant Gilchrist (c), 4. Glen Young, 3. Luan de Bruin, 2. Stuart McInally, 1. Boan Venter.
Replacements: 16. Dave Cherry, 17. Pierre Schoeman, 18. WP Nel, 19. Marshall Sykes, 20. Ben Muncaster, 21. Charlie Shiel 22. Charlie Savala, 23. Chris Dean.

Lions: 15. Andries Coetzee, 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Marius Louw, 11. Quan Horn, 10. Gianni Lombard, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. Sibusiso Sangweni, 5. Reinhard Nothnagel (c), 4. Pieter Jansen van Vuuren, 3. Ruan Dreyer, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Sti Sithole.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. JP Smith, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Emmanuel Tshituka, 20. Ruhan Straeuli, 21. Morne van der Berg, 22. Jordan Hendrikse, 23. Zander du Plessis.

Scorers

Edinburgh: 19 (5): Tries: Viliame Mata, Darcy Graham, Ben Muncaster. Conversions: Emiliano Boffelli (2). Penalties:

Lions: 22 (5): Tries: Andries Coetzee, Henco van Wyk, Francke Horn. Conversions: Gianni Lombard (2). Penalties: Gianni Lombard.

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