The Lions bounced back from last weekend’s home Currie Cup Premier Division defeat against the Sharks with a 36-28 away win against Griquas at Griqua Park in Kimberley on Sunday.
ScorersLions 36 — Tries: Renzo du Plessis 2, Jaco Visagie, Morgan Naude, Jarod Cairns, Nico Steyn. Conversions: Sam Francis, Gianni Lombard, Zander du Plessis.
Griquas 28 — Tries: Zane Bester, Cameron Hufke, Connor Mahoney, Tertius Kruger. Conversions: Lubabalo Dobela 4.
Teams:
Griquas: 15 Cameron Hufke, 14 Dylan Maart, 13 Zane Bester, 12 Mnombo Zwelendaba, 11 Connor Mahoney, 10 Lubabalo Dobela, 9 Thomas Bursey, 8 Hanru Sirgel, 7 Marco de Witt, 6 Stephan Smit (captain), 5 Derik Pretorius, 4 Dylan Sjoblom, 3 Janu Botha, 2 Gustav du Rand, 1 Leon Lyons. Replacements: 16 Dandre Delport, 17 Eddie Davids, 18 Cebo Dlamini, 19 Albert Liebenberg, 20 Thabo Ndimande, 21 Bobby Alexander, 22 Zinedine Robinson, 23 Tertius Kruger.
Lions: 15 Gianni Lombard, 14 Boldwin Hansen, 13 Kelly Mpeku, 12 Rynhardt Jonker, 11 Tapiwa Mafura, 10 Sam Francis, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Ruhan Straeuli, 7 Jarod Cairns, 6 Renzo du Plessis, 5 Raynard Roets, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Conrad van Vuuren, 2 Jaco Visagie (captain), 1 Morgan Naude. Replacements: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Tiaan Wessels, 20 Darrien-Lane Landsberg, 21 Luca Ribbens, 22 Layton Horn, 23 Zander du Plessis
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