Stormers Climb to Second Despite Scrappy Bonus-Point Win over Dragons

Stormers hang tough against Dragons to secure crucial bonus-point win

The Stormers ground out a 29-21 bonus-point win over the Dragons in Cape Town on Sunday to move up to second in the URC standings. The Cape side backed up their emphatic win over the Bulls at Loftus last weekend with another five-pointer, though the two results came in vastly contrasting fashion. While the Stormers put in a ruthless display against their biggest rivals in Pretoria, this clash against the Dragons was more of a slug-fest. In a bat…

Stormers climb to second despite scrappy bonus-point win over Dragons

Dobbo: Stormers seduced by space

Coach John Dobson was left frustrated by the Stormers’ inability to convert multiple opportunities against the Dragons in Cape Town. The 29-21 victory also came at a cost as returning wing Seabelo Senatla was forced off with a calf injury, with Dobson saying he could be out for some weeks. Despite securing five log points, the Stormers failed to capitalise on repeated entries into the Dragons’ 22. “We turned down a couple of easy threes to go fo…

Stormers slay Dragons in Cape Town

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored two tries and contributed 19 points as Stormers beat Dragons 29-21 in Cape Town to climb up to second place in the United Rugby Championship. South Africa fly-half Feinberg-Mngomezulu twice combined brilliantly with scrum-half Immy Khan to go over for two tries, converting both, to put the Stormers 14-0 up in the […]