Lions 55 - 21 Edinburgh

Full time

05 Oct 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Emirates Airline Park

The Lions delivered a commanding performance against Edinburgh Rugby, securing a 55-21 victory at Emirates Airline Park. Kade Wolhuter opened the scoring with a penalty before Quan Horn and Rabz Maxwane crossed for early tries. The Lions continued to build momentum, with Edwill van der Merwe and Rynhardt Jonker both touching down, showcasing their attacking prowess. Edinburgh managed to respond with tries from Grant Gilchrist and Patrick Harrison, but they were unable to keep pace with the Lions. Maxwane completed his hat-trick in the second half, further extending the Lions' lead. Wolhuter's accuracy with the boot and Sanele Nohamba's contributions ensured the home side maintained control throughout. Edinburgh's resistance faded as the Lions ran rampant, highlighting their dominance in this high-scoring encounter.

Weather

Temperature: 21.0°C (Feels like 21.8°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 9.1 km/h, gusting to 24.7 km/h Humidity: 19% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Penalty

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

3 - 0
5'

Try

Quan Horn · Lions

8 - 0
12'

Try

Rabz Maxwane · Lions

13 - 0
13'

Conversion

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

15 - 0
20'

Try

Edwill van der Merwe · Lions

20 - 0
21'

Conversion

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

22 - 0
26'

Try

Rynhardt Jonker · Lions

27 - 0
27'

Conversion

Kade Wolhuter · Lions

29 - 0
31'

Try

Rabz Maxwane · Lions

34 - 0
32'

Conversion

Morne van den Berg · Lions

36 - 0
33'

Substitution

Patrick Harrison on for Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh
33'

Substitution

Sanele Nohamba on for Kade Wolhuter · Lions
35'

Try

Francke Horn · Lions

41 - 0
39'

Try

Edwill van der Merwe · Lions

46 - 0
40'

Conversion

Sanele Nohamba · Lions

48 - 0
Halftime 48 - 0
Second Half
44'

Try

Grant Gilchrist · Edinburgh

48 - 7
44'

Conversion

Ben Healy · Edinburgh

48 - 2
50'

Try

Patrick Harrison · Edinburgh

48 - 12
51'

Conversion

Ben Healy · Edinburgh

48 - 14
54'

Substitution

Ben Muncaster on for Hamish Watson · Edinburgh
56'

Substitution

Boan Venter on for Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh
56'

Substitution

D'Arcy Rae on for Paul Hill · Edinburgh
61'

Substitution

Ross Thompson on for Ben Healy · Edinburgh
61'

Substitution

Jaco Visagie on for Franco Marais · Lions
61'

Substitution

Heiko Pohlmann on for Juan Schoeman · Lions
61'

Substitution

Conraad van Vuuren on for Asenathi Ntlabakanye · Lions
61'

Substitution

Henco van Wyk on for Edwill van der Merwe · Lions
61'

Substitution

Ruben Schoeman on for Darrien-Lane Landsberg · Lions
65'

Yellow Card

Heiko Pohlmann · Lions
66'

Try

Ben Muncaster · Edinburgh

48 - 19
67'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

48 - 21
67'

Substitution

Tom Dodd on for Jamie Ritchie · Edinburgh
67'

Substitution

Jamie Hodgson on for Marshall Sykes · Edinburgh
71'

Try

Rabz Maxwane · Lions

53 - 21
72'

Conversion

Sanele Nohamba · Lions

55 - 21
73'

Substitution

Marius Louw on for Rynhardt Jonker · Lions
73'

Substitution

Ali Price on for Ben Vellacott · Edinburgh
75'

Yellow Card Complete

Heiko Pohlmann · Lions
Fulltime 55 - 21

Player ratings

Lions

15 Quan Horn 9.0
14 Rabz Maxwane 9.0
13 Erich Cronje 6.5
12 Rynhardt Jonker 9.7
11 Edwill van der Merwe 10.0
10 Kade Wolhuter 8.1
9 Morne van den Berg 7.3
1 Juan Schoeman 6.9
2 Franco Marais 6.0
3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 6.6
4 Reinhard Nothnagel 7.4
5 Darrien-Lane Landsberg 6.9
6 JC Pretorius 7.8
7 Jarod Cairns 7.7
8 Francke Horn 8.0
16 Jaco Visagie 6.8
17 Heiko Pohlmann 5.3
18 Conraad van Vuuren 6.5
19 Ruben Schoeman 6.3
20 Renzo Du Plessis –
21 Sanele Nohamba 6.2
22 Marius Louw –
23 Henco van Wyk 6.6

Edinburgh

15 Wes Goosen 6.5
14 Darcy Graham 6.5
13 Mosese Tuipulotu 6.1
12 Matt Scott 6.1
11 Ross McCann 6.1
10 Ben Healy 6.3
9 Ben Vellacott 6.0
1 Pierre Schoeman 7.1
2 Ewan Ashman 6.6
3 Paul Hill 6.2
4 Marshall Sykes 6.9
5 Grant Gilchrist 7.3
6 Jamie Ritchie 5.9
7 Hamish Watson 6.4
8 Magnus Bradbury 7.8
16 Patrick Harrison 7.1
17 Boan Venter 6.1
18 D'Arcy Rae 5.8
19 Jamie Hodgson 6.0
20 Ben Muncaster 6.5
21 Ali Price –
22 Ross Thompson 6.0
23 Tom Dodd 6.0