Stormers 39 - 26 Leicester

Full time

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.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: United Kingdom

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

Kickoff
3'

Yellow Card

Will Hurd · Leicester
5'

Substitution

Vernon Matongo on for Ntuthuko Mchunu · Stormers
7'

Try

Evan Roos · Stormers

5 - 0
7'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

7 - 0
13'

Yellow Card Complete

Will Hurd · Leicester
15'

Try

Andre-Hugo Venter · Stormers

12 - 0
22'

Try

George Pearson · Leicester

12 - 5
23'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

12 - 7
26'

Try

Will Wand · Leicester

12 - 12
26'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

12 - 14
29'

Substitution

Tom Manz on for James Thompson · Leicester
Halftime 12 - 14
Second Half
41'

Penalty

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

15 - 14
44'

Try

Jamie Blamire · Leicester

15 - 19
45'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

15 - 21
48'

Try

Leolin Zas · Stormers

20 - 21
49'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

22 - 21
49'

Substitution

Zachary Porthen on for Neethling Fouche · Stormers
49'

Substitution

Luke Burger on for Suleiman Hartzenberg · Stormers
55'

Substitution

Archie van der Flier on for Tarek Haffar · Leicester
55'

Substitution

Ale Loman on for Will Hurd · Leicester
56'

Substitution

Emeka Ilione on for Sam Williams · Leicester
60'

Substitution

Imad Khan on for Stefan Ungerer · Stormers
61'

Yellow Card

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers
63'

Substitution

JJ Kotze on for Andre-Hugo Venter · Stormers
64'

Substitution

Finn Theobald-Thomas on for Jamie Blamire · Leicester
64'

Substitution

Connor Evans on for Ruben van Heerden · Stormers
64'

Substitution

Orlando Bailey on for Will Wand · Leicester
64'

Substitution

Marcel Theunissen on for Evan Roos · Stormers
66'

Try

JD Schickerling · Stormers

27 - 21
67'

Conversion

Imad Khan · Stormers

29 - 21
67'

Substitution

Ollie Allan on for Tom Whiteley · Leicester
71'

Penalty

Imad Khan · Stormers

32 - 21
71'

Yellow Card Complete

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers
72'

Try

Tom Manz · Leicester

32 - 26
72'

Substitution

JC Mars on for Dylan Maart · Stormers
81'

Try

Imad Khan · Stormers

37 - 26
82'

Conversion

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

39 - 26
Fulltime 39 - 26

Player ratings

Stormers

15 Wandisile Simelane 6.4
14 Dylan Maart 5.9
13 Suleiman Hartzenberg 6.4
12 Jonathan Roche 7.7
11 Leolin Zas 7.1
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 6.9
9 Stefan Ungerer 6.6
1 Ntuthuko Mchunu –
2 Andre-Hugo Venter 8.9
3 Neethling Fouche 6.0
4 JD Schickerling 7.6
5 Ruben van Heerden 7.7
6 Paul de Villiers 7.7
7 Ben-Jason Dixon 6.7
8 Evan Roos 8.2
16 JJ Kotze 6.6
17 Vernon Matongo 6.8
18 Zachary Porthen 6.6
19 Connor Evans 6.4
20 Marcel Theunissen 6.7
21 Imad Khan 8.1
22 Luke Burger 6.0
23 JC Mars –

Leicester

15 George Pearson 7.4
14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 6.4
13 Will Wand 7.7
12 Joseph Woodward 5.7
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 6.2
10 Billy Searle 5.7
9 Tom Whiteley 5.8
1 Tarek Haffar 5.7
2 Jamie Blamire 5.9
3 Will Hurd 4.6
4 James Thompson 6.1
5 Harry Wells 6.0
6 Joaquin Moro 6.2
7 Sam Williams 5.5
8 Olly Cracknell 6.2
16 Finn Theobald-Thomas 6.0
17 Archie van der Flier 5.8
18 Ale Loman 5.0
19 Tom Manz 6.9
20 Emeka Ilione 6.3
21 Ollie Allan 5.9
22 Orlando Bailey 6.0
23 Ryan Crowley –