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

At DHL Stadium, Cape Town, 4pm.

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

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

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.

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