Stormers
21 - 38
All Blacks
07 Aug 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 1
DHL Stadium
In an intense match at DHL Stadium, New Zealand defeated the Stormers 38-21. The visitors opened the scoring early with a try from Taukei'aho, followed by a conversion from Barrett. The Stormers responded quickly, with Fourie scoring a try and Ahmed converting to level the game. New Zealand regained the lead with a try from Parker just before halftime, ending the first half at 14-7. The Stormers briefly equalized after Senatla's try, but New Zealand swiftly pulled ahead with tries from Ioane, Carter, and Moorby. A late penalty try for the Stormers added to their score, but Aumua sealed the victory with a final try. Barrett's strong performance with the boot and the New Zealand pack's dominance proved decisive in securing their win.
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Weather
Temperature: 13.4°C (Feels like 13.0°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 6.9 km/h, gusting to 14.3 km/h Humidity: 74% Cloud Cover: 96%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 3' substitution Imad Khan
- 5' try Samisoni Taukei'aho
- 5' conversion Beauden Barrett
- 11' yellow_card Anton Lienert-Brown
- 12' yellow_card Simon Parker
- 14' try Deon Fourie
- 15' conversion Yaqeen Ahmed
- 21' yellow_card_complete Anton Lienert-Brown
- 22' yellow_card_complete Simon Parker
- 38' try Simon Parker
- 39' conversion Beauden Barrett
- 40' drop_goal_miss Yaqeen Ahmed
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 42' substitution Ruhan Nel
- 45' substitution Vernon Matongo
- 45' substitution Billy Proctor
- 47' substitution Pasilio Tosi
- 55' try Seabelo Senatla
- 56' conversion Yaqeen Ahmed
- 56' substitution George Bower
- 58' substitution Fabian Holland
- 58' substitution Anton Segner
- 61' substitution Deon Fourie
- 61' substitution Adre Smith
- 61' substitution Samisoni Taukei'aho
- 62' substitution Andre-Hugo Venter
- 66' try Rieko Ioane
- 67' conversion Beauden Barrett
- 68' substitution Beauden Barrett
- 68' substitution Dewaldt Duvenage
- 71' try Leroy Carter
- 72' conversion Josh Jacomb
- 73' substitution Neethling Fouche
- 73' substitution Cortez Ratima
- 75' try Josh Moorby
- 77' penalty_try No Player
- 77' yellow_card Josh Moorby
- 80' try Asafo Aumua
- 80' full_time