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 |
