Challenge Cup - Lions vs Stade Francais on 16 December 2022
December 16, 2022 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Friday 16 December 2022, and kick-off was at 19:30 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Karl Dickson
AR1: Matthew Carley
AR2: Sara Cox
TMO: Ian Tempest
Teams
Lions: 15. Andries Coetzee, 14. Edwill van der Merwe, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Marius Louw, 11. Quan Horn, 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Emmanuel Tshituka, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. Jaco Kriel (c), 5. Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 4. Willem Alberts, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. Jaco Visagie, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. Michael van Vuuren, 17. Sti Sithole, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Reinhard Nothnagel, 20. Darrien Landsberg, 21. Sibusiso Sangweni, 22. Andre Warner, 23. Rynhardt Jonker.
Stade Francais: 15. Léo Monin, 14. Nadir Megdoud, 13. Paolo Odogwu, 12. Theo Dachary, 11. Harry Glover, 10. Léo Barre, 9. James Hall, 1. Vasil Kakovin, 2. Laurent Panis (c), 3. Giorgi Melikidze, 4. Nathan Huguen, 5. Juan Johan Van der Mescht , 6. Giorgi Tsutkiridze, 7. Mathieu Hirigoyen, 8. Juan Martin Scelzo.
Replacements: 16. Lucas Peyresblanques, 17. Sergo Abramishvili, 18. Paul Alo Emile, 19. Noa Kanika, 20. Arthur Coville, 21. Alex Arrate, 22. Ferdinand Dreno, 23. Moses Alo Emile.
Scorers
Lions: 30 (20): Tries: Quan Horn (2), Andries Coetzee, Ruan Smith. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse (2). Penalties: Jordan Hendrikse (2).
Stade Francais: 12 (5): Tries: James Hall, Léo Barre. Conversions: Arthur Coville. Penalties: .