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Stormers vs Lions · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Stormers
34–27
Lions

Match report

Stormers beat Lions 34-27 at DHL Stadium, Cape Town in round 7 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 20 December 2025.

That makes it seven wins in a row for Stormers. Hanru van Rooyen refereed.

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

Head to head

7
Stormers wins (70%)
0
Draws (0%)
3
Lions wins (30%)

Last 10 meetings, since December 2021

Biggest Stormers win
40–8
31 Dec 2022
Biggest Lions win
37–19
4 Dec 2021

Last 5 meetings

  • 28 Feb 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions24
    Stormers10
  • 20 Dec 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Stormers34
    Lions27
  • 15 Feb 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions30
    Stormers23
  • 21 Dec 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Stormers29
    Lions10
  • 1 Jun 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Stormers29
    Lions24

Lineups

Avg. age
28
Avg. age
26.9

Stormers

  1. 1Vernon Matongo
  2. 2André-Hugo Venter
  3. 3Neethling Fouche
  4. 4Salmaan Moerat
  5. 5Ruben van Heerden
  6. 6Paul de Villiers
  7. 7Marcel Theunissen
  8. 8Evan Roos
  9. 9Cobus Reinach
  10. 10Jurie Matthee
  11. 11Leolin Zas
  12. 12Jonathan Roche
  13. 13Wandisile Simelane
  14. 14Dylan Maart
  15. 15Warrick Gelant
Replacements
  1. 16Lukhanyo Vokozela
  2. 17Ntuthuko Mchunu
  3. 18Sazi Sandi
  4. 19Adre Smith
  5. 20JD Schickerling
  6. 21Ben-Jason Dixon
  7. 22Stefan Ungerer
  8. 23Suleiman Hartzenberg

Lions

  1. 1SJ Kotze
  2. 2PJ Botha
  3. 3Asenathi Ntlabakanye
  4. 4Ettienne Oosthuizen
  5. 5Reinhard Nothnagel
  6. 6Jarod Cairns
  7. 7Ruan Venter
  8. 8Quan Horn
  9. 9Morné van den Berg
  10. 10Christopher Smith
  11. 11Eduan Keyter
  12. 12Bronson Mills
  13. 13Erich Cronjé
  14. 14Kelly Mpeku
  15. 15Francke Horn
Replacements
  1. 16Franco Marais
  2. 17Eddie Davids
  3. 19Dylan Sjoblom
  4. 20Darrien-Lane Landsberg
  5. 21Sibabalo Qoma
  6. 22Nico Steyn
  7. 23Richard Kriel