URC LIVE scores: Stormers vs Lions

Stormers vs Lions: URC LIVE score tracker.

The Lions are in Cape Town to face the high-flying and hot-stepping Stormers in what promises to be an entertaining derby.

This URC match kicks off at 19:00 on Saturday 31 December 2022.

Stormers vs Lions: URC LIVE scores

Stormers coach John Dobson wants to continue his side’s charge up the URC table.

“We feel that with a bit more time together, this combination can perform even better,” Dobson said.

“We have challenged the players to end the year on a high and reward the fans who come out to watch us on New Year’s Eve.

“These derby games are so important for our standing in the South African conference, so we want to make another step-up this weekend.”

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Teams

Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Ben-Jason Dixon, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Steven Kitshoff (captain).

Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Clayton Blommetjies.

Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Sibahle Maxwane, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Jarod Cairns, 5 Pieter Jansen van Vuren,, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Pieter Botha, 1 Jean-Pierre Smith.

Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Morgan Naudé, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Ruben Schoeman, 20 Sibusiso Sangweni, 21 Morné van den Berg, 22 Gianni Lombard, 23 Manuel Rass.

Stormers vs Lions: Match officials

Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa, Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)

TMO: Ben Crous (South Africa)