Edinburgh

17 - 13

Full Time

Stormers

Edinburgh vs Stormers

Events

Commentary

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

81'

Conor McAlpine comes on.

75'

Kienan Higgins comes off.

75'

Cammy Scott comes on.

75'

Hector Patterson comes off.

75'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Andre Warner getting some game time.

73'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Stefan Ungerer being replaced.

73'

Edinburgh Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Tom Currie getting some game time.

73'

Edinburgh Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Freddy Douglas being replaced.

73'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Stefan Ungerer getting some game time.

72'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Andre Warner being replaced.

72'

Conversion

James Grayson has kicked a conversion.

71'

Try

A series of passes by Edinburgh Rugby results in a try for Rory McHaffie

70'

That's a great try assist by James Grayson.

70'

Conversion

The Stormers supporters go wild as Yaqeen Ahmed successfully kicks the conversion.

66'

Try

Stormers are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Hacjivah Dayimani touching down.

65'

Stormers sub Wandisile Simelane comes onto the field.

62'

Jonathan Roche departs for Stormers.

62'

Edinburgh Rugby sub Euan McVie comes onto the field.

62'

Callum Hunter-Hill departs for Edinburgh Rugby.

62'

Yellow Card

Freddy Douglas (Edinburgh Rugby) is shown a yellow card

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Andre Warner goes through the gap.

60'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as James Grayson kicks the conversion.

58'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Paul Hill from scoring as they record the try for Edinburgh Rugby.

57'

Yellow Card

Seabelo Senatla (Stormers) is shown a yellow card

57'

What a run here by Jerry Blyth-Lafferty as they get over the gainline!

57'

Connor Evans comes on.

52'

Riley Norton comes off.

52'

Adre Smith comes on.

52'

JD Schickerling comes off.

52'

Vernon Matongo comes on.

52'

Ntuthuko Mchunu comes off.

52'

Sazi Sandi comes on.

52'

Neethling Fouche comes off.

52'

Wandile Mlaba comes on.

51'

Siya Kolisi comes off.

51'

Andre Warner comes on.

50'

Stefan Ungerer comes off.

50'

Alec Hepburn comes on.

50'

Pierre Schoeman comes off.

50'

Paul Hill comes on.

50'

Ollie Blyth-Lafferty comes off.

50'

Jerry Blyth-Lafferty comes on.

50'

Harri Morris comes off.

50'

Penalty Goal

Yaqeen Ahmed does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

50'

Edinburgh Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Rory McHaffie getting some game time.

48'

Edinburgh Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Matt Currie being replaced.

48'

Penalty Goal

Yaqeen Ahmed makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

47'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Trouble here as Geordie Gwynn breaches the defence.

30'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Vernon Paulo getting some game time.

22'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Andre-Hugo Venter being replaced.

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Glen Young bursts through to advance the Edinburgh Rugby attack.

21'

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by James Grayson as they hook it left.

17'

Yaqeen Ahmed steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

12'

The defensive line has been broken as Siya Kolisi goes through the gap.

Penalty Goal

James Grayson kicks the penalty.

The defensive line has been broken as Leolin Zas goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee Eoghan Cross blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Edinburgh v Stormers 
  
 Round 2 
  
 Fri 2nd October 2026, 11:45am PDT 
  
 Hive Stadium 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Eoghan Cross

Points Flow Chart

Edinburgh win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

77%

% Of Game In Lead

15%

57%

Possession Last 10 min

43%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Grayson

17 - 13

71'

McHaffie

15 - 13

70'

Ahmed

66'

10 - 13

Dayimani

65'

10 - 11

Douglas

10 - 6

62'

Grayson

10 - 6

58'

Hill

8 - 6

57'

Senatla

57'

3 - 6

Ahmed

50'

3 - 6

Ahmed

47'

3 - 3

Half Time

Grayson

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

Entries

Attack Profile

Edinburgh

Stormers

More Less

Defence Profile

Edinburgh

Stormers

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

28%

25%

3-6 secs

55%

44%

6+ secs

17%

31%

115

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

63'

68'

69'

76'

80'

Edinburgh

Stormers

Edinburgh vs Stormers Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Edinburgh face off against Stormers in United Rugby Championship Round 2 on Fri 2nd October 2026 at Hive Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 20:45 SAST on SuperSport, 07:45 NZST on URC TV in New Zealand, 04:45 AEST on URC TV in Australia and 11:45 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.

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

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Stormers in 1st and Edinburgh in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Edinburgh vs Stormers Squads

The official squads for Edinburgh 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.