URC - Lions vs Edinburgh on 21 March 2026



March 21, 2026 - The match was played at Ellis Park on Saturday 21 March 2026, and kick-off was at 14:45 SA Time.

Officials

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
AR1: Hanru van Rooyen
AR2: Stephen Geldenhuys
TMO: Eoghan Cross

Teams

Lions: 15. Quan Horn, 14. Angelo Davids, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Bronson Mills, 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. Franco Marais, 17. Eddie Davids, 18. RF Schoeman, 19. Reinhard Nothnagel, 20. Siba Qoma, 21. Renzo du Plessis, 22. Haashim Pead, 23. Richard Kriel.

Edinburgh: 15. Harry Paterson, 14. Malelili Satala, 13. Matt Currie, 12. Mosese Tuipulotu, 11. Jack Brown, 10. Ross Thompson; 9. Ben Vellacott, 8. Magnus Bradbury (c), 7. Freddy Douglas, 6. Ben Muncaster, 5. Glen Young, 4. Marshall Sykes, 3. D’arcy Rae, 2. Dylan Richardson, 1. Boan Venter.
Replacements: 16. Ewan Ashman, 17. James Whitcombe, 18. Paul Hill, 19. Callum Hunter-Hill, 20. Liam McConnell, 21. Charlie Shiel, 22. Cammy Scott, 23. Piers O’Conor.

Scorers

Lions: 54 (35): Tries: Ruan Venter, Francke Horn, Darrien Landsberg, Morne van den Berg, Bronson Mills, Angelo Davids (2), Haashim Pead. Conversions: Chris Smith (7). Penalties: .

Edinburgh: 17 (0): Tries: Ewan Ashman, Freddy Douglas, Matt Currie. Conversions: Cammy Scott. Penalties:

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