Stormers vs Edinburgh

URC LIVE scores: Stormers vs Edinburgh. The Stormers look to keep that winning feeling as they host Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon.

Libbok stretched their lead back to 20-13 early in the fourth quarter with his second penalty goal, and the team found themselves in a comfortable lead minutes later as Hartzenberg dashed to the tryline for their third five-pointer after finding space on the outside. The hosts added their second try three minutes into the second half with Dweba scoring a try on his debut for the side from another rolling maul and Libbok made sure he added the extra two and an important penalty goal minutes later to hand the team a handy 17-10 lead. The hosts paid the price for their ill-discipline close to the tryline, however, with Libbok receiving a yellow card in the 23rd minute for infringing close to the tryline while Edinburgh was on attack in the red zone, and this paved the way for Schoeman to score their first try minutes later for a 10-0 lead. The hosts hit back hard with a determined effort on attack and the pressure they applied saw Edinburgh lose their hooker Stuart McInally to a yellow card in the 38th minute. Kinghorn opened up the scoring in the sixth minute with a penalty goal and the visitors made a concerted effort to work their way close to the Capetonians’ tryline and they applied consistent pressure, which almost paid off with two tries in the first 25 minutes, but a combination of mistakes at crucial times and the effective DHL Stormers defence denied them. The hosts broke away in the second half with Joseph Dweba (hooker) scoring before Suleiman Hartzenberg (wing) crossed for a brace tries to add to two penalty goals by Manie Libbok (flyhalf), while they limited the visitors to another try and penalty goal for the well-deserved 34-18 win.

Edinburgh head coach Mike Blair believes his side did not get the rewards they deserved for having a dominant scrum against the Stormers.

A flat pass from Libbock found Dan Du Plessis on the right touchline and the centre ghosted through two tackles before sending Angelo Davids on a weaving run which went all the way to just short of the visiting try-line. Stormers responded positively and opted to go to they corner rather than the three points when Kinghorn was penalised for a high tackle on Libbock. Mark Bennett came close on the right but was bundled into touch before he could get the ball down, then Stormers lost stand-off Manie Libbock to the sin-bin for a deliberate knock-on which prevented Darcy Graham collecting an inside pass five yards from the line. Our pinch point was our scrum and I thought it was managed a bit to get the game going when, in fact, we had a huge amount of dominance there which should have resulted in more points and potentially yellow cards for illegal scrummaging. They’ve got some incredible individuals – especially in the back-row, the centre and on the wings – who if you give them a sniff they take it. “We’ve got a dominant scrum, we’re going forward, the scrum is going to ground, and the referee is saying ‘play the ball away’.

As they did at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch against Connacht the weekend before, the Stormers scored their fourth try off the last move of the game to ...

The Stormers produced a powerful second half performance to clinch a strong 34-18 (halftime 7-10) bonus point win over Edinburgh in the URC.

The Stormers then suffered a double blow in the 75th minute when replacement prop Sazi Sandi received a red card after a clash of heads in a tackle, which saw Edinburgh kick to the corner and power a maul over, with replacement hooker Dave Cherry scoring the unconverted try. The Stormers then kicked to the corner and set up a maul, with flank Deon Fourie bursting through the middle to score, and Libbok adding the extras to make it 10-7 at the break. An incredible spell of defence from the Stormers, between the 17th and 29th minutes saw them desperately try to keep Edinburgh out, with them conceding a number of penalties in their 22m, which also saw flyhalf Manie Libbok yellow carded for a deliberate knock down in the 22nd minute.

Defending United Rugby Championship winners Stormers outscored Edinburgh by four tries to two as they picked up their second win of the season.

Libbok made it a full-point try to put some space between the scores (27-13). Libbok made no mistake with his conversion either to put the Stormers 14-10 up. It was all Edinburgh, and Mike Blair's side finally got something to show for their dominance when Frank Murphy went over at the 30-minute mark while the Stormers were still one man down (0-10).

Edinburgh come up short against an impressive Stormers side to leave the Scottish side winless during their mini tour of South Africa.

They scored from another rolling maul, debutant Dweba going over on this occasion, before the boot of Manie Libbok stretched the lead further. Fourie broke away from a maul unnoticed to make it a three point game at the break. They rode the storm, and got their reward for some stubborn defence right on half-time.

Stormers coach John Dobson said he wasn't "irritated" by his team's lack of discipline in their 34-18 United Rugby Championship (URC) win over Edinburgh at ...

You need to go to dark places; in the week [at training] and when you get to the game." I told the guys after the game that in rugby we won't always have it our way. Regarding the foul play ...

As they did at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch against Connacht the weekend before, the Stormers scored their fourth try off the last move of the game to ...

Edinburgh failed to make the most of their early dominance as they slipped defeat to United Rugby Championship title holders the Stormers.

[Evan Roos](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/evan-roos/) to the bin for using excessive force in a tussle with [Nick Haining](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/nick-haining/), and Kinghorn reduced the deficit by three from the resulting penalty, but it was back to seven shortly after the hour mark thanks to another Libbok effort. [Edinburgh](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/edinburgh/) were soon down to 14 themselves when McInally was penalised for not rolling away after hauling down [Angelo Davids](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/angelo-davids/) just short of the line. [Dave Cherry](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/dave-cherry/) went over after [Sazi Sandi](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/sazi-sandi/) was red-carded late on, Hartzenberg crossed for the bonus-point try at the death. [Deon Fourie](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/deon-fourie/) and Joseph Dweba touched down during a spell in the sin bin for [Stuart McInally](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/stuart-mcinally/) that straddled the half-time break. [Blair Kinghorn](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/blair-kinghorn/) booted eight for Edinburgh. [Rugby Championship](https://www.rugbypass.com/the-rugby-championship/) title holders the [Stormers](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/stormers/) in Cape Town.

United Rugby Championship (URC) champions the Stormers overcame moments of brain fades to beat Edinburgh 34-18 at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

Edinburgh flyhalf Blair Kinghorn obliged in reducing the deficit to just four. A resulting maul after the hooter presented flank Deon Fourie with an opportunity to crash over. The Stormers set-piece struggled for much of the half and their discipline was not up to standard, bearing the brunt of referee Frank Murphy's whistle.

Edinburgh coach Mike Blair questioned why the Stormers weren't penalised more in the scrums as they succumbed to a loss at the Cape Town Stadium.

We lacked field position in that middle half of the game and I think that's where the game was lost," Blair said. "The Stormers were excellent in their defence and that was their pinch point. "I'm surprised they weren't penalised more; we've got a dominant scrum, we're going forward, their scrum is going to ground and the referee is saying 'play the ball away' ...

Edinburgh boss Mike Blair revealed his frustrations with the referee Frank Murphy's scrum decisions in his side's defeat to the Stormers.

“I was a bit disappointed with our performance. “That is what won them the game. “That doesn’t happen. “They got a strong defence and they are looking to get errors out of you and they force you to make that extra pass and they got speed and skill to make the most of it. “However, it is not our standard of scrumming – we got caught on the double shove and that put us under pressure at the start.” “The Stormers were excellent in their defence and they put a huge amount of pressure on our attack and that was their pinch point. “If you give their centres and wings a sniff, they will take it and that is the beauty of their game. “The opportunities they got they took them and they harassed us with their defence. “Our pinch point was our scrum and I think it was managed a bit to get the game going when in fact we had a huge amount of dominance there, which should have resulted in more points and potentially yellow cards for illegal scrumming.” [WP Nel](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/wp-nel/), [Stuart McInally](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/stuart-mcinally/) and [Pierre Schoeman](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/pierre-schoeman/) and they had the Stormers under the pump in the scrums, especially in the first half. [Bulls](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/bulls/) last week and I thought we showed a huge amount of control and pressure in that first 30 minutes. “We were disappointed with our start against the