Connacht 15 - 29 Stormers

Full time

25 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Dexcom Stadium

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The Stormers triumphed over Connacht Rugby with a score of 29-15 at Dexcom Stadium. Stormers took an early lead with a penalty from Matthee and a try by Gelant, putting them 10-0 ahead. Connacht responded just before halftime with tries from Hansen and Ioane, briefly leading 15-10 early in the second half. However, a yellow card to Boyle shifted momentum back to the Stormers, who equalized through Sandi's try. The visitors then took control, scoring two more tries through Paulo and Ngobeni, sealing the victory. Matthee’s kicking was instrumental, converting three tries and adding a penalty. Connacht showed resilience but ultimately fell short against a clinical Stormers side.

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Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 15.2°C (Feels like 9.3°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 28.6 km/h, gusting to 50.6 km/h Humidity: 73% Cloud Cover: 48%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Penalty

Jurie Matthee · Stormers

0 - 3
19'

Try

Warrick Gelant · Stormers

0 - 8
20'

Conversion

Jurie Matthee · Stormers

0 - 10
37'

Try

Mack Hansen · Connacht

5 - 10
38'

Conversion

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

7 - 10
Halftime 7 - 10
Second Half
41'

Try

Josh Ioane · Connacht

12 - 10
46'

Substitution

Sazi Sandi on for Neethling Fouche · Stormers
46'

Substitution

Connor Evans on for JD Schickerling · Stormers
46'

Substitution

Adre Smith on for Gary Porter · Stormers
46'

Substitution

Olly Reid on for Vernon Matongo · Stormers
47'

Substitution

Caolin Blade on for Ben Murphy · Connacht
51'

Penalty

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

15 - 10
53'

Yellow Card

Paul Boyle · Connacht
55'

Substitution

Matt Victory on for Eoin de Buitlear · Connacht
55'

Substitution

David O'Connor on for Josh Murphy · Connacht
55'

Substitution

Jordan Duggan on for Francois van Wyk · Connacht
55'

Substitution

Fiachna Barrett on for Finlay Bealham · Connacht
56'

Try

Sazi Sandi · Stormers

15 - 15
57'

Conversion

Jurie Matthee · Stormers

15 - 17
63'

Substitution

Yaqeen Ahmed on for Jurie Matthee · Stormers
63'

Yellow Card Complete

Paul Boyle · Connacht
65'

Substitution

Shayne Bolton on for Finn Treacy · Connacht
65'

Substitution

Max Flynn on for Shamus Hurley-Langton · Connacht
71'

Substitution

Sean Naughton on for John Devine · Connacht
71'

Substitution

Wandisile Simelane on for Warrick Gelant · Stormers
73'

Substitution

Ezekiel Ngobeni on for Andre Warner · Stormers
74'

Substitution

Vernon Paulo on for Louw Nel · Stormers
77'

Try

Vernon Paulo · Stormers

15 - 22
79'

Try

Ezekiel Ngobeni · Stormers

15 - 27
80'

Conversion

Yaqeen Ahmed · Stormers

15 - 29
Fulltime 15 - 29

Player ratings

Connacht

15 Sam Gilbert 6.5
14 Mack Hansen 6.8
13 John Devine 6.0
12 Cathal Forde 7.3
11 Finn Treacy 6.8
10 Josh Ioane 6.6
9 Ben Murphy 6.5
1 Francois van Wyk 5.9
2 Eoin de Buitlear 7.4
3 Finlay Bealham 6.1
4 Niall Murray 6.3
5 Josh Murphy 6.7
6 Sean O'Brien 7.0
7 Shamus Hurley-Langton 6.6
8 Paul Boyle 6.1
16 Matt Victory 7.1
17 Jordan Duggan 7.0
18 Fiachna Barrett 5.6
19 David O'Connor 6.6
20 Max Flynn 6.5
21 Caolin Blade 6.5
22 Sean Naughton –
23 Shayne Bolton 6.1

Stormers

15 Warrick Gelant 7.5
14 Seabelo Senatla 6.4
13 Ruhan Nel 7.1
12 Jonathan Roche 7.7
11 Leolin Zas 7.4
10 Jurie Matthee 6.9
9 Andre Warner 6.9
1 Vernon Matongo 7.1
2 Andre-Hugo Venter 9.7
3 Neethling Fouche 6.4
4 Gary Porter 6.6
5 JD Schickerling 6.8
6 Louw Nel 6.6
7 Riley Norton 8.7
8 Hacjivah Dayimani 8.3
16 Vernon Paulo –
17 Olly Reid 6.7
18 Sazi Sandi 7.6
19 Connor Evans 7.2
20 Adre Smith 6.3
21 Wandisile Simelane –
22 Ezekiel Ngobeni –
23 Yaqeen Ahmed 6.3