Currie Cup - Pumas vs Lions on 17 March 2023
March 17, 2023 - The match was played in Nelspruit on Friday 17 March 2023, and kick-off was at 17:00 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron
AR1: Local
AR2: Local
TMO: Quinton Immelman
Teams
Pumas: 15. Devon Williams, 14. Jade Stighling, 13. Diego Appollis, 12. Ali Mgijima, 11. Lundi Msenge, 10. Brandon Thomson, 9. Giovan Snyman, 8. Kwanda Dimaza, 7. Francois Kleinhans, 6. André Fouche, 5. Shane Kirkwood (c), 4. Deon Slabbert, 3. Njabula Gumede, 2. Eduan Swart, 1. Corne Fourie.
Replacements: 16. Llewellyn Classen, 17. Etienne Janeke, 18. Simon Raw, 19. Malembe Mpofu, 20. Ruwald van der Merwe, 21. Chriswill September, 22. Ethan Fisher, 23. Stefan Coetzee.
Lions: 15. Andries Coetzee, 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Rynhardt Jonker, 12. Tyler Bocks, 11. Boldwin Hansen, 10. Vaughan Isaacs, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Travis Gordon (c), 7. Ruan Delport, 6. Jarod Cairns, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Ruan Smith, 2. Jaco Visagie, 1. Rhynardt Rijnsburger.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. Sti Sithole, 18. Kabous Bezuidenhout, 19. Raynard Roets, 20. Ruhan Straeuli, 21. Sibusiso Sangweni, 22. Nico Steyn, 23. Tiaan Swanepoel.
Scorers
Pumas: 34 (17): Tries: Diego Appollis (2), Devon Williams, André Fouche, Corne Fourie. Conversions: Brandon Thomson (3). Penalties: Brandon Thomson.
Lions: 27 (3): Tries: Boldwin Hansen (2), Vaughan Isaacs, Jarod Cairns. Conversions: Vaughan Isaacs (2). Penalties: Vaughan Isaacs.