Stormers vs Leinster

Leinster will attempt to recover from last weekend's loss against the Sharks as they take on the Stormers this evening. Leo Cullen named a significantly ...

Stormers 3 Leinster 3 Stormers 0 Leinster 0 Extras are missed to leave a seven point margin between the sides. Another yellow card came for Leinster in the 69th minute when Cormac Foley was sent to the bin for collapsing the maul. Extras are added to tie the game! Stormers 3 Leinster 6 Stormers 3 Leinster 6 Extras are added. Stormers 3 Leinster 6 Frawley added the extras to leave it at 13-13. There, Warrick Gelant was able to gather and stretch a long arm downwards to ground an impressive try. John McKee's sin binning just three minutes into the second half paved the way for plenty of scoring opportunities for the home side, and it wasn't long before they took advantage.

Leinster Rugby came away with a valuable losing bonus point from Cape Town that secured top seed with one round left to play in the URC.

However, Leinster to coughed up their own lineout in a dangerous area, quickly translated into a penalty try and a yellow card for Foley in the 66th minute. A metre-eating maul, orchestrated by McKee, drew another penalty and the subsequent lineout take by Murphy was turned into a try by Ed Byrne and a flawless conversion from Harry Byrne to tie up the scores in the 62nd minute. A cracking surge by Foley on the fringes and link play between Penny and Frawley forced a penalty which Harry Byrne sent to the corner. One man up, the home side opted to move the ball from a scrum and Gelant’s timing held Russell long enough to put Senatla over on the right for 13-6 in the 54th minute. The unbelievable persistence of Josh Murphy at the maul allowed Leinster to come through on the ball and Russell kicked long for Jamie Osborne to force a knock-on out of Warrick Gelant. The confidence of Foley under a high ball and Russell’s ball and man tackle on Seabelo Senatla were countered by a tremendous kick into the corner by Libbok from a penalty for offside.

Rob Russell tackles Seabelo Senatla. Image: Thinus Maritz/INPHO. STORMERS 20. LEINSTER 13. Jon Cardinelli reports from Cape Town. LEINSTER LOST THE battle in ...

But another bout of ill-discipline cost Leinster dearly in the 65th minute. The Stormers began to take control of the contest via their powerful scrum and accurate kicking game. They eventually crossed the line through Seabelo Senatla to extend their lead. The upshot is that Leinster have secured a first-place finish in the United Rugby Championship standings with one game to spare. It was a big moment in the game. The hosts failed to cope with that pressure.

DHL Stormers 20 Leinster 13. Despite falling to a second consecutive defeat on South African soil, Leinster secured top spot in the United Rugby ...

His namesake Harry – who had come on for Adam Byrne moments earlier – split the uprights to set up a tense finale. Before McKee had a chance to return, World Cup winner Warrick Gelant and Seabelo Senatla – in the 44th and 52nd minutes respectively – got over for tries. Lee Barron was introduced off the bench for fullback Max O’Reilly in his absence, but it didn’t prevent the Stormers from maximising their numerical advantage.

Leinster will attempt to recover from last weekend's loss against the Sharks as they take on the Stormers this evening. Leo Cullen named a significantly ...

Stormers 3 Leinster 3 Stormers 0 Leinster 0 Stormers 3 Leinster 6 Stormers 3 Leinster 6 Extras are missed to leave a seven point margin between the sides. Stormers 3 Leinster 0 Extras are added to tie the game! Stormers 3 Leinster 6 Half-time! Stormers 3 Leinster 6 Extras are added. Stormers 8 Leinster 6 TRY! Stormers 13 Leinster 13

It was easily the biggest home crowd the Stormers have pulled this United Rugby Championship season, and why wouldn't it be?

A moment of madness from Evan Roos then cost the Stormers a try-scoring opportunity when he was penalised for an incident off the ball, but it didn't hurt the home side as they were soon back in possession and on the scoreboard with their third try. The Stormers had their maul working and had sucked in the Leinster defence, who also lost a player to a yellow card, manufacturing the space for their backline to have a go. Like the streaker who ran the length of the field shortly before the restart, much to the delight of the crowd, the Stormers were fast out of the block and hit the front when Gelant finished off a move down the right.