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Lions vs Connacht · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Lions
33–21
Connacht

Match report

Lions beat Connacht 33-21 at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg in round 16 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 25 April 2026.

That makes it six wins in a row for Lions. Filippo Russo refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

3
Lions wins (60%)
0
Draws (0%)
2
Connacht wins (40%)

Last 5 meetings, since April 2022

Biggest Lions win
38–14
23 Mar 2024
Biggest Connacht win
43–24
28 Jan 2023

Last 5 meetings

  • 25 Apr 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions33
    Connacht21
  • 26 Apr 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions26
    Connacht7
  • 23 Mar 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht14
    Lions38
  • 28 Jan 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht43
    Lions24
  • 23 Apr 2022 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions30
    Connacht33

Lineups

Avg. age
26.1
Avg. age
27.1

Lions

  1. 1SJ Kotze
  2. 2PJ Botha
  3. 3Asenathi Ntlabakanye
  4. 4Ruan Venter
  5. 5Darrien-Lane Landsberg
  6. 6Sibabalwe Mahashe
  7. 7Bathobele Hlekani
  8. 8Francke Horn
  9. 9Morné van den Berg
  10. 10Christopher Smith
  11. 11Erich Cronjé
  12. 12Richard Kriel
  13. 13Henco Van Wyk
  14. 14Angelo Davids
  15. 15Quan Horn
Replacements
  1. 16Morne Brandon
  2. 17Eddie Davids
  3. 18Sebastian Lombard
  4. 19Reinhard Nothnagel
  5. 20Sibabalo Qoma
  6. 21JC Pretorius
  7. 22Nico Steyn
  8. 23Kelly Mpeku

Connacht

  1. 1Peter Dooley
  2. 2Dylan Tierney-Martin
  3. 3Jack Aungier
  4. 4Niall Murray
  5. 5Joe Joyce
  6. 6Cian Prendergast
  7. 7Shamus Hurley-Langton
  8. 8Paul Boyle
  9. 9Colm Reilly
  10. 10Jack Carty
  11. 11Shane Jennings
  12. 12Hugh Gavin
  13. 13John Devine
  14. 14Harry West
  15. 15Sam Gilbert
Replacements
  1. 16Matt Victory
  2. 17Billy Bohan
  3. 18Fiachna Barrett
  4. 19Darragh Murray
  5. 20Sean Jansen
  6. 21Matthew Devine
  7. 22Sean Naughton
  8. 23Shayne Bolton