Lions - Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl (18-26) | European Rugby Challenge Cup

Full-time Men's Senior Europe European Rugby Challenge Cup R1
SA
Lions
Form D D V V V
Coach: -
No bonus
Kelly Mpeku 37' E
Ruan Venter 45' E
Chris Smith1Tr · 2P
Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
18-26
Half-time: 10-8
2 tries 3 tries
Head-to-head
D 15-41 11/10/2025
D 31-42 19/04/2025
D 17-27 06/04/2024
D 10-15 05/11/2023
V 32-28 25/03/2023
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IT
Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
Form V V D D D
Coach: -
No bonus
Rhyno Christo Smith 6' E
Leonardo Marin 71', 75' E
Jacob Umaga1P
Tomas Albornoz1Tr · 1P · 1D

Quick summary

Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl beat Lions 26–18 in a 5-try match and 1 card. Leonardo Marin finishes as top scorer with 10 points (2 tries).
LM
Top scorer
Leonardo Marin
Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl · 10 pts (2 tries)
Key figures
2 Tries 3
1 Cons 1
2 Penalties 2
0 Drop goals 1
1 Cards 0

Breakdown by period

Period Lions Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
1st half 10 8
2nd half 8 18
Total 18 26

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Lions
MIN
Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
1st half 10 - 8
5'0-0
↔
So'otala Fa'aso'oMichele Lamaro Replacement
6'0-5
E
Rhyno Christo Smith Try
P
Chris Smith Penalty
10'3-5
13'3-8
P
Jacob Umaga Penalty
14'3-8
↔
Michele LamaroSo'otala Fa'aso'o Replacement
E
Kelly Mpeku Try
37'8-8
T
Chris Smith Conversion
38'10-8
2nd half 8 - 18
E
Ruan Venter Try
45'15-8
47'15-8
↔
Nicholas GasperiniBautista Bernasconi Replacement
47'15-8
↔
Nicholas GasperiniBautista Bernasconi Replacement
↔
Morné BrandonRF Schoeman Replacement
48'15-8
↔
Morné BrandonFranco Stephan Marais Replacement
48'15-8
↔
RF SchoemanAsenathi Ntlabakanye Replacement
48'15-8
51'15-8
↔
Mirco SpagnoloGiosue Zilocchi Replacement
51'15-8
↔
Mirco SpagnoloThomas Gallo Replacement
51'15-8
↔
Giosue ZilocchiSimone Pietro Ferrari Replacement
P
Chris Smith Penalty
57'18-8
58'18-8
↔
Riccardo FavrettoNiccolo Cannone Replacement
58'18-8
↔
Riccardo FavrettoNiccolo Cannone Replacement
59'18-8
↔
Alessandro GarbisiAndy Uren Replacement
↔
Renzo du PlessisRuan Venter Replacement
59'18-8
↔
Renzo du PlessisRuan Venter Replacement
59'18-8
59'18-8
↔
Alessandro GarbisiAndy Uren Replacement
59'18-8
↔
Tomas AlbornozJacob Umaga Replacement
60'18-11
P
Tomas Albornoz Penalty
60'18-11
↔
Federico RuzzaMichele Lamaro Replacement
60'18-11
↔
Federico RuzzaEli Colin Snyman Replacement
60'18-11
↔
So'otala Fa'aso'o Replacement
↔
Nico SteynMorne Van den Berg Replacement
63'18-11
↔
Nico SteynMorne Van den Berg Replacement
63'18-11
↔
Eddie DavidsEtienne Oosthuizen Replacement
67'18-11
↔
Eddie DavidsSJ Kotze Replacement
67'18-11
↔
Darrien-Lane LandsbergEtienne Oosthuizen Replacement
67'18-11
J
Kelly Mpeku Yellow card
68'18-11
71'18-16
E
Leonardo Marin Try
↔
Richard KrielGianni Dean Lombard Replacement
72'18-16
72'18-18
T
Tomas Albornoz Conversion
↔
Richard KrielChris Smith Replacement
72'18-18
↔
Gianni Dean LombardEduan Keyter Replacement
72'18-18
74'18-18
↔
Michele LamaroManuel Zuliani Replacement
75'18-23
E
Leonardo Marin Try
79'18-26
D
Tomas Albornoz Drop goal

Match stats

Lions Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
18
Points scored
26
2
Tries
3
-
Possession (%)
-
Lions Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
2
Tries
3
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Lions Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Lions Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
1
Conversions
1
2
Penalties scored
2
0
Drop goals
1
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Lions Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Lions
0 matches played
Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
0 matches played
Competition
2 matches played
Points scored
18
26
30.8
Tries
2
3
4.75
First try
37'
6'
16'00
Penalties scored
2
2
0
Yellow cards
1
0
0.25
% wins
—%
—%
—
% vic. domicile
—%
—%
100%
% vic. extérieur
—%
—%
0%

Line-ups

Top scorer
CS
Chris Smith
3 attempts
8 pts
Lions
1 SJ Kotze 67'
2 Franco Stephan Marais 48'
3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 48'
4 Etienne Oosthuizen 67'
5 Reinhardt Paul Nothnagel
6 Jarod Cairns
7 Ruan Venter E 45'59'
8 Francke Horn
9 Morne Van den Berg 63'
10 Chris Smith P 10'T 38'P 57'72'
11 Eduan Keyter 72'
12 Bronson Mills
13 Erich Cronje
14 Kelly Mpeku E 37'CJ 68'
15 Quan Horn
Replacements
16 Morné Brandon 48'
17 Eddie Davids 67'
18 RF Schoeman 48'
19 Darrien-Lane Landsberg 67'
20 Renzo du Plessis 59'
21 Nico Steyn 63'
22 Richard Kriel 72'
23 Gianni Dean Lombard 72'
Top scorer
LM
Leonardo Marin
2 tries
10 pts
Benetton Rugby Treviso
1 Thomas Gallo 51'
2 Bautista Bernasconi 47'
3 Simone Pietro Ferrari 51'
4 Niccolo Cannone 58'
5 Eli Colin Snyman 60'
6 Manuel Zuliani 74'
7 Michele Lamaro
8 Alessandrio Izekor
9 Andy Uren 59'
10 Jacob Umaga P 13'59'
11 Ignacio Mendy
12 Leonardo Marin E 71'E 75'
13 Tommaso Menoncello
14 Louis Lynagh
15 Rhyno Christo Smith E 6'
Replacements
16 Nicholas Gasperini 47'
17 Mirco Spagnolo 51'
18 Giosue Zilocchi 51'
19 Federico Ruzza 60'
20 So'otala Fa'aso'o 60'
21 Riccardo Favretto 58'
22 Alessandro Garbisi 59'
23 Tomas Albornoz P 60'T 72'D 79'59'

Stats by player

Lions
7
59'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
59'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
67'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
48'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
48'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
48'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
48'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
67'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
63'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
72'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
72'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
72'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
72'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
32'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
32'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
13'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
32'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
32'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
13'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
21'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
17'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
8'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
8'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Benetton Rugby Treviso Srl
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
51'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
47'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
47'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
51'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
58'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
58'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
60'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
60'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
74'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
74'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
59'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
59'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
33'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
33'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
29'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
29'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
20'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
20'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
20'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
22'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
22'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
21'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
21'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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