Edinburgh

24 - 12

Full Time

Lions

Edinburgh vs Lions

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Cameron Scott comes on.

77'

Ross Thompson comes off.

77'

Jack Brown comes on.

76'

Darcy Graham comes off.

76'

Conversion

Nico Steyn has kicked a conversion.

76'

Try

Lions are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Jaco Visagie picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

75'

Lions decide to make a substitution, with Marius Louw getting some game time.

75'

Lions decide to make a substitution, with Richard Kriel being replaced.

75'

Edinburgh Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Angus Williams getting some game time.

72'

Edinburgh Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Javan Sebastian being replaced.

72'

Conversion

Ross Thompson has kicked a conversion.

72'

Try

A series of passes by Edinburgh Rugby results in a try for Ali Price

71'

That's a great try assist by Matt Currie.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Matt Currie took full advantage.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Ali Price took full advantage.

69'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Freddy Douglas coming on.

68'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Hamish Watson coming off.

68'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Ali Price coming on.

68'

Edinburgh Rugby make a substitution with Ben Vellacott coming off.

68'

The defensive line has been broken as Ross Thompson goes through the gap.

66'

Lions sub Juan Schoeman comes onto the field.

63'

SJ Kotze departs for Lions.

63'

Lions sub RF Schoeman comes onto the field.

63'

Asenathi Ntlabakanye departs for Lions.

63'

Lions sub Izan Esterhuizen comes onto the field.

63'

Ruben Schoeman departs for Lions.

63'

Glen Young comes on for Edinburgh Rugby.

59'

Sam Skinner leaves the field.

59'

Ewan Ashman comes on for Edinburgh Rugby.

59'

Dave Cherry leaves the field.

59'

Boan Venter comes on.

54'

Pierre Schoeman comes off.

54'

Nico Steyn comes on.

51'

Gianni Lombard comes off.

51'

JC Pretorius comes on.

51'

Jarod Cairns comes off.

51'

Gianni Lombard has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

47'

Try

The Lions maul march their way over the white wash for Francke Horn to touch down.

46'

Yellow Card

Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) is shown a yellow card

44'

Edwill van der Merwe makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

41'

Fabulous play by Edinburgh Rugby has led to Wes Goosen being able to wriggle through a gap.

38'

Conversion

Ross Thompson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

29'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Jamie Ritchie scores from close range.

28'

Spellbinding play by Hamish Watson is finished off with a try.

28'

Trouble here as Darcy Graham breaches the defence.

28'

Sibabalo Qoma comes on.

26'

Ruan Venter comes off.

26'

Yellow Card

Quan Horn (Lions) is shown a yellow card

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Darcy Graham bursts through to advance the Edinburgh Rugby attack.

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Javan Sebastian bursts through to advance the Edinburgh Rugby attack.

21'

Lions sub Jaco Visagie comes onto the field.

11'

Franco Marais departs for Lions.

11'

Ross Thompson has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

10'

Try

Ben Vellacott scores the try from close range.

A gap opened in the defence and Wes Goosen took full advantage.

Ross Thompson has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

Try

Great hands by Edinburgh Rugby leads to a try for Wes Goosen

Ross McCann sets up the try.

The defensive line has been broken as Darcy Graham goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Edinburgh v Lions 
  
 Round of 16 
  
 Fri 4th April 2025, 12:00pm PDT 
  
 Hive Stadium 
  
 Ludovic Cayre

Points Flow Chart

Edinburgh win +12

Time in lead

Mins in lead

100%

% Of Game In Lead

42%

Possession Last 10 min

58%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Steyn

76'

24 - 12

Visagie

75'

24 - 10

Thompson

24 - 5

72'

Price

22 - 5

71'

Horn

46'

17 - 5

Gilchrist

17 - 0

44'

Half Time

Thompson

17 - 0

29'

Ritchie

15 - 0

28'

Horn

21'

10 - 0

Vellacott

10 - 0

Goosen

5 - 0

Start

Win Probability

Edinburgh

78%

Draw

Lions

21%

Ruck-Won by James Lang

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Edinburgh

Lions

More Less

Defence Profile

Edinburgh

Lions

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

47%

63%

3-6 secs

32%

30%

6+ secs

22%

103

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

67'

70'

74'

77'

79'

Edinburgh

Lions

Edinburgh vs Lions Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Edinburgh face off against Lions in Challenge Cup Round of 16 on Fri 4th April 2025 at Hive Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST on SuperSport, 08:00 NZST in New Zealand, 06:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

Edinburgh won the last encounter but Lions are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Lions in 1st and Edinburgh in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Edinburgh vs Lions Squads

The official squads for Edinburgh vs Lions will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.