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STAT ATTACK - United Rugby Championship Semi-Final - Stormers v Connacht

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STAT ATTACK - United Rugby Championship Semi-Final - Stormers v Connacht

DHL STORMERS v CONNACHT

At DHL Stadium, Cape Town, 4pm.                                 

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Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 72nd competition game, 3rd semi-final)

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Assistant: Sam Grove-White, Hollie Davidson (both SRU)

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TMO: Ben Blain (SRU)

HEAD-TO-HEAD - RECENT URC MEETINGS

Date Venue S C Stormers scorers Connacht scorers
Sat 26 Feb 22 Sportsground 17 19 Manie Libbok(T/C) Sergeal Petersen(T) Damian Willemse(T) Tom Daly(T) Paul Boyle(T) Peter Sullivan(T) Conor Fitzgerald(2C)
Sat 24 Sep 22 Danie Craven Stadium 38 15 Manie Libbok(3C/4P) Marcel Theunissen(T) Hacjivah Dayimani(T) Andre-Hugo Venter(T) Evan Roos(T) Dylan Tierney-Martin(T) David Hawkshaw(C) Jack Aungier(T) Conor Fitzgerald(P)

Overall URC head-to-head record:

Played 2, Stormers won 1, Connacht won 1.

Did you know?

  • Defending Vodacom United Rugby Championship champions, Stormers have won their last two matches since Munster beat them 26-24 at DHL Stadium in Round 17.  This is the only home defeat for the Stormers since Emirates Lions won in Cape Town in December 2021.
  • DHL Stormers have not beaten an Irish province since a 38-15 win over today’s opponents, Connacht, at Stellenbosch last September.
  • Connacht have played in just one previous BKT United Rugby Championship semi-final match, beating Glasgow Warriors 16-11 in Galway in 2016.
  • Connacht have won three of their last four away games in the Championship.
  • The Irishmen have won their last two matches against South African opponents but both matches were played at the Sportsground.
  • Connacht’s most recent win in South Africa was in April 2022 on a visit to Emirate Lions.
  • The two sides have met just twice before with the home team winning on each occasion.

COMPARISON Stormers Connacht
Last 3 URC results: 15 Apr - Munster (H) L 24-26 15 Apr - Cardiff Rugby (H) W 38-19
  21 Apr - Benetton (H) W 38-22 22 Apr - Glasgow (A) L 27-29
  6 May - Bulls (H) W 33-21 5 May - Ulster (A) W 15-10
     
URC 2022/23 3rd - W12 D2 L4 - 68pts 7th - W10 D0 L8 - 50pts
URC form wwWdLW (23pts) WwwWWl (25pts)
Top try scorer 6 - Clayton Blommetjies 11 - Caolin Blade
Top points scorer 185 - Manie Libbok 100 - Jack Carty

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