URC - Connacht vs Lions on 23 March 2024



March 23, 2024 - The match was played in Ireland on Saturday 23 March 2024, and kick-off was at 19:15 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Craig Evans
AR1: Robbie Jenkinson
AR2: Oisin Quinn
TMO: Greg Morgan

Teams

Connacht: 15. Tiernan O’Halloran, 14. Byron Ralston, 13. David Hawkshaw, 12. Cathal Forde, 11. Andrew Smith, 10. JJ Hanrahan, 9. Caolin Blade (c), 8. Sean O’Brien, 7. Conor Oliver, 6. Cian Prendergast, 5. Joe Joyce, 4. Niall Murray, 3. Jack Aungier, 2. Tadgh McElroy, 1. Denis Buckley.
Replacements: 16. Dave Heffernan, 17. Jordan Duggan, 18. Sam Illo, 19. Darragh Murray, 20. Shamus Hurley-Langton, 21. Colm Reilly, 22. Jack Carty, 23. Paul Boyle.

Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Richard Kriel, 13. Ehrich Cronje, 12. Marius Louw (c), 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 10. Jordan Hendrikse, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Emmanuel Tshituka, 6. JC Pretorius, 5. Reinhard Nothnagel, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2. PJ Botha, 1. JP Smith.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Morgan Naude, 18. Conraad van Vuuren, 19. Darrien Landsberg, 20. Izan Esterhuizen, 21, Hanru Sirgel, 22. Morne vd Berg, 23. Stean Pienaar.

Scorers

Connacht: 14 (7): Tries: Cian Prendergast, JJ Hanrahan. Conversions: JJ Hanrahan (2). Penalties:

Lions: 38 (12): Tries: Francke Horn (2), JC Pretorius, Edwill van der Merwe, Ehrich Cronje, Morne vd Berg. Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse (4). Penalties:

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