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Saturday 10 May 2025
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Tries
Wandisile Simelane 79'; 1'
Paul de Wet 77'
Suleiman Hartzenberg 72'
Damian Willemse 55'
Stefan Ungerer 49'
Seabelo Senatla 35'
Dane Blacker 69'
Aaron Wainwright 43'
Conversions
Damian Willemse 78'; 74'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 56'; 36'; 1'
Lloyd Evans 70'
Penalties
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 47'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Wandisile Simelane
Try
79'
Damian Willemse
Conversion
78'
Paul de Wet
Try
77'
Damian Willemse
Conversion
74'
Suleiman Hartzenberg
Try
72'
Lloyd Evans
Conversion
70'
Dane Blacker
Try
69'
Owain James
Out: Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths
69'
Joseph Davies
Out: Ben Carter
68'
Daniel du Plessis
Out: Sacha Mngomezulu
64'
Dane Blacker
Out: Rhodri Williams
62'
Lloyd Evans
Out: Angus O'Brien
62'
Andre-Hugo Venter
Out: Joseph Dweba
59'
Alistair Vermaak
Out: Vernon Matongo
58'
Paul de Wet
Out: Stefan Ungerer
58'
Zachary Porthen
Out: Sazi Sandi
57'
Louw Nel
Out: Evan Roos
56'
Connor Evans
Out: Ruben van Heerden
56'
James Benjamin
Out: Brodie Coghlan
56'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Conversion
56'
Damian Willemse
Try
55'
Suleiman Hartzenberg
Out: Seabelo Senatla
52'
Paula Latu
Out: Chris Coleman
51'
Stefan Ungerer
Try
49'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Penalty
47'
Aaron Wainwright
Try
43'
Ashton Hewitt
Out: Harry Wilson
40'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Salmaan Moerat
Yellow Card
37'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Conversion
36'
Seabelo Senatla
Try
35'
Barny Langton
Out: Dan Lydiate
26'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Conversion
1'
Wandisile Simelane
Try
1'
Start of First Half
0'
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Top Stats
Tries
7
2
Conversions
5
1
Penalties
1
0
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
DW
D. Willemse
Ball Carries: 17
Tackles
SM
S. Moerat
Tackles: 12
Points
WS
W. Simelane
Points: 10
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2819
Tries per match
42
Penalties Conceded per match
912
Match Information
Saturday 10 May 2025
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Tries
Wandisile Simelane 79'; 1'
Paul de Wet 77'
Suleiman Hartzenberg 72'
Damian Willemse 55'
Stefan Ungerer 49'
Seabelo Senatla 35'
Dane Blacker 69'
Aaron Wainwright 43'
Conversions
Damian Willemse 78'; 74'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 56'; 36'; 1'
Lloyd Evans 70'
Penalties
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 47'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Wandisile Simelane
Try
79'
Damian Willemse
Conversion
78'
Paul de Wet
Try
77'
Damian Willemse
Conversion
74'
Suleiman Hartzenberg
Try
72'
Lloyd Evans
Conversion
70'
Dane Blacker
Try
69'
Owain James
Out: Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths
69'
Joseph Davies
Out: Ben Carter
68'
Daniel du Plessis
Out: Sacha Mngomezulu
64'
Dane Blacker
Out: Rhodri Williams
62'
Lloyd Evans
Out: Angus O'Brien
62'
Andre-Hugo Venter
Out: Joseph Dweba
59'
Alistair Vermaak
Out: Vernon Matongo
58'
Paul de Wet
Out: Stefan Ungerer
58'
Zachary Porthen
Out: Sazi Sandi
57'
Louw Nel
Out: Evan Roos
56'
Connor Evans
Out: Ruben van Heerden
56'
James Benjamin
Out: Brodie Coghlan
56'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Conversion
56'
Damian Willemse
Try
55'
Suleiman Hartzenberg
Out: Seabelo Senatla
52'
Paula Latu
Out: Chris Coleman
51'
Stefan Ungerer
Try
49'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Penalty
47'
Aaron Wainwright
Try
43'
Ashton Hewitt
Out: Harry Wilson
40'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Salmaan Moerat
Yellow Card
37'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Conversion
36'
Seabelo Senatla
Try
35'
Barny Langton
Out: Dan Lydiate
26'
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Conversion
1'
Wandisile Simelane
Try
1'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Conversions
Conversions
Penalties
Penalties
Drop Goals
Drop Goals
Scrums
Scrums
Lineouts
Lineouts
Possession
Possession
Territory
Territory
Handling Errors
11
8
Passes
174
82
Offload
14
4
Metres Gained
731
250
Clean Breaks
11
3
Kicks From Hand
32
35
Tackles
95
116
Missed Tackles
8
23
Mauls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Penalties Conceded
3
10
Head to Head
Previous 3 meetings
3
0
Won
Won
Head to Head
Previous 3 meetings
3
0
Won
Won
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
StormersW
W
L
W
W
DragonsL
L
L
L
L
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
Line Up
1
VM
Vernon Matongo
2
JD
Joseph Dweba
3
SS
Sazi Sandi
4
SM
Salmaan Moerat
5
Rv
Ruben van Heerden
6
PD
Paul De Villiers
7
MT
Marcel Theunissen
8
ER
Evan Roos
9
SU
Stefan Ungerer
10
SM
Sacha Mngomezulu
11
SS
Seabelo Senatla
12
DW
Damian Willemse
13
WS
Wandisile Simelane
14
BL
Ben Loader
15
WG
Warrick Gelant
1
DK
Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths
2
BC
Brodie Coghlan
3
CC
Chris Coleman
4
BC
Ben Carter
5
RW
Ryan Woodman
6
SL
Shane Lewis-Hughes
7
DL
Dan Lydiate
8
AW
Aaron Wainwright
9
RW
Rhodri Williams
10
AO
Angus O'Brien
11
JR
Jared Rosser
12
AO
Aneurin Owen
13
HW
Harry Wilson
14
HR
Harry Rees-Weldon
15
HA
Huw Anderson
Substitutes
16
AV
Andre-Hugo Venter
17
AV
Alistair Vermaak
18
ZP
Zachary Porthen
19
CE
Connor Evans
20
LN
Louw Nel
21
Pd
Paul de Wet
22
Dd
Daniel du Plessis
23
SH
Suleiman Hartzenberg
16
JB
James Benjamin
17
OJ
Owain James
18
PL
Paula Latu
19
JD
Joseph Davies
20
BL
Barny Langton
21
DB
Dane Blacker
22
LE
Lloyd Evans
23
AH
Ashton Hewitt
Match Videos
Commentary
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81’
Full Time
FULL-TIME! STORMERS 48-12 DRAGONS. A magnificent performance from the home side, displaying some world-class ball-handling and running as they demolished the Dragons!
80’
Commentary
SO CLOSE! Willemse's conversion attempt passes the near post by a foot…excellent effort.
79’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, SIMELANE! 48-12; Another great piece of running and passing see Wandisile Simelane launching his body over for a second try. A masterpiece from the Stormers!
78’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, WILLEMSE! 43-12; WOW! Another beautifully struck conversion from Willemse after again being rushed by the shot clock, this time though the conversion bouncing through off the right post.
77’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, DE WET! 41-12; A quite sublime display or ball handling and passing ends with Paul de Wet being in the right place to catch a pop-up pass from Gelant, who was all but over the line on his own, to dive over for the score.
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74’
Commentary
Dragons drive into the Stormers half, but the home defence is full of confidence and closes the danger down.
73’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, WILLEMSE! 36-12; Nicely struck from 15m to the right of poles…he had to hustle as a miscommunication left the ref calling down five seconds on the shot-clock, Willemse, seemingly surprised, rushed to strike it through the poles for two more points.
72’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, HARTZENBERG! 34-12; Lovely passing down the line finds Hartzenberg on the wing, and he swoops around to touch down for five more points.
70’
Conversion
CONVERSION, DRAGONS, THOMAS! 29-12; Well struck from the right of the poles.
69’
Try
TRY, DRAGONS, BLACKER! 29-10; From the scrum the Dragons ruck up to a metre short of the tryline, from where Dane Blacker picks the ball up from the back of the ruck and dives over a bundle of bodies to touchdown for another five points. Smart thinking!
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67’
Commentary
Dragons press upfield and into the Stormers' 22m, putting great pressure on the Stormers and driving them over their tryline for a scrum five-metres.
0’
Commentary
Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicks the penalty into touch for a 5m lineout… Stormers win the ball but are blown-up and the Dragons have the scrum, Lloyd Evans kicking play up to the halfway line to offer the visitors some respite.
63’
Commentary
Stormers keep the pressure up on the Dragons, winning a penalty two steps past the Dragons' 10m line for off-sides.
61’
Commentary
Stormers win their scrum just short of the Dragons 10m line… they run the ball, Feinberg-Mngomezulu chips forward and races to collect, but it's just too deep and, despite a lunge, can't gather the ball.
59’
Commentary
Stormers run the blindside… looking dangerous… but the last pass is just too high and slips through two willing Stormers hands and out for throwin.
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56’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU! 29-5; The Stormers flyhalf again starting his kick in line with the near post, with the ball fading beautifully through the posts for two extra points. Excellent kick.
55’
Try
YELLOW CARD, STORMERS, WILLEMSE! 27-5; Astonishing try from Willemse… the Stormers won their scrum in front of poles, a slick pass finds Willemse, who weaved through a gap and bursts over the line, dragging a Dragon with him.
53’
Commentary
Dragons press into the Stormers half, but the host counter-attack, driving play all the way back into the Dragons 22.
51’
Commentary
Feinberg-Mngomezulu pulls his conversion attempt, but they have a pretty good lead at this stage still.
50’
Commentary
TRY, STORMERS, UNGERER! 22-5; Absolutely magical play from Marcel Theunissen, breaking through the Dragons defense from the back of the maul, slipping past an attacker, jinking, then veering to his left to draw the defence, before a perfect slip pass through to Stefan Ungerer, who was following up well from the base of the maul… Ungerer collects the pass and sprints 35m through for the five points. What a magnificent try!
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48’
Penalty
PENALTY, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU! 17-5; Feinberg-Mngomezulu starts his kick in line with the near-post, but it fades beautifully to bisect the poles. He must have been thinking about tomorrow's round of golf!
46’
Commentary
OUCH! Senatla rises to catch an attacking high ball into the Dragons 22… but his leading knee catches Huw Anderson in the rib. He needs a minute of medicl attention, but the Stormers are awarded a penalty and Feinberg-Mngomezulu lines up his kick from the 22, 15m to the left of the poles.
44’
Commentary
TRY, DRAGONS, WAINWRIGHT! 14-5; Brilliant driving from the Dragons through the 5m line. Aaron Wainwright peels off from the back of the maul and powers his way over the line for the try, literally breaking through a line of three Stormers defenders. What strength… but the conversion is pulled wide.
43’
Commentary
Dragons pressing forward, and forcing a handling error from Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who did his best to gather a lot bouncing ball moving away from him.
41’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! The second half gets underway with the Storms 14-0 to the good… but with one man short for the next nine minutes…
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40’
Commentary
HALF-TIME, STORMERS 14-0 DRAGONS. So disappointing for the Stormers to have that try just before half-time written off. Great first-half performance from the Stormers… the Dragons struggling to stay in the Stormers' rear-view mirror. Can the Dragons fight back in the second half?
39’
Yellow Card
YELLOW CARD, STORMERS, MOERAT! Stormers skipper Salmaan Moerat is given 10 minutes of reflection time for an infringement. There wasn't a lot of pressure in the tackle… and as he questions the ref about a high tackle on Feinberg-Mngomezulu his query is dismissed and he is told to leave the field.
38’
Commentary
Another lovely passing move from the Stormers, Senatla with the perfect pass to release Willemse down the left flank… he hurdles a tackle but goes to ground, bounces to his feet and scratches his way over the line after being tackled again. What determination. But hand on… the TMO is having a look at this…
36’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU! 14-0; Superb kick from the left touchline.
35’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, SENATLA! 12-0; Seabelo Senatla somersaults over in the left corner to round off try that start with a quick throw in from , the ball was spread across the backline, with Joseph Dweba drawing his man at pace and releasing Senatla to sprint through for the try without opposition.
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33’
Commentary
Well played the Dragons, passing well as they move into the Stormers 22… but a fumble gifts the Stormers the chance to clear the danger and move play up to close to the halfway line for a throw.
32’
Commentary
Feinberg-Mngomezulu pulls his penalty from near the halfway line to the left of the poles. Not easy in these cold, wet conditions.
31’
Commentary
Stormers feed the scrum, run the ball… but the Dragons are penalised again, the ref pointing to Rhodri Jones being warned for a third hinging infringment… one more and he gets a yellow gift card offering him a 10-minute rest.
30’
Commentary
The Dragons medic is back on the field for some running repairs.
28’
Commentary
Stormers on the attack from a quick throw-in, driving to the Dragons 22, where the ball is overturned.
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27’
Commentary
Dragons blown for delaying putting the ball into the scrum, and he Stormers have a free-kick. Feinberg-Mngomezulu sends it high into the Dragons' 22, where it's marked and the kick threaded to the halfway line.
26’
Commentary
Stormers kick the Dragons back into their 22, a hurried clearance kick being rewarded by a Stormers counter-attack which is broken down as the Dragons reclaim the ball, only to lose it trying to pound their way through a trio of Stormers defenders with his head. Dan Lydiate goes off the field for an HIA assessment… from the dazed look on his face, it's a test he's going to struggle to pass.
24’
Commentary
Stormers crush the Dragons in the scrum again, winning a penalty… but Feinberg-Mngomezulu misse his touch nd the Dragons charge back at the Stormers, forcing a scrum for them to feed just short of the halfway line.
22’
Commentary
Stormers with a handling mistake just short of their 10m line, gifting Dragons the scrum.
20’
Commentary
Dragons regain possession and clear the ball upfield.
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18’
Commentary
Stormers drive powerfully into the Dragons 10m, pressing forward; Theunissen bursts for the line, is ankle-tapped and lands just 5m short, gets to his feet but is swamped by Dragons as he heaves over the line, but there are Dragons underneath him, so there's no try. Great power-play from the Stormers though.
16’
Commentary
The teams exchange kicks a couple of times… then Gelant chips one forward, follows up and forces a knock-on from his opponent. Scrum for the Stormers inside the Dragons 10m…
14’
Commentary
Dragons are blown in the scrum…another penalty for the Stormers, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu sending the ball 14m into the Dragons' 22.
13’
Commentary
Stormers run the ball to the left, only for a fumble in the backline to bring play to a Dragons scrum.
11’
Commentary
The sides scrum inside the Stormers 22, Dragons penalised for early pushing and the Stormer sending play to the Dragons 10m for a throwin.
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9’
Commentary
Stormers penalised in the scrum… Dragons send a high, raking kick into the Stormers 22, landing two foot inside the line before bouncing out for a Stormers throw.
8’
Commentary
Dragons run the ball, only for a forward to fumble and gift the Stormers possession.
7’
Commentary
Stormers push back into the Dragons half, only to lose possession.
5’
Commentary
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU! 7-0; In front of poles… no challenge there for the Stormers flyhalf.
3’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU! 7-0; In front of poles… no challenge there for the Stormers flyhalf.
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2’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, SIMELANE! 5-0; Stormers run the line from a maul on the Dragaons 22… Senatla with an inch-perfect layoff to Simelane to find a gap in the Dragons defence, Simelane running through to score under the poles unopposed.
1’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! WE'RE UNDERWAY WITH THE FIRST HALF!
0’
Welcome
In charge of the match is Andrea Piardi from Italy. He will be assisted up the lines by the South African pair of AJ Jacobs and Hanru van Rooyen. Our TMO is Gianluca Gnecchi from Italy.
0’
Team News
Dragons: 15 Huw Anderson, 14 Harry Rees-Weldon, 13 Harry Wilson, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Angus O’Brien (co-captain), 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Dan Lydiate, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Ryan Woodman, 4 Ben Carter (co-captain), 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rhodri Jones. Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, 18 Paula Latu, 19 Joe Davies, 20 Barny Langton-Cryer, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Lloyd Evans, 23 Ashton Hewitt.
0’
Team News
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Vernon Matongo. Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Louw Nel, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Dan du Plessis, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg.
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0’
Commentary
Here are the teams again…
0’
Trivia
The Dragons have lost all of their last five matches. Their last two matches saw them beaten 23-31 by the Scarlets, followed by a 57-24 away hammering at the hands of the Ospreys. They have scored 13 tries in those five matches, with an ugly points difference of minus-88.
0’
Trivia
They have won their last two matches, both at home. They beat Connacht 34-29, followed by a 56-5 thrashing of Benetton. They have scored 21 tries in their last five matches, pulling off a plus-67 points difference.
0’
Trivia
The Stormers have won four of their last five games, losing just once.
0’
Trivia
The Stormers have won their last three matches against the Dragons, with an average points spread of 34-19.
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0’
Trivia
Gwent Dragons have had a horror season that has left them way at the bottom of the table on nine points. They have lost all but one of their 16 matches and have picked up just one win.
0’
Trivia
The Stormers have had an excellent season, winning 8 and losing 8 of their 16 matches in picking up 45 points. The former URC champions are currently sitting in sixth place on the league table.
0’
Commentary
Dragons: 15 Huw Anderson, 14 Harry Rees-Weldon, 13 Harry Wilson, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Jared Rosser, 10 Angus O’Brien (co-captain), 9 Rhodri Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Dan Lydiate, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Ryan Woodman, 4 Ben Carter (co-captain), 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rhodri Jones. Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, 18 Paula Latu, 19 Joe Davies, 20 Barny Langton-Cryer, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Lloyd Evans, 23 Ashton Hewitt.
0’
Team News
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Vernon Matongo. Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Louw Nel, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Dan du Plessis, 23 Suleiman Hartzenberg.
0’
Commentary
Here are the teams…
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0’
Commentary
Good evening and welcome to the Cape Town Stadium for the United Rugby Championship Round 17 clash between the Stormers and the Gwent Dragons.
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
DW
D. Willemse
Ball Carries: 17
Tackles
SM
S. Moerat
Tackles: 12
Points
WS
W. Simelane
Points: 10
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Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2819
Tries per match
42
Penalties Conceded per match
912
Match Information
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