URC - Lions vs Benetton on 19 April 2025
Apr 19, 2025 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 19 April 2025, and kick-off was at 13:45 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Craig Evans
AR1: Griffin Colby
AR2: Hanru van Rooyen
TMO: Adam Jones
Teams
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Tapiwa Mafura, 13. Rynhardt Jonker, 12. Marius Louw, 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Kade Wolhuter, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Francke Horn (c), 7. Ruan Venter, 6. JC Pretorius, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Ruben Schoeman, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Juan Schoeman.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. SJ Kotze, 18. RF Schoeman, 19. Ruan Delport, 20. Siba Qoma, 21. Nico Steyn, 22. Renzo du Plessis, 23. Kelly Mpeku.
Benetton: 15. Leonardo Marin, 14. Ignacio Mendy, 13. Tommaso Menoncello, 12. Ignacio Brex, 11. Paolo Odogwu, 10. Jacob Umaga, 9. Alessandro Garbisi, 8. Lorenzo Cannone, 7. Manuel Zuliani, 6. Riccardo Favretto, 5. Federico Ruzza (c), 4. Niccolò Cannone, 3. Simone Ferrari, 2. Bautista Bernasconi, 1. Thomas Gallo.
Replacements: 16. Siua Maile, 17. Ivan Nemer, 18. Giosuè Zilocchi, 19. Scott Scrafton, 20. Eli Snyman, 21. Michele Lamaro, 22. Andy Uren, 23. Rhyno Smith.
Scorers
Lions: 31 (17): Tries: Ruan Venter, Marius Louw, Edwill van der Merwe, JC Pretorius. Conversions: Kade Wolhuter (4). Penalties: Kade Wolhuter.
Benetton: 42 (32): Tries: Jacob Umaga, Ignacio Mendy (2), Leonardo Marin, Federico Ruzza . Conversions: Jacob Umaga (4). Penalties: Jacob Umaga (3).