The Lions beat Benetton 32-28 in Italy to register a third consecutive United Rugby Championship victory and keep their playoff hopes alive.
However, the visitors turned the tables on their opponents to secure a bonus point victory and move to within one point of a top-eight place.
Sanele Nohamba made no mistake in scoring the penalty to put the visitors in the lead. However, their lead was short-lived. The try seemed to breathe life into the home side. Marcus Watson increased their lead, scoring a second try after receiving a pass on the left flank from Jacob Umaga.Quan Horn scored the Lions a first try with the home side’s lead slashed to 14-10 after Nohamba’s conversion.
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