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Lions vs Ulster · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Lions
49–31
Ulster

Match report

Lions beat Ulster 49-31 at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg in round 5 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 25 October 2025.

That makes it two wins in a row for Lions. Ben Connor refereed.

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

Head to head

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

Last 5 meetings, since October 2021

Biggest Lions win
49–31
25 Oct 2025
Biggest Ulster win
26–10
15 Oct 2021

Last 5 meetings

  • 25 Oct 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions49
    Ulster31
  • 28 Sept 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions35
    Ulster22
  • 17 Nov 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Ulster24
    Lions17
  • 15 Oct 2022 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions37
    Ulster39
  • 15 Oct 2021 · United Rugby Championship
    Ulster26
    Lions10

Lineups

Avg. age
27.1
Avg. age
26.1

Lions

  1. 1SJ Kotze
  2. 2Franco Marais
  3. 3Asenathi Ntlabakanye
  4. 4Ettienne Oosthuizen
  5. 5Reinhard Nothnagel
  6. 6Jarod Cairns
  7. 7Ruan Venter
  8. 8Francke Horn
  9. 9Nico Steyn
  10. 10Christopher Smith
  11. 11Angelo Davids
  12. 12Bronson Mills
  13. 13Henco Van Wyk
  14. 14Eduan Keyter
  15. 15Quan Horn
Replacements
  1. 16Morne Brandon
  2. 18Conraad van Vuuren
  3. 19Darrien-Lane Landsberg
  4. 20Renzo du Plessis
  5. 21Layton Horn
  6. 22Gianni Lombard
  7. 23Kelly Mpeku

Ulster

  1. 1Sam Crean
  2. 2Rob Herring
  3. 3Tom O’Toole
  4. 4Harry Sheridan
  5. 5Joe Hopes
  6. 6David McCann
  7. 7Tom Stewart
  8. 8Bryn Ward
  9. 9Nathan Doak
  10. 10Jack Murphy
  11. 11Zac Ward
  12. 12Jude Postlethwaite
  13. 13James Hume
  14. 14Robert Baloucoune
  15. 15Michael Lowry
Replacements
  1. 16James McCormick
  2. 17Callum Reid
  3. 18Scott Wilson
  4. 20Marcus Rea
  5. 21Conor McKee
  6. 22Jake Flannery
  7. 23Werner Kok