RECAP: Lions v Pumas
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our score updates of the Preparation match between the Lions and the Pumas at Ellis Park.
The name says it all. It is an opportunity for South African teams to prepare, with the move to the Northern Hemisphere in mind.
For the four main franchises – with apologies to the Cheetahs – this is about putting in place the building blocks with the big picture in mind.
FULL TIME:
Lions 32-28 Pumas
The scorers: (45 min)
For the Lions:
Try: Morne Van der Berg
Con: Tiaan Swanepoel
Pens: Tiaan Swanepoel 2
For the Pumas:
Try: Simon Westraadt
Cons: Eddie Fouche
Pen: Eddie Fouche 2
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* To read our pre-match predictions, CLICK HERE!
Teams
Lions: 15 EW Viljoen; 14 Prince Nkabinde, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 James Mollentze, 11 Divan Rossouw; 10 Tiaan Swanepoel, 9 Morné van den Berg; 8 Francke Horn, 7 Roelof Smit, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel (captain), 4 Emmanuel Tshituka, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Nathan McBeth.
Replacements: Dameon Venter, Banele Mthenjane, Jannie du Plessis, Ruhan Straeuli, MJ Pelser, Dillon Smit, Luke Rossouw, Ngia Selengbe, Ruan Dreyer, Izan Esterhuizen, Sibusiso Sangweni.
Pumas: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Luther Obi, 13 Alwayno Visagie, 12 Wayne van der Bank, 11 Ettiene Taljaard, 10 Eddie Fouché, 9 Giovan Snyman, 8 Willie Engelbrecht, 7 Eward Potgieter, 6 Daniel Maartens, 5 Pieter van Vuuren (captain), 4 Brandon Valentine, 3 Ig Prinsloo, 2 Simon Westraadt, 1 Morgan Naudé.
Replacements: 16 Abraham le Roux, 17 Liam Hendricks, 18 Dewald Maritz, 19 Le Roux Roets, 20 Kwanda Dimaza, 21 Ginter Smuts, 22 Ali Mgjima, 23 Tapiwa Mafura.
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees: Griffin Colby, Ashleigh Murray
TMO: Stuart Berry