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Ospreys beaten 35–19 by Lions at Ellis Park

Kelly Mpeku scored twice as Lions ran in six tries. Ospreys had more of the ball and territory but crossed only three times.

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Sat 12:45 · 10bet Ellis Park, Johannesburg · United Rugby Championship

Match report

Ospreys lost 35–19 to Lions in the United Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday, conceding six tries in Johannesburg. Ospreys had 53% of possession and 57% of territory, according to the URC match centre, but Lions made 330 metres to Ospreys' 262 and finished with 11 offloads to four.

How the scoring went

Chris Smith kicked an early penalty and converted Erich Cronje's try. Keiran Williams replied for Ospreys and Dan Edwards converted, before Efan Daniel crossed just before half-time to leave Ospreys 12–10 ahead at the break. Lions took control after the interval. PJ Botha, Morne Brandon, Boeta Chamberlain and Kelly Mpeku twice scored in a 23-minute spell, while Edwards was shown a yellow card in the 61st minute. Ross Moriarty scored a late third Ospreys try, converted by Edwards.

Next

Ospreys play Dragons on Friday 9 October.

The match in numbers

The numbers

Lions · Ospreys

6
Tries
3
47%
Possession
53%
43%
Territory
57%
330
Metres gained
262
8
Clean breaks
7
11
Offloads
4
134
Tackles
121
22
Missed tackles
19
12
Penalties conceded
13
0
Yellow cards
1

Source: URC match centre

Teams

Rugby team sheets

Lions

Starting side

  1. 1Boan Venter
  2. 2PJ Botha
  3. 3Sebastian Lombard
  4. 4Etienne Oosthuizen
  5. 5Ruan Delport
  6. 6JC Pretorius
  7. 7Siba Qoma
  8. 8Francke Horn
  9. 9Nico Steyn
  10. 10Chris Smith
  11. 11Erich Cronje
  12. 12Richard Kriel
  13. 13Ethan Adams
  14. 14Kelly Mpeku
  15. 15Boeta Chamberlain
Replacements (8)
  1. 16Morne Brandon
  2. 17SJ Kotze
  3. 18RF Schoeman
  4. 19Hyron Andrews
  5. 20Dylan Sjoblom
  6. 21Siba Mahashe
  7. 22Morne van den Berg
  8. 23Quan Horn

Ospreys

Starting side

  1. 1Gareth Thomas
  2. 2Efan Daniel
  3. 3Rhys Henry
  4. 4Huw Sutton
  5. 5Ryan Smith
  6. 6Liam Wright
  7. 7Harri Deaves
  8. 8Morgan Morse
  9. 9Kieran Hardy
  10. 10Dan Edwards
  11. 11Keelan Giles
  12. 12Keiran Williams
  13. 13Evardi Boshoff
  14. 14Tom Rogers
  15. 15Iestyn Hopkins
Replacements (8)
  1. 16Lewis Lloyd
  2. 17Cameron B. Jones
  3. 18Ben Warren
  4. 19Rhys Davies
  5. 20Ross Moriarty
  6. 21Reuben Morgan-Williams
  7. 22Lawson Creighton
  8. 23Luke Morgan

Source: URC match centre

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