Stormers 42 - 21 La Rochelle

Full time

13 Dec 2025

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: Pool 3 Round 2

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Stormers vs La Rochelle head to head

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The Stormers secured a convincing 42-21 victory over Stade Rochelais in the Champions Cup. Dylan Maart opened the scoring early with two tries, followed by Leolin Zas adding another as the Stormers raced to a 19-7 lead at halftime. After the break, Andre-Hugo Venter extended the lead before Nika Sutidze responded for Stade Rochelais. The Stormers maintained their dominance with further tries from Maart and Marcel Theunissen, showcasing their attacking prowess. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was instrumental, contributing with multiple conversions and a penalty. Despite a late try from Nathan Bollengier for Stade Rochelais, it was not enough to challenge the Stormers. The match highlighted the home team's strength and tactical execution throughout the game.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: France, Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 21.5°C (Feels like 19.0°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 28.3 km/h, gusting to 54.3 km/h Humidity: 49% Cloud Cover: 19%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Dylan Maart · Stormers

5 - 0
7'

Try

Leolin Zas · Stormers

10 - 0
17'

Substitution

Dillyn Leyds on for Simeli Daunivucu · La Rochelle
25'

Try

Quentin Lespiaucq · La Rochelle

10 - 5
26'

Conversion

Diego Jurd · La Rochelle

10 - 7
29'

Penalty

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

13 - 7
Halftime 13 - 7
Second Half
41'

Penalty

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

16 - 7
45'

Try

Andre-Hugo Venter · Stormers

21 - 7
45'

Substitution

Nika Sutidze on for Quentin Lespiaucq · La Rochelle
45'

Substitution

Joel Sclavi on for Karl Sorin · La Rochelle
46'

Substitution

Aleksandre Kuntelia on for Kane Douglas · La Rochelle
47'

Yellow Card

Neethling Fouche · Stormers
47'

Substitution

Edouard Richer on for Charles Kante-Samba · La Rochelle
49'

Try

Nika Sutidze · La Rochelle

21 - 12
49'

Conversion

Diego Jurd · La Rochelle

21 - 14
52'

Try

Dylan Maart · Stormers

26 - 14
53'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

28 - 14
53'

Substitution

JJ Kotze on for Andre-Hugo Venter · Stormers
53'

Substitution

Oli Kebble on for Ntuthuko Mchunu · Stormers
53'

Substitution

Marcel Theunissen on for Salmaan Moerat · Stormers
55'

Substitution

Sazi Sandi on for Paul de Villiers · Stormers
55'

Substitution

Connor Evans on for Ben-Jason Dixon · Stormers
56'

Try

Warrick Gelant · Stormers

33 - 14
57'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

35 - 14
57'

Yellow Card Complete

Neethling Fouche · Stormers
58'

Substitution

Paul de Villiers on for Sazi Sandi · Stormers
58'

Substitution

Sazi Sandi on for Neethling Fouche · Stormers
59'

Substitution

Ruan Ackermann on for Evan Roos · Stormers
59'

Substitution

Ruan Ackermann on for Evan Roos · Stormers
59'

Substitution

Wandisile Simelane on for Jonathan Roche · Stormers
62'

Substitution

Imad Khan on for Cobus Reinach · Stormers
64'

Substitution

Thomas Berjon on for Hoani Bosmorin · La Rochelle
66'

Try

Nathan Bollengier · La Rochelle

35 - 19
67'

Conversion

Diego Jurd · La Rochelle

35 - 21
69'

Substitution

Simon Huchet on for Joel Sclavi · La Rochelle
70'

Try

Marcel Theunissen · Stormers

40 - 21
71'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

42 - 21
Fulltime 42 - 21

Player ratings

Stormers

15 Warrick Gelant 7.5
14 Dylan Maart 7.6
13 Ruhan Nel 7.3
12 Jonathan Roche 6.7
11 Leolin Zas 7.8
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 9.2
9 Cobus Reinach 8.0
1 Ntuthuko Mchunu 6.5
2 Andre-Hugo Venter 8.2
3 Neethling Fouche 5.2
4 Salmaan Moerat 6.8
5 JD Schickerling 6.7
6 Paul de Villiers 8.3
7 Ben-Jason Dixon 6.8
8 Evan Roos 6.5
16 JJ Kotze 6.8
17 Oli Kebble 6.2
18 Sazi Sandi –
19 Connor Evans 6.3
20 Ruan Ackermann 5.9
21 Marcel Theunissen 6.8
22 Imad Khan 6.3
23 Wandisile Simelane 6.5

La Rochelle

15 Nathan Bollengier 7.2
14 Suliasi Vunivalu 5.8
13 Adrien Seguret 6.2
12 Simeli Daunivucu 5.7
11 Hoani Bosmorin 6.3
10 Diego Jurd 6.5
9 Nolhann Couillaud 6.4
1 Reda Wardi 6.1
2 Quentin Lespiaucq 6.5
3 Karl Sorin 4.9
4 Ultan Dillane 5.7
5 Kane Douglas 6.0
6 Charles Kante-Samba 5.6
7 Kirill Fraindt 6.5
8 Lucas Andjisseramatchi 6.5
16 Nika Sutidze 7.1
17 Christian Luaki –
18 Joel Sclavi 5.9
19 Simon Huchet 5.8
20 Aleksandre Kuntelia 5.9
21 Edouard Richer 6.0
22 Thomas Berjon 5.8
23 Dillyn Leyds 6.3