Stormers blow Leinster away

27/04/2024 21:10

URC REPORT: The Stormers returned to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship with a 42-12 win against an understrength Leinster side in Round 15 on Saturday.

John Dobson's side scored five tries on their way to victory with Manie Libbok contributing 17 points with the boot.

The bonus-point win will see the Stormers end the round in fifth position in the standings and six points behind the fourth-placed Bulls.

Leinster have dropped to second position in the standings after their second consecutive defeat in South Africa.

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The scorers:

For Stormers:
Tries: Loader, Moerat, Jantjies, Engelbrecht, Gelant
Cons: Libbok 4
Pens: Libbok 3

For Leinster:
Tries: Deegan, Russell
Con: Prendergast

Yellow card: Evan Roos (Stormers, 59' - cynical play, playing the ball on the ground)

Teams:

Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Dan du Plessis, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Ben Loader, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Brok Harris.
Replacements: Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Hacjivah Dayimani, 22 Stefan Ungerer, 23 Wandisile Simelane.

Leinster: 15 Henry McErlean, 14 Liam Turner, 13 Ben Brownlee, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Rob Russell, 10 Sam Prendergast, 9 Cormac Foley, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny (captain), 6 Rhys Ruddock, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Brian Deeny, 3 Michael Ala'alatoa, 2 John McKee, 1 Michael Milne.
Replacements: 16 Gus McCarthy, 17 Ed Byrne, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Conor O'Tighearnaigh, 20 Diarmuid Mangan, 21 Fintan Gunne, 22 Charlie Tector, 23 Martin Moloney.

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Christopher Allison (South Africa)
TMO: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

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