The Lions u/20 hosted the Leopards u/20s at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday and cruised to an easy 45-19 win.
The Lions' u/20s displayed that they are a well-balanced team, coached to perfection and full of brilliant talent.
The Lions' u/20s outscored their visitors seven tries to three and already led 31-14 at the halftime break. Although both teams ran out of steam in the second half the hosts issued a clear warning to DHL Western Province u/20 that they are coming to Cape Town to win.
Scorers:
Lions u/20: Tries: Marno Grobbelaar (2), Tiaan Wessels (2), Kelly Mpeku (2), Janeil Losper. Conversions: Sam Francis (2).
Leoprads u/20: Tries: Abre Griessel, Divan Muller, Johannes Fourie. Conversions: Jp Britz (2).
Teams:
Lions u/20: 15. Janeil Losper, 14. Asemahle Nongogo, 13. Kelly Mpeku, 12. Bronson Mills, 11. Keagan Smith, 10. Sam Francis, 9. Layton Horn, 8. Thabang Mphafi, 7. Christopher Sjoblom, 6. Sibabalwe Mahashe, 5. Daniel Botha, 4. Tiann Wessels, 3. RF Schoeman, 2. Marno Grobbelaar, 1. S J Kotze (c). Replacements: 16. Riaan Swart, 17. JP Swanepoel, 18. Stian de Bruyn, 19. Lodewyk Prins, 20. Luan Taylor, 21. Liam Rowan, 22. Thurlon Williams, 23. Shah-Jehaan De Jongh.
Leopards u/20: 15. Keagan Coerecius, 14. Farai Sibanda, 13. Johan Leonard, 12. Stuff Heath, 11. Angelo Daniels, 10. JP Britz, 9. Johannes Fourie, 8. Gustav du Bois, 7. Luke Block, 6. Daniel Verster (c), 5. Zihan Bench, 4. JD van Zyl, 3. Divan Muller, 2. Abre Griesel, 1. Lalhuma Dyanti. Replacements: 16. JP Olivier, 17. Lachance Tchokonte-Nana, 18. Pierre de Villiers, 19. Schalk van Schalkwyk , 20. Hanru Jansen, 21. Zack Serfontein, 22. Reuben Noble, 23. Emile Geyser.