Lions 33 - 23 Pau

Full time

14 Dec 2024

Stage: Pool 2 Round 2

Emirates Airline Park

The Lions secured a 33-23 victory against Section Paloise at Emirates Airline Park. The match opened with an early try from Jooste, giving the visitors a quick lead. However, the Lions responded emphatically with tries from van der Merwe, van den Berg, and Botha, with Wolhuter converting all three to put the home team ahead. Desperes managed to keep Section Paloise in contention with penalties and a try early in the second half, but the Lions' dominance continued. The introduction of a penalty try for the Lions further extended their lead, while Schoeman added another try to seal the win. Wolhuter's impressive kicking ensured a strong points tally. Despite a spirited effort from Paloise, the Lions' attacking prowess proved decisive in the end.

Weather

Temperature: 26.5°C (Feels like 24.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 16.7 km/h, gusting to 36.7 km/h Humidity: 38% Cloud Cover: 94%

Events

Kickoff
7'

Substitution

Kade Wolhuter on for Sam Francis · Lions
10'

Try

Dan Jooste · Pau

0 - 5
11'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

0 - 7
12'

Try

Edwill van der Merwe · Lions

5 - 7
13'

Conversion

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

7 - 7
16'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

7 - 10
20'

Try

Morne van den Berg · Lions

12 - 10
21'

Conversion

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

14 - 10
21'

Substitution

Joel Kpoku on for Jimi Maximin · Pau
24'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

14 - 13
38'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

14 - 16
40'

Try

PJ Botha · Lions

19 - 16
Halftime 19 - 16
Second Half
44'

Try

Axel Desperes · Pau

19 - 21
45'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

19 - 23
47'

Substitution

Romain Ruffenach on for Dan Jooste · Pau
48'

Yellow Card

Gregoire Arfeuil · Pau
49'

Penalty Try

No Player · Lions

26 - 23
49'

Yellow Card

Lekima Tagitagivalu · Pau
53'

Try

Juan Schoeman · Lions

31 - 23
54'

Conversion

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

33 - 23

Player ratings

Ratings update as the match is played.

Lions

15 Tapiwa Mafura 6.9
14 Rabz Maxwane 6.6
13 Erich Cronje 7.4
12 Marius Louw 6.1
11 Edwill van der Merwe 7.9
10 Sam Francis –
9 Morne van den Berg 6.9
1 Juan Schoeman 7.0
2 PJ Botha 7.7
3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 6.6
4 Ruben Schoeman 5.6
5 Reinhard Nothnagel 6.5
6 Jarod Cairns 7.1
7 WJ Steenkamp 6.9
8 Francke Horn 7.0
16 Jaco Visagie –
17 SJ Kotze –
18 RF Schoeman –
19 Ruan Delport –
20 JC Pretorius –
21 Nico Steyn –
22 Kade Wolhuter 6.6
23 Manuel Rass –

Pau

15 Clement Mondinat 7.0
14 Aaron Grandidier 6.0
13 Olivier Klemenczak 6.2
12 Eliott Roudil 6.3
11 Gregoire Arfeuil 6.9
10 Axel Desperes 8.1
9 Thomas Souverbie 7.6
1 Remi Seneca 6.7
2 Dan Jooste 6.7
3 Guram Papidze 7.0
4 Remi Picquette 5.5
5 Jimi Maximin 6.0
6 Lekima Tagitagivalu 5.2
7 Mehdi Tlili 6.3
8 Thibaut Hamonou 5.8
16 Romain Ruffenach 6.1
17 Daniel Bibi Biziwu –
18 Alexandre Etchebehere –
19 Joel Kpoku 5.6
20 Victor Templier –
21 Josselin Bouhier –
22 Quentin Valentino –
23 Aymeric Luc –