URC - Connacht vs Lions on 28 January 2023
January 28, 2023 - The match was played in Galway on Saturday 28 January 2023, and kick-off was at 21:35 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Paul Williams
AR1: Stuart Douglas
AR2: Padraic Reidy
TMO: Brendon Pickerill
Teams
Connacht: 15. Tiernan O’Halloran, 14. Diarmuid Kilgallen, 13. Tom Farrell, 12. Cathal Forde, 11. John Porch, 10. Jack Carty (c), 9. Caolin Blade, 8. Jarrad Butler, 7. Conor Oliver, 6. Josh Murphy, 5. Niall Murray, 4. Darragh Murray, 3. Jack Aungier, 2. Shane Delahunt, 1. Peter Dooley.
Replacements: 16. Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17. Jordan Duggan, 18. Dominic Robertson-McCoy, 19. Leva Fifita, 20. Shamus Hurley-Langton, 21. Kieran Marmion, 22. Tom Daly, 23. Oran McNulty.
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Andre Warner, 8. Emmanuel Tshituka, 7. Ruhan Straeuli, 6. Sibusiso Sangweni, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Willem Alberts, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. 16. Michael van Vuuren, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20. Jaco Kriel, 21. Morne van den Berg, 22. Manuel Rass, 23. Andries Coetzee.
Scorers
Connacht: 43 (29): Tries: Diarmuid Kilgallen, Shane Delahunt, Caolin Blade (3), Tiernan O’Halloran. Conversions: Jack Carty (5). Penalties: Jack Carty.
Lions: 24 (17): Tries: Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Henco van Wyk, Marius Louw. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse (3). Penalties: Jordan Hendrikse.