Stormers
39 - 26
Leicester
17 Jan 2026
Stage: Pool 3 Round 4
DHL Stadium
The Stormers secured a convincing 39-26 victory against the Leicester Tigers in the Champions Cup. Evan Roos opened the scoring early with a try, quickly followed by Andre-Hugo Venter's effort to give the home side a strong start. Leicester responded with tries from George Pearson and Will Wand, but the Stormers maintained their advantage. Imad Khan and JD Schickerling added to the Stormers' tally in the second half, showcasing their offensive strength. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu's kicking was pivotal, contributing several conversions and penalties despite receiving a yellow card. Leicester's Tom Manz scored late in the game, but it was not enough to close the gap. The Stormers' dominant performance ensured their home crowd celebrated a well-deserved victory.
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Weather
Temperature: 19.2°C (Feels like 17.1°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 19.5 km/h, gusting to 36.9 km/h Humidity: 73% Cloud Cover: 52%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 3' yellow_card Will Hurd
- 5' substitution Ntuthuko Mchunu
- 7' try Evan Roos
- 7' conversion Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 13' yellow_card_complete Will Hurd
- 15' try Andre-Hugo Venter
- 22' try George Pearson
- 23' conversion Billy Searle
- 26' try Will Wand
- 26' conversion Billy Searle
- 29' substitution James Thompson
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' penalty Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 44' try Jamie Blamire
- 45' conversion Billy Searle
- 48' try Leolin Zas
- 49' conversion Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 49' substitution Neethling Fouche
- 49' substitution Suleiman Hartzenberg
- 55' substitution Tarek Haffar
- 55' substitution Will Hurd
- 56' substitution Sam Williams
- 60' substitution Stefan Ungerer
- 61' yellow_card Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 63' substitution Andre-Hugo Venter
- 64' substitution Jamie Blamire
- 64' substitution Ruben van Heerden
- 64' substitution Will Wand
- 64' substitution Evan Roos
- 66' try JD Schickerling
- 67' conversion Imad Khan
- 67' substitution Tom Whiteley
- 71' penalty Imad Khan
- 71' yellow_card_complete Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 72' try Tom Manz
- 72' substitution Dylan Maart
- 81' try Imad Khan
- 82' conversion Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
- 80' full_time