URC LIVE: Lions vs Zebre Saturday 25 November 2023

The Lions are back at Ellis Park to face Zebre in their United Rugby Championship Round six encounter which kicks off at 14:55.

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Zebre head coach Fabio Roselli believes the altitude in Johannesburg will be their biggest hurdle.

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“Playing in a country like South Africa is always a difficult and at the same time very exciting challenge; the toughest obstacle in Johannesburg is being able to sustain the pace that started at an altitude of almost 1800 meters with very hot temperatures,” Roselli said.

“We have studied how the Lions play at home, we know their physicality well and we are ready to implement our strategy.

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“They will want to win maximum points but, like all the other teams we have met this year, they will have to deal with hungry Zebras who know how to hit their opponent.”

Teams

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Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sanele Nohamba, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Ruan Delport, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith.
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Hanru Sirgel, 21 JC Pretorius, 22 Jordan Hendrikse, 23 Rabz Maxwane

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Zebre: 15 Lorenzo Pani, 14 Scott Gregory, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Franco Smith Jr, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Giovanni Montemauri, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Giovanni Licata (captain), 7 Iacopo Bianchi, 6 Giacomo Ferrari, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Juan Pitinari, 2 Marco Manfredi, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Giampietro Ribaldi, 17 Luca Rizzoli, 18 Matteo Nocera, 19 Guido Volpi, 20 Taina Fox-Matamua, 21 Thomas Dominguez, 22 Geronimo Prisciantelli, 23 Jacopo Trulla.

Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Morné Ferreira (South Africa) ; AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
TMO: Sean Brickell (Wales)