Stormers vs Ulster

2022 - 3 - 26

Stormers hold off ferocious Ulster fightback to win URC thriller (News24)

The Stormers held on for a thrilling United Rugby Championship victory over Irish outfit Ulster at Cape Town Stadium.

In the 78th minute, Ulster thought they scored the winning try when replacement prop Callum Reid barged over after relentless pressure. The Stormers, though, defended well and forced a turnover off an Ulster driving maul. Scrumhalf Paul de Wet try crossed in the third minute. The Stormers defence held firm, though, and a scrum penalty in the 74th minute allowed them to exit their own area. The Stormers scored the first points in the second half when Libbok succeeded with a long-range penalty in the 55th minute. The Stormers made a whopping 125 tackles (missed 15), while Ulster made only 53 (missed 6).

Ulster coach: We won that game against the Stormers (SARugbymag)

Ulster head coach Dan McFarland was left confused by the referee and TMO's decision to disallow a last-gasp try which would have given them a win over the ...

We also managed to generate a lot of momentum close to the line.” “We don’t have the four log points, but there were a lot of positives. As Reid attempted to ground the ball, Stormers flank Hacjivah Dayimani knocked it out of his grasp.

Ulster coach says 'we won that game' after controversial disallowed ... (Independent Online)

Ulster coach Dan McFarland can't understand why his team wasn't awarded a try late in their United Rugby Championship game against the Stormers in Cape ...

“We don’t have the four log points, but there were a lot of positives.” “I can’t understand why that’s not a try,” he said. Referee Gianluca Gnecchi awarded the Stormers a scrum after ruling that it was knocked on by the prop.

URC: Stormers cling on for narrow win against high-flying Ulster (The South African)

The Bulls and Sharks secured away wins for the SA United Rugby Championship (URC) teams on their short one-week tours of Europe this weekend.

Photo: SA Rugby website Defensively Ulster are a really superb team, you don’t get to the top of the standings without a lot of merit.” Photo: SA Rugby website

Stormers hold on as late Ulster try is disallowed in Cape Town (RugbyPass)

Ulster disappointingly had a 78th-minute try disallowed as they slipped to a 23-20 URC defeat to the Stormers in Cape Town.

A penalty carried Libbok past 100 URC points for the season, but Ulster were dominating possession and territory and a pair of Cooney efforts from the tee made it 17-13. Libbok converted both tries for an early 14-0 lead, but the deficit was halved in the 22nd minute when Moore barged his way over from close range and Cooney converted following a period of sustained Ulster pressure. Marty Moore and Stuart McCloskey responded for Ulster on either side of half-time and John Cooney kicked ten points.

Ulster boss Dan McFarland fumes over late disallowed try against ... (Pundit Arena)

Dan McFarland was left puzzled by a late referee decision which prevented Ulster a try and almost certainly a victory in Cape Town.

“At the moment, we’ll wait to hear what they’ve got to say. As I viewed it initially, my personal opinion of looking at it, I can’t understand why that’s not a try. We don’t have the four points that go with winning a game,” McFarland said.