Edinburgh 24 - 12 Lions

Full time

04 Apr 2025

Stage: R16 Round 5

Hive Stadium

Edinburgh Rugby secured a convincing 24-12 victory over the Lions in the Challenge Cup. Wes Goosen opened the scoring with an early try, followed by a second from Ben Vellacott, establishing a strong lead. Jamie Ritchie added a third try shortly after, with Ross Thompson converting to push the score to 19-0. The Lions responded with a try from Francke Horn early in the second half, but Edinburgh's Ali Price quickly countered with a try of his own. Grant Gilchrist received a yellow card, leaving Edinburgh temporarily down a player, but they maintained control. Jaco Visagie scored a late try for the Lions, but it was not enough to close the gap. Overall, Edinburgh's dominant performance showcased their attacking prowess and defensive resilience.

Weather

Temperature: 7.6°C (Feels like 1.3°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 20.8 km/h, gusting to 39.0 km/h Humidity: 77% Cloud Cover: 44%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Wes Goosen · Edinburgh

5 - 0
9'

Try

Ben Vellacott · Edinburgh

10 - 0
11'

Substitution

Jaco Visagie on for Franco Marais · Lions
21'

Yellow Card

Quan Horn · Lions
26'

Substitution

Sibabalo Qoma on for Ruan Venter · Lions
28'

Try

Jamie Ritchie · Edinburgh

15 - 0
29'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

17 - 0
31'

Yellow Card Complete

Quan Horn · Lions
Halftime 17 - 0
Second Half
44'

Yellow Card

Grant Gilchrist · Edinburgh
46'

Try

Francke Horn · Lions

17 - 5
51'

Substitution

JC Pretorius on for Jarod Cairns · Lions
51'

Substitution

Nico Steyn on for Gianni Lombard · Lions
54'

Substitution

Boan Venter on for Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh
54'

Yellow Card Complete

Grant Gilchrist · Edinburgh
59'

Substitution

Ewan Ashman on for Dave Cherry · Edinburgh
59'

Substitution

Glen Young on for Sam Skinner · Edinburgh
63'

Substitution

Izan Esterhuizen on for Ruben Schoeman · Lions
63'

Substitution

RF Schoeman on for Asenathi Ntlabakanye · Lions
63'

Substitution

Juan Schoeman on for SJ Kotze · Lions
68'

Substitution

Ali Price on for Ben Vellacott · Edinburgh
68'

Substitution

Freddy Douglas on for Hamish Watson · Edinburgh
71'

Try

Ali Price · Edinburgh

22 - 5
72'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

24 - 5
72'

Substitution

Angus Williams on for Javan Sebastian · Edinburgh
75'

Try

Jaco Visagie · Lions

24 - 10
75'

Substitution

Marius Louw on for Richard Kriel · Lions
76'

Conversion

Nico Steyn · Lions

24 - 12
76'

Substitution

Jack Brown on for Darcy Graham · Edinburgh
77'

Substitution

Cameron Scott on for Ross Thompson · Edinburgh
Fulltime 24 - 12

Player ratings

Edinburgh

15 Wes Goosen 9.3
14 Darcy Graham 9.0
13 Matt Currie 8.4
12 James Lang 6.1
11 Ross McCann 7.4
10 Ross Thompson 7.0
9 Ben Vellacott 8.0
1 Pierre Schoeman 7.4
2 Dave Cherry 7.2
3 Javan Sebastian 7.3
4 Sam Skinner 6.5
5 Grant Gilchrist 5.7
6 Jamie Ritchie 8.1
7 Hamish Watson 8.3
8 Magnus Bradbury 7.7
16 Ewan Ashman 7.8
17 Boan Venter 6.8
18 Angus Williams –
19 Glen Young 5.8
20 Freddy Douglas 6.9
21 Ali Price 7.8
22 Cameron Scott –
23 Jack Brown –

Lions

15 Quan Horn 4.8
14 Richard Kriel 7.2
13 Manuel Rass 5.9
12 Rynhardt Jonker 6.9
11 Edwill van der Merwe 6.8
10 Gianni Lombard 6.2
9 Morne van den Berg 6.6
1 SJ Kotze 6.6
2 Franco Marais 6.0
3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 6.8
4 Ruben Schoeman 6.5
5 Darrien-Lane Landsberg 7.4
6 Jarod Cairns 6.3
7 Ruan Venter 5.9
8 Francke Horn 6.5
16 Jaco Visagie 7.9
17 Juan Schoeman 5.8
18 RF Schoeman 6.2
19 Izan Esterhuizen 6.1
20 Sibabalo Qoma 6.4
21 Nico Steyn 5.9
22 JC Pretorius 5.8
23 Marius Louw –