Lions 29 - 28 Ospreys

Full time

17 May 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 18

Emirates Airline Park

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The Lions triumphed over the Ospreys 29-28 in a thrilling encounter at Emirates Airline Park. Edwill van der Merwe opened the scoring for the Lions with an early try, quickly followed by a response from Ospreys' Griffiths. The first half saw Jaco Visagie score two tries, helping the Lions establish a 17-10 lead at halftime. In the second half, James Ratti and Jack Walsh crossed the line for the Ospreys, but the Lions responded with a try from Henco van Wyk. Lubabalo Dobela's performance stood out, scoring a late try to seal the victory for the Lions. Dan Edwards was pivotal for the Ospreys, converting five tries during the match. The hard-fought victory allowed the Lions to avenge their previous loss to the Ospreys last season.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 19.1°C (Feels like 18.6°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 6.7 km/h, gusting to 16.6 km/h Humidity: 37% Cloud Cover: 22%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Try

Edwill van der Merwe · Lions

5 - 0
10'

Try

William Griffiths · Ospreys

5 - 5
11'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

5 - 7
30'

Try

Jaco Visagie · Lions

10 - 7
31'

Conversion

Lubabalo Dobela · Lions

12 - 7
31'

Substitution

Izan Esterhuizen on for Ruan Venter · Lions
Halftime 12 - 7
Second Half
45'

Substitution

Lewis Lloyd on for Harri Deaves · Ospreys
46'

Substitution

Garyn Phillips on for Steffan Thomas · Ospreys
51'

Try

James Ratti · Ospreys

12 - 12
52'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

12 - 14
53'

Try

Jaco Visagie · Lions

17 - 14
55'

Substitution

SJ Kotze on for Juan Schoeman · Lions
55'

Substitution

Harri Deaves on for Lewis Lloyd · Ospreys
56'

Substitution

Sam Parry on for Dewi Lake · Ospreys
56'

Substitution

Kian Hire on for Tom Botha · Ospreys
60'

Substitution

RF Schoeman on for Asenathi Ntlabakanye · Lions
60'

Substitution

Morne Brandon on for Jaco Visagie · Lions
61'

Try

Jack Walsh · Ospreys

17 - 19
61'

Substitution

Kieran Hardy on for Reuben Morgan-Williams · Ospreys
61'

Substitution

Iestyn Hopkins on for Ryan Conbeer · Ospreys
62'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

17 - 21
63'

Substitution

Owen Williams on for Keiran Williams · Ospreys
66'

Substitution

WJ Steenkamp on for Jarod Cairns · Lions
66'

Substitution

Marius Louw on for Bronson Mills · Lions
70'

Try

Henco van Wyk · Lions

22 - 21
71'

Conversion

Lubabalo Dobela · Lions

24 - 21
71'

Substitution

Lewis Lloyd on for William Griffiths · Ospreys
77'

Try

Sam Parry · Ospreys

24 - 26
78'

Conversion

Dan Edwards · Ospreys

24 - 28
78'

Substitution

Layton Horn on for Nico Steyn · Lions
78'

Substitution

Kelly Mpeku on for Richard Kriel · Lions
81'

Try

Lubabalo Dobela · Lions

29 - 28
Fulltime 29 - 28

Player ratings

Lions

15 Quan Horn 8.3
14 Richard Kriel 6.0
13 Henco van Wyk 7.4
12 Bronson Mills 7.3
11 Edwill van der Merwe 7.0
10 Lubabalo Dobela 7.9
9 Nico Steyn 6.7
1 Juan Schoeman 6.7
2 Jaco Visagie 8.6
3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 7.2
4 Ruan Venter 6.5
5 Ruan Delport 6.5
6 JC Pretorius 8.2
7 Renzo Du Plessis 7.1
8 Jarod Cairns 6.7
16 Morne Brandon 6.5
17 SJ Kotze 6.7
18 RF Schoeman 6.6
19 Izan Esterhuizen 6.7
20 WJ Steenkamp 6.4
21 Layton Horn –
22 Marius Louw 6.4
23 Kelly Mpeku –

Ospreys

15 Jack Walsh 9.0
14 Luke Morgan 6.9
13 Evardi Boshoff 5.9
12 Keiran Williams 6.3
11 Ryan Conbeer 5.9
10 Dan Edwards 6.6
9 Reuben Morgan-Williams 7.1
1 Steffan Thomas 5.9
2 Dewi Lake 7.1
3 Tom Botha 5.7
4 James Ratti 7.1
5 James Fender 6.9
6 William Griffiths 6.6
7 Harri Deaves 6.3
8 Morgan Morse 6.7
16 Sam Parry 6.8
17 Garyn Phillips 6.0
18 Kian Hire 5.6
19 Lewis Jones –
20 Lewis Lloyd 6.1
21 Kieran Hardy 6.5
22 Owen Williams 5.8
23 Iestyn Hopkins 6.0