Lions wing Edwill van der Merwe scores a attempt within the URC victory over Connacht in Galway on Saturday. (Piaras O Midheach/Gallo Photographs)
A 14-man Lions crew started their three-match tour of Europe with a slice of United Rugby Championship (URC) historical past, beating Irish aspect Connacht 38-14 to be the primary South African aspect ever to beat them at house in 10 matches.
Ivan van Rooyen’s males performed with a person brief for 63 minutes however had been by no means behind as soon as within the sport, scoring six tries to the bumbling hosts’ two to document a well-known bonus factors win that lifted them from eleventh to seventh on the URC desk.
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