URC - Edinburgh vs Lions on 28 October 2023



October 28, 2023 - The match was played at the DAM Health Stadium on Saturday 28 October 2023, and kick-off was at 18:00 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Chris Busby
AR1: Jonny Perriam
AR2: Rob McDowell
TMO: Colin Stanley

Teams

Edinburgh: 15. Blair Kinghorn, 14. Ross McCann, 13. Mark Bennett, 12. Matt Currie, 11. Wes Goosen, 10. Ben Vellacott (c), 9. Ben Healy, 8. Viliame Mata, 7. Hamish Watson, 6. Luke Crosbie, 5. Grant Gilchrist, 4. Glen Young, 3. Javan Sebastian, 2. Dave Cherry, 1. Boan Venter.
Replacements: 16. Ewan Ashman, 17. Robin Hislop, 18. WP Nel, 19. Marshall Sykes, 20. Connor Boyle, 21. Charlie Shiel, 22. Cammy Scott, 23. Chris Dean.

Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Richard Kriel, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. Emmanuel Tshituka, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Ruan Dreyer, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Corne Fourie.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19. Willem Alberts, 20. Hanru Sergil, 21. Morne vd Berg, 22. Rynhardt Jonker, 23. Andries Coetzee.

Scorers

Edinburgh: 17 (7): Tries: Luke Crosbie, Ewan Ashman. Conversions: Ben Healy (2). Penalties: Ben Healy.

Lions: 16 (6): Tries: Francke Horn. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse. Penalties: Jordan Hendrikse (3).

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