Cheetahs vs Lions · Currie Cup
Currie Cup · 2025Full time
47–31
Match report
Cheetahs beat Lions 47-31 at Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein in round 5 of the Currie Cup on Saturday, 23 August 2025.
That makes it four wins in a row for Cheetahs.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
5
Cheetahs wins (56%)
1
Draws (11%)
3
Lions wins (33%)
Last 9 meetings, since August 2021
Biggest Cheetahs win
66–14
5 Mar 2022
Biggest Lions win
38–21
24 Aug 2024
Last 5 meetings
- 19 Jul 2026 · Currie CupCheetahs29Lions2719 Jul 2026Cheetahs29–27LionsCurrie Cup
- 23 Aug 2025 · Currie CupCheetahs47Lions3123 Aug 2025Cheetahs47–31LionsCurrie Cup
- 14 Sept 2024 · Currie CupLions43Cheetahs3414 Sept 2024Lions43–34CheetahsCurrie Cup
- 24 Aug 2024 · Currie CupCheetahs21Lions3824 Aug 2024Cheetahs21–38LionsCurrie Cup
- 13 May 2023 · Currie CupCheetahs26Lions3313 May 2023Cheetahs26–33LionsCurrie Cup
Lineups
Avg. age
29.4
Avg. age
26.8
Cheetahs
- 1Cameron Dawson(27)
- 2Marko Janse van Rensburg(35)
- 3Francisco dos Reis
- 4Juan Venter
- 5Victor Sekekete(32)
- 6Gideon van der Merwe(31)
- 7Mihlali Mosi(30)
- 8Neels Volschenk(23)
- 9Rewan Kruger(28)
- 10Franco Smith(26)
- 11Cohen Jasper(26)
- 12Aliqhayiya Mgijima(31)
- 13Carel Jan Coetzee(31)
- 14Prince Nkabinde(26)
- 15Clayton Blommetjies(36)
Replacements
- 16Vernon Paulo(25)
- 17Hencus van Wyk(34)
- 18Ben Pitout(22)
- 19Thabang Mahlasi(26)
- 20Daniel Maartens(31)
- 21Jandre Nel(25)
- 22Banie Britz(23)
- 23Michael Annies(23)
Lions
- 1Juan Schoeman(35)
- 2Morne Brandon(25)
- 3RF Schoeman(23)
- 4Ruben Schoeman(30)
- 5Darrien-Lane Landsberg(28)
- 6Renzo du Plessis(24)
- 7Sibabalo Qoma(29)
- 8Jarod Cairns(25)
- 9Nico Steyn(24)
- 10Lubabalo Dobela(28)
- 11Kelly Mpeku(22)
- 12Rynhardt Jonker(26)
- 13Manuel Rass(28)
- 14Angelo Davids(27)
- 15Gianni Lombard(28)
Replacements
- 16Jaco Visagie(34)
- 17SJ Kotze(23)
- 18Sebastian Lombard(24)
- 19Dylan Sjoblom(26)
- 20WJ Steenkamp(26)
- 21Layton Horn(23)
- 22Sam Francis(23)
- 23Tapiwa Mafura(30)