URC | Live scoring: Lions v Stormers
· The South African
The match between the Lions and Stormers at Ellis Park is expected to be a thriller as the hosts try to continue capitalising on their six home games in a row to improve their log position and remain in the top half of the URC standings.
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However, the Capetonians will have all the motivation they need to bounce back from two successive defeats against the Sharks, which saw them drop from first to third place on the table.
While the Lions have only suffered one home defeat in the competition so far this season, they will be wary of the fact that the Stormers have a solid track record away from home, with their only defeat being against the Sharks in Durban. They will also draw inspiration from the fact that they defeated the Lions 34-27 in Cape Town earlier in the competition.
The Lions have a better attack despite trailing the Stormers by four log positions, with 301 points scored to the visitors’ 274, but the Johannesburg-based side will have to step up their defence significantly to register a victory after conceding 49 tries to the visitors’ 20 so far this season.
FOLLOW THE LIONS V STORMERS LIVE SCORING BELOW:
Lions v Stormers
Date: Saturday, 28 February
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
SA Time: 14:30
Referee: Christopher Allison
TV: SuperSport
Teams:
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Kelly Mpeku, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Bronson Mills, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Morné van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (captain), 7 Batho Hlekani, 6 Siba Mahashe, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 RF Schoeman, 2 PJ Botha, 1 SJ Kotze.
Replacements: 16 Franco Marais, 17 Eddie Davids, 18 Conrad van Vuuren, 19 Reinhard Nothnagel, 20 Siba Qoma, 21 Renzo du Plessis, 22 Nico Steyn, 23 Erich Cronjé
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Dylan Maart, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Jonathan Roche, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 JD Schickerling (captain), 4 Adré Smith, 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 JJ Kotzé, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 André-Hugo Venter, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Marcel Theunissen, Hacjivah Dayimani, 22 Imad Khan, 23 Jurie Matthee