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Lions face off against Benetton in United Rugby Championship Round 16 on Sat 24th April 2027 at Ellis Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:45 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 13:45 SAST on SuperSport, 23:45 NZST on URC TV in New Zealand, 21:45 AEST on URC TV in Australia and 04:45 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Benetton won the last encounter but Lions are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 9 places in the league table with Benetton in 4th and Lions in 13th as such Benetton are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Lions vs Benetton will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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