TV Guide Leagues Teams

Stormers Stormers 39 - 22 Sharks Sharks

Full time

10 Oct 2026

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

DHL Stadium

Stormers vs Sharks head to head

馃憦 1

The Stormers secured a convincing 39-22 victory over the Sharks at DHL Stadium. Seabelo Senatla opened the scoring with an early try, quickly followed by a penalty from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu. The Sharks responded with a try from Manu Tshituka, leveling the match briefly, but the Stormers regained control with tries from Hacjivah Dayimani and Leolin Zas before halftime. After the break, Andre-Hugo Venter and a second try from Dayimani extended their lead significantly. The Sharks fought back with tries from Matt Romao and Phepsi Buthelezi, but the Stormers answered with a late try from JJ Kotze. Feinberg-Mngomezulu's kicking was pivotal, converting three tries and contributing to the penalty tally. This match marked a strong statement from the Stormers, building momentum in the URC competition.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 19.3°C (Feels like 19.4°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 14.6 km/h, gusting to 26.7 km/h Humidity: 62% Cloud Cover: 9%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 5'

    Try

    Seabelo Senatla 路 Stormers

    5 - 0
  • 12'

    Penalty

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 Stormers

    8 - 0
  • 14'

    Try

    Manu Tshituka 路 Sharks

    8 - 5
  • 18'

    Substitution

    Gianni Lombard on for Vusi Moyo 路 Sharks

  • 29'

    Penalty

    Gianni Lombard 路 Sharks

    8 - 8
  • 34'

    Yellow Card

    Matt Romao 路 Sharks

  • 35'

    Try

    Hacjivah Dayimani 路 Stormers

    13 - 8
  • 36'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 Stormers

    15 - 8
  • 36'

    Substitution

    Jason Jenkins on for Eben Etzebeth 路 Sharks

  • 40'

    Yellow Card

    Manu Tshituka 路 Sharks

  • 40'

    Try

    Leolin Zas 路 Stormers

    20 - 8
  • Halftime 20 - 8
  • Second Half
  • 41'

    Try

    Andre-Hugo Venter 路 Stormers

    25 - 8
  • 41'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 Stormers

    27 - 8
  • 44'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Matt Romao 路 Sharks

  • 46'

    Try

    Hacjivah Dayimani 路 Stormers

    32 - 8
  • 47'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 路 Stormers

    34 - 8
  • 49'

    Substitution

    Vernon Matongo on for Ntuthuko Mchunu 路 Stormers

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Neethling Fouche on for Wilco Louw 路 Stormers

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Wandisile Simelane on for Seabelo Senatla 路 Stormers

  • 50'

    Try

    Matt Romao 路 Sharks

    34 - 13
  • 50'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Manu Tshituka 路 Sharks

  • 51'

    Conversion

    Gianni Lombard 路 Sharks

    34 - 15
  • 51'

    Substitution

    Vincent Koch on for Thomas du Toit 路 Sharks

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Esethu Mnebelele on for Eduan Swart 路 Sharks

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Cameron Dawson on for Ox Nche 路 Sharks

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Ivan van Zyl on for Jaden Hendrikse 路 Sharks

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Stephan Lewies on for Matt Romao 路 Sharks

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Nick Hatton on for Darrien Landsberg 路 Sharks

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Deon Fourie on for Siya Kolisi 路 Stormers

  • 56'

    Try

    Phepsi Buthelezi 路 Sharks

    34 - 20
  • 57'

    Conversion

    Gianni Lombard 路 Sharks

    34 - 22
  • 58'

    Substitution

    JJ Kotze on for Andre-Hugo Venter 路 Stormers

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Haashim Pead on for Cobus Reinach 路 Stormers

  • 62'

    Try

    JJ Kotze 路 Stormers

    39 - 22
  • 64'

    Substitution

    Riley Norton on for Adre Smith 路 Stormers

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Connor Evans on for JD Schickerling 路 Stormers

  • Fulltime 39 - 22

Player ratings

Stormers
  • 15 Damian Willemse 7.7
  • 14 Seabelo Senatla 7.1
  • 13 Ruhan Nel 7.9
  • 12 Jonathan Roche 6.6
  • 11 Leolin Zas 7.1
  • 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 7.3
  • 9 Cobus Reinach 5.9
  • 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu 7.5
  • 2 Andre-Hugo Venter 7.8
  • 3 Wilco Louw 6.4
  • 4 Adre Smith 6.8
  • 5 JD Schickerling 6.7
  • 6 Paul de Villiers 6.2
  • 7 Siya Kolisi 7.3
  • 8 Hacjivah Dayimani 7.9
  • 16 JJ Kotze 7.3
  • 17 Vernon Matongo 6.1
  • 18 Neethling Fouche 6.6
  • 19 Riley Norton 6.8
  • 20 Connor Evans 6.5
  • 21 Deon Fourie 5.8
  • 22 Haashim Pead 6.4
  • 23 Wandisile Simelane 6.2
Sharks
  • 15 Zekhethelo Siyaya 6.7
  • 14 Edwill van der Merwe 5.8
  • 13 Jurenzo Julius 6.3
  • 12 Andre Esterhuizen 4.8
  • 11 Ethan Hooker 5.5
  • 10 Vusi Moyo 5.4
  • 9 Jaden Hendrikse 6.1
  • 1 Ox Nche 5.9
  • 2 Eduan Swart 6.2
  • 3 Thomas du Toit 5.7
  • 4 Eben Etzebeth 5.9
  • 5 Darrien Landsberg 5.5
  • 6 Matt Romao 5.7
  • 7 Manu Tshituka 6.0
  • 8 Phepsi Buthelezi 7.3
  • 16 Esethu Mnebelele 5.6
  • 17 Cameron Dawson 5.9
  • 18 Vincent Koch 6.0
  • 19 Jason Jenkins 6.0
  • 20 Stephan Lewies 6.0
  • 21 Nick Hatton 6.1
  • 22 Ivan van Zyl 6.0
  • 23 Gianni Lombard 6.4