
Emirates Lions qualified for the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16, beating the Dragons RFC 60-10 in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon.
Francke Horn got their first try of the afternoon with a saucy step out wide to beat his last defender before Sam Francis dummied and darted through under the posts for the Lions' second.
Next to cross was Ruan Venter after breaking the line outside the 22 and powering through a third defender to make it to the line, and Tapiwa Mafura wrapped up the bonus point after a great miss pass put him in space out wide.
The Emirates Lions led 31-03 at the halftime break.
Apart from a try by Paula Latu for the Dragons the Lions continue to run the defence of the Dragons into pieces.
Francke Horn, Gianni Lombard, Jaco Visagie, Ruan Venter and Manuel Rass added their names to the scoresheet to secure the Lions a 60-10 win.
Scorers:
Emirates Lions: Tries: Francke Horn (2), Sam Francis, Ruan Venter, Tapiwa Mafura, Francke Horn, Gianni Lombard, Manuel Rass. Conversions: Sam Francis, Gianni Lombard. Penalty: Sam Francis.
Dragons RFC: Try: Paula Latu. Conversion: Will Reed. Penalty: Will Reed.
Teams
Emirates Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Tapiwa Mafura, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Rynhardt Jonker, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sam Francis, 9 Morné van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman. Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Jarod Cairns, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Gianni Lombard, 23 Manuel Rass.
Dragons RFC: 15 Huw Anderson, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Joe Westwood, 12 Aneurin Owen (c), 11 Ewan Rosser, 10 Will Reed, 9 Che Hope, 8 Taine Basham, 7 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 6 Ryan Woodman, 5 George Nott, 4 Joe Davies, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Rodrigo Martinez Manzano. Replacements: 16 Brodie Coghlan, 17 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, 18 Paula Latu, 19 Barny Langton-Cryer, 20 George Young, 21 Morgan Lloyd, 22 Lloyd Evans, 23 Harri Ackerman.
Recent Posts
- Rassie Erasmus Named A New-look Starting Line-up To Face Italy
- Vodacom Bulls Lock In Several Young Stars
- Kevin Foote Made Wholesale Rotational Changes For Clash Against Ireland U19
- Several Schoolboy Stars Packing Their Bags For A Brilliant Future Abroad
- Springbok Women 7s Squad Announced For Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Cup In Kenya
- Mnebelele Uses Experience To Help Guide SA U19 Academy Squad
- Promising Springboks Extended Contracts With Vodacom Bulls
- “Life’s A Marathon, Not A Sprint” – Edwill Van der Merwe
- Springboks “Safe” At The Top Of World Rugby Rankings If ……
- Lood de Jager Suspended For Extended Period
- “I Want To Be As Versatile As Possible” – Ethan Hooker
- “Italy Has A Good Team Throughout, It’s Going To Be A Super Contest” – Damian Willemse
- “In The Beginning, It Was Weird, But I Am Getting Accustomed” – Andre Esterhuizen
- SA Rugby Intent On Killing The Youth Weeks As We Know It
- Good News On Injuries For Springboks Before Italy On Saturday
