The 13th-placed Lions will host the 10th-placed Stormers in Johannesburg in the first of two South African derbies in the URC on Saturday.
Kick off is at 14:30.
LIONS V STORMERS URC LIVE SCORING
Saturday, 15 February 2025
Lions vs Stormers at Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg – 14h30
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (captain), 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 Lubabalo Dobela, 23 Manuel Rass
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Angelo Davids, 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Paul de Villiers, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Jonathan Roche.
The clash at Emirates Airline Park is expected to be an entertaining affair, as the Lions will be desperate to bounce back from four successive defeats in the competition after a strong start in which they won four games in a row.
Meanwhile, the Stormers will be determined to bounce back strongly from back-to-back defeats against Leinster and the Bulls – the latter a heart-breaking one-point defeat in Cape Town in their postponed round one fixture last week.
The last time the teams met, the Cape outfit registered a convincing 29-10 home victory against their Johannesburg counterparts – a result the Emirates Lions will want to avenge, while at the same time gain winning momentum at home with five home pool games remaining after this duel.
The hosts will have their work cut out, however, as the Stormers have not only won the last six encounters between the two sides, but they have also been more effective on attack and defence this season, having scored 59 more points in their 10 matches to eight by the hosts, while they have conceded 71 points fewer.
Referee: Griffin Colby (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Hanru Van Rooyen (South Africa) & Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: Egon Seconds (South Africa)
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Src: TheSouthAfrican.com - https://rugga.co.za/stormers/urc-live-scoring-lions-v-stormers/
