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Lions face off against Stormers in United Rugby Championship Round 12 on Sat 28th February 2026 at Ellis Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:30 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 14:30 SAST on SuperSport, 01:30 NZST on URC TV in New Zealand, 23:30 AEST on URC TV in Australia and 04:30 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Lions won the last encounter but Lions are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Stormers in 5th and Lions in 7th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Lions 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.
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Conraad van Vuuren (Lions) is shown the red card
Sibabalo Qoma (Lions) is shown a yellow card
Chris William Smith adds the points for Lions.
The touch judges raise their flags as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicks the conversion.
A penetrating move by Stormers results in a try for JD Schickerling.
Chris William Smith adds the two points for Lions.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Erich Cronje dots the ball down from close range.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicks the penalty.
Chris William Smith makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Henco van Wyk gathers the kick to score the try for Lions.
Chris William Smith makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
A wonderful passing move by Lions is finished off by Sibabalwe Mahashe