URC - Lions vs Connacht on 25 April 2026
April 25, 2026 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 25 April 2026, and kick-off was at 16:00 SA Time.
Officials
Referee: Filippo Russo
AR1: Hanru van Rooyen
AR2: Jonathan Lottering
TMO: Federico Vedovelli
Teams
Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Angelo Davids, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Richard Kriel, 11. Erich Cronje, 10. Chris Smith, 9. Morne van den Berg, 8. Francke Horn (c), 7. Batho Hlekani, 6. Siba Mahashe, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 4. Ruan Venter, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. SJ Kotze.
Replacements: 16. Morne Brandon, 17. Eddie Davids, 18. Sebastian Lombard, 19. Reinhard Nothnagel, 20. Siba Qoma, 21. JC Pretorius, 22. Nico Steyn, 23. Kelly Mpeku.
Connacht: 15. Sam Gilbert, 14. Harry West, 13. John Devine, 12. Hugh Gavin, 11. Shane Jennings, 10. Jack Carty, 9. Colm Reilly, 8. Paul Boyle, 7. Shamus Hurley-Langton, 6. Cian Prendergast (c), 5. Joe Joyce, 4. Niall Murray, 3. Jack Aungier, 2. Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1. Peter Dooley.
Replacements: 16. Matthew Victory, 17. Billy Bohan, 18. Fiachna Barrett, 19. Darragh Murray, 20. Sean Jansen, 21. Matthew Devine, 22. Sean Naughton, 23. Shayne Bolton.
Scorers
Lions: 33 (21): Tries: Angelo Davids, Henco van Wyk (2), Siba Mahashe, Erich Cronje. Conversions: Chris Smith (4). Penalties:
Connacht: 21 (0): Tries: Matthew Devine (2), Paul Boyle. Conversions: Sam Gilbert (3). Penalties: