Connacht

12 - 16

Full Time

Stormers

Connacht vs Stormers

Events

Commentary

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

81'

Jean-Luc du Plessis comes on.

76'

Daniel du Plessis comes off.

76'

Kwenzo Blose comes on.

76'

Brok Harris comes off.

76'

This is dangerous for the defence as Byron Ralston bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

75'

Penalty Goal

Manie Libbok has kicked a penalty goal.

72'

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Dylan Tierney-Martin getting some game time.

70'

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Dave Heffernan being replaced.

70'

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Cathal Forde getting some game time.

70'

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jack Carty being replaced.

70'

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Colm Reilly coming on.

68'

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Caolin Blade coming off.

68'

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Darragh Murray coming on.

68'

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Joe Joyce coming off.

68'

Penalty Goal

The Stormers supporters go wild as Manie Libbok successfully kicks the penalty goal.

67'

Stormers make a substitution with Stefan Ungerer coming on.

66'

Stormers make a substitution with Herschel Jantjies coming off.

66'

Stormers make a substitution with Adre Smith coming on.

65'

Stormers make a substitution with Ruben van Heerden coming off.

65'

Connacht Rugby sub Jarrad Butler comes onto the field.

63'

Shamus Hurley-Langton departs for Connacht Rugby.

63'

Connacht Rugby sub Jordan Duggan comes onto the field.

63'

Peter Dooley departs for Connacht Rugby.

63'

Connacht Rugby sub Santiago Cordero comes onto the field.

61'

Tiernan O'Halloran departs for Connacht Rugby.

61'

Connacht Rugby sub Oisin Dowling comes onto the field.

61'

Darragh Murray departs for Connacht Rugby.

61'

Stormers sub Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu comes onto the field.

60'

Angelo Davids departs for Stormers.

60'

Stormers sub Marcel Theunissen comes onto the field.

60'

Hacjivah Dayimani departs for Stormers.

60'

Jack Carty curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

60'

Try

Connacht Rugby are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Jack Aungier touching down.

59'

Joe Joyce played a key part in that try.

59'

Andre-Hugo Venter comes on.

52'

Joseph Dweba comes off.

52'

Jack Aungier comes on.

51'

Finlay Bealham comes off.

51'

Neethling Fouche comes on.

51'

Frans Malherbe comes off.

51'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Manie Libbok kicks the conversion.

51'

Try

A penetrating move by Stormers results in a try for Angelo Davids.

50'

Manie Libbok sets up the try.

50'

What a run here by Manie Libbok as they get over the gainline!

50'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Fabulous play by Stormers has led to Damian Willemse being able to wriggle through a gap.

38'

Connacht Rugby sub Sean Jansen comes onto the field.

37'

Jarrad Butler departs for Connacht Rugby.

37'

Conversion

Jack Carty does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

31'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Caolin Blade scores from close range.

30'

Jarrad Butler comes on.

26'

Sean Jansen comes off.

26'

This is dangerous for the defence as Tiernan O'Halloran bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

23'

Penalty Goal

Manie Libbok adds the points for Stormers.

22'

A gap opened in the defence and Ben-Jason Dixon took full advantage.

14'

A gap opened in the defence and Byron Ralston took full advantage.

14'

A gap opened in the defence and David Hawkshaw took full advantage.

13'

The defensive line has been broken as Tiernan O'Halloran goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Suleiman Hartzenberg goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Sean Jansen goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Connacht v Stormers 
  
 Round 17 
  
 Sat 18th May 2024, 09:05am PDT 
  
 Dexcom Stadium

Points Flow Chart

Stormers win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

36%

% Of Game In Lead

38%

88%

Possession Last 10 min

12%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Libbok

72'

12 - 16

Libbok

67'

12 - 13

Aungier

12 - 10

59'

Libbok

51'

7 - 10

Davids

50'

7 - 8

Half Time

Carty

7 - 3

31'

Blade

5 - 3

30'

Libbok

22'

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.4

Entries

Attack Profile

Connacht

Stormers

More Less

Defence Profile

Connacht

Stormers

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

42%

46%

3-6 secs

34%

36%

6+ secs

21%

13%

122

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

63'

64'

66'

71'

78'

Connacht

Stormers

Connacht vs Stormers Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Connacht face off against Stormers in United Rugby Championship Round 17 on Sat 18th May 2024 at Dexcom Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:05 and is broadcast on Premiersports. In South Africa it’s at 18:05 SAST on SuperSport, 04:05 NZST in New Zealand, 02:05 AEST in Australia and 09:05 EST in the US.

Connacht won the last encounter but Connacht are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 6 places in the league table with Stormers in 5th and Connacht in 11th as such Stormers are favourites on paper.

Connacht vs Stormers Squads

The official squads for Connacht vs Stormers will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.