URC - Lions vs Cardiff on 11 May 2024



May 11, 2024 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 27 April 2024, and kick-off was at 17:00 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Eoghan Cross
AR1: Aimee Barrett-Theron
AR2: Cwengile Jadezweni
TMO: Frank Murphy

Teams

Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Richard Kriel, 13. Erich Cronje, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Sanele Nohamba, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. JC Pretorius, 5. Ruan Delport, 4. Willem Alberts, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Ruan Dreyer.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. JP Smith, 18. Conraad van Vuuren, 19. Reinhard Nothnagel, 20. Emmanuel Tshituka, 21. Hanru Sirgel, 22. Jordan Hendrikse, 23. Gianni Lombard.

Cardiff: 15. Cam Winnett, 14. Gabriel Hamer-Webb, 13. Mason Grady, 12. Ben Thomas, 11. Theo Cabango, 10. Tinus de Beer, 9. Gonzalo Bertranou, 8. Mackenzie Martin, 7. James Botham, 6. Ben Donnell, 5. Rory Thornton, 4. Seb Davies, 3. Keiron Assiratti, 2. Evan Lloyd, 1. Rhys Carre.
Replacements: 16. Liam Belcher, 17. Corey Domachowski, 18. Rhys Litterick, 19. Shane Lewis-Hughes, 20. Alun Lawrence, 21. Ellis Bevan, 22. Jacob Beetham, 23. Max Clark

Scorers

Lions: 34 (17): Tries: Ruan Venter, Quan Horn, Emmanuel Tshituka (2). Conversions: Sanele Nohamba (2), Gianni Lombard (2). Penalties: Sanele Nohamba (2).

Cardiff: 13 (3): Tries: Corey Domachowski. Conversions: Tinus de Beer. Penalties: Tinus de Beer (2).

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