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Stormers vs Leinster · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Stormers
35–0
Leinster

Match report

Stormers beat Leinster 35-0 at DHL Stadium, Cape Town in round 1 of the United Rugby Championship on Friday, 26 September 2025.

Gianluca Gnecchi refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

3
Stormers wins (50%)
1
Draws (17%)
2
Leinster wins (33%)

Last 6 meetings, since April 2022

Biggest Stormers win
35–0
26 Sept 2025
Biggest Leinster win
36–12
25 Jan 2025

Last 5 meetings

  • 6 Jun 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster20
    Stormers11
  • 26 Sept 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Stormers35
    Leinster0
  • 25 Jan 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster36
    Stormers12
  • 27 Apr 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Stormers42
    Leinster12
  • 24 Mar 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Leinster22
    Stormers22

Lineups

Avg. age
28.5
Avg. age
27.5

Stormers

  1. 1Vernon Matongo
  2. 2André-Hugo Venter
  3. 3Neethling Fouche
  4. 4Adre Smith
  5. 5JD Schickerling
  6. 6Paul de Villiers
  7. 7Ben-Jason Dixon
  8. 8Evan Roos
  9. 9Stefan Ungerer
  10. 10Jurie Matthee
  11. 11Leolin Zas
  12. 12Daniel Du Plessis
  13. 14Seabelo Senatla
  14. 15Wandisile Simelane
Replacements
  1. 16JJ Kotze
  2. 18Zachary Porthen
  3. 19Ruben van Heerden
  4. 20Ruan Ackermann
  5. 21Marcel Theunissen
  6. 22Dewaldt Duvenage
  7. 23Clinton Swart

Leinster

  1. 1Jack Boyle
  2. 2Gus McCarthy
  3. 3Rabah Slimani
  4. 4Diarmuid Mangan
  5. 5Brian Deeny
  6. 6Ryan Baird
  7. 7Scott Penny
  8. 8James Culhane
  9. 9Luke McGrath
  10. 10Sam Prendergast
  11. 11Jordan Larmour
  12. 12Ciaran Frawley
  13. 13Robbie Henshaw
  14. 14Tommy O'Brien
  15. 15Jimmy O'Brien
Replacements
  1. 16John McKee
  2. 17Paddy McCarthy
  3. 18Andrew Sparrow
  4. 19Max Deegan
  5. 20Will Connors
  6. 21Fintan Gunne
  7. 22Harry Byrne
  8. 23Hugh Cooney