Currie Cup - Sharks vs Lions on 3 June 2023
June 3, 2023 - The match was played in Durban on Saturday 3 June 2023, and kick-off was at 19:05 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: AJ Jacobs
AR1: Cwengile Jadezweni
AR2: Phumzile Mbewu
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen
Teams
Sharks: 15. Nevaldo Fleurs, 14. Yaw Penxe, 13. Murray Koster, 12. Alwayno Visagie, 11. Aphelele Fassi, 10. Lionel Cronje, 9. Tiaan Fourie, 8. Henco Venter, 7. James Venter, 6. Dylan Richardson, 5. Reniel Hugo (c), 4. Ockie Barnard, 3. Khutha Mchunu, 2. Fez Mbatha, 1. Khwezi Mona.
Replacements: 16. Kerron van Vuuren, 17. Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18. Hanru Jacobs, 19. Marco de Witt, 20. Vincent Tshituka, 21. Bradley Davids, 22. Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23. Marnus Potgieter.
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Boldwin Hansen, 13. Manuel Rass, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Gianni Lombard, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. JC Pretorius, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Ruan Dreyer, 2. Morne Brandon, 1. Rhynardt Rijnsburger.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19. Raynard Roets, 20. Emmanuel Tshituka, 21. Morne vd Berg, 22. Rynhardt Jonker, 23. Andries Coetzee.
Scorers
Sharks: 29 (14): Tries: Fez Mbatha, Aphelele Fassi, Ntuthuko Mchunu (2). Conversions: Lionel Cronje (3). Penalties: Nevaldo Fleurs.
Lions: 21 (14): Tries: Emmanuel Tshituka, Ruan Dreyer, Sanele Nohamba. Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (3). Penalties: