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Stormers Stormers 34 - 29 Connacht Connacht

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19 Apr 2025

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 15

DHL Stadium

Stormers vs Connacht head to head

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The Stormers triumphed over Connacht Rugby with a narrow victory of 34-29 in a thrilling encounter at DHL Stadium. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was instrumental for the home side, scoring four tries and contributing with crucial conversions. The match began with an early try from Feinberg-Mngomezulu, quickly matched by Jennings from Connacht. The back-and-forth scoring continued, culminating in a first half that ended 26-24 in favor of the Stormers after a late double from Jennings. In the second half, Hartzenberg added to the Stormers' tally before Connacht surged back, with Murphy scoring a try to keep the pressure on. A yellow card for Gelant put the Stormers under strain, but they held on, aided by a late penalty from Feinberg-Mngomezulu. Ultimately, the Stormers' strong start and Feinberg-Mngomezulu's standout performance secured their victory.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 20.8°C (Feels like 21.1°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 15.1 km/h, gusting to 29.3 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 1%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 2'

    Try

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

    5 - 0
  • 3'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

    7 - 0
  • 6'

    Try

    Shane Jennings · Connacht

    7 - 5
  • 7'

    Conversion

    Jack Carty · Connacht

    7 - 7
  • 13'

    Try

    Evan Roos · Stormers

    12 - 7
  • 14'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

    14 - 7
  • 16'

    Try

    Conor Oliver · Connacht

    14 - 12
  • 17'

    Conversion

    Jack Carty · Connacht

    14 - 14
  • 18'

    Try

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

    19 - 14
  • 19'

    Conversion

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

    21 - 14
  • 25'

    Try

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

    26 - 14
  • 35'

    Try

    Dylan Tierney-Martin · Connacht

    26 - 19
  • 40'

    Try

    Shane Jennings · Connacht

    26 - 24
  • Halftime 26 - 24
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Substitution

    Brok Harris on for Sazi Sandi · Stormers

  • 47'

    Try

    Suleiman Hartzenberg · Stormers

    31 - 24
  • 48'

    Substitution

    Dave Heffernan on for Dylan Tierney-Martin · Connacht

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Josh Murphy on for Darragh Murray · Connacht

  • 53'

    Yellow Card

    Cathal Forde · Connacht

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Sazi Sandi on for Brok Harris · Stormers

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Sean Jansen on for Paul Boyle · Connacht

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Jordan Duggan on for Peter Dooley · Connacht

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Jack Aungier on for Finlay Bealham · Connacht

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Matthew Devine on for Ben Murphy · Connacht

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Vernon Matongo on for Alistair Vermaak · Stormers

  • 61'

    Substitution

    JJ Kotze on for Andre-Hugo Venter · Stormers

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Brok Harris on for Sazi Sandi · Stormers

  • 62'

    Substitution

    JD Schickerling on for Marcel Theunissen · Stormers

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Louw Nel on for Paul De Villiers · Stormers

  • 63'

    Yellow Card

    Warrick Gelant · Stormers

  • 63'

    Substitution

    Ben Loader on for Deon Fourie · Stormers

  • 63'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Cathal Forde · Connacht

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Joe Joyce on for Oisin Dowling · Connacht

  • 65'

    Try

    Josh Murphy · Connacht

    31 - 29
  • 67'

    Substitution

    Paul de Wet on for Stefan Ungerer · Stormers

  • 71'

    Penalty

    Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu · Stormers

    34 - 29
  • 71'

    Substitution

    Santiago Cordero on for Chay Mullins · Connacht

  • 73'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Warrick Gelant · Stormers

  • Fulltime 34 - 29

Player ratings

Stormers
  • 15 Warrick Gelant 5.5
  • 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg 7.9
  • 13 Daniel du Plessis 6.2
  • 12 Damian Willemse 7.6
  • 11 Seabelo Senatla 6.6
  • 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 10.0
  • 9 Stefan Ungerer 6.1
  • 1 Alistair Vermaak 6.7
  • 2 Andre-Hugo Venter 7.3
  • 3 Sazi Sandi 6.3
  • 4 Salmaan Moerat 7.0
  • 5 Ruben van Heerden 7.3
  • 6 Paul De Villiers 8.5
  • 7 Marcel Theunissen 7.0
  • 8 Evan Roos 7.0
  • 16 JJ Kotze 6.6
  • 17 Vernon Matongo 6.3
  • 18 Brok Harris 6.5
  • 19 JD Schickerling 6.1
  • 20 Louw Nel 6.3
  • 21 Deon Fourie –
  • 22 Paul de Wet 6.1
  • 23 Ben Loader 6.2
Connacht
  • 15 Piers O'Conor 7.6
  • 14 Chay Mullins 5.3
  • 13 David Hawkshaw 7.3
  • 12 Cathal Forde 4.5
  • 11 Shane Jennings 8.3
  • 10 Jack Carty 5.8
  • 9 Ben Murphy 5.6
  • 1 Peter Dooley 6.5
  • 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin 6.4
  • 3 Finlay Bealham 5.4
  • 4 Oisin Dowling 6.3
  • 5 Darragh Murray 5.7
  • 6 Cian Prendergast 6.0
  • 7 Conor Oliver 6.6
  • 8 Paul Boyle 7.0
  • 16 Dave Heffernan 6.8
  • 17 Jordan Duggan 6.1
  • 18 Jack Aungier 5.2
  • 19 Josh Murphy 6.7
  • 20 Joe Joyce 6.0
  • 21 Matthew Devine 5.9
  • 22 Santiago Cordero –
  • 23 Sean Jansen 6.3