RECAP: Connacht v Stormers
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the rescheduled United Rugby Championship Round 10 match between Connacht and the Stormers in Galway.
Change to the DHL Stormers line-up today with Dan du Plessis ruled out due to delayed post-concussion syndrome. Damian Willemse moves to inside centre, Sergeal Petersen is at fullback and Angelo Davids starts on the wing, with Cornel Smit onto the bench.#CONvSTO #iamastormer pic.twitter.com/NpDGuEhxmF
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Connacht has an impressive record against South African opposition, winning their last seven matches since losing to the Cheetahs in March 2018.
But they will be keen to rediscover a winning formula on home turf, having lost two games in a row at The Sportsground in all competitions.
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Teams
Connacht: 15 John Porch, 14 Peter Sullivan, 13 Sammy Arnold, 12 Tom Daly, 11 Alex Wootton, 10 Conor Fitzgerald, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Jarrad Butler (captain), 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Leva Fifita, 4 Niall Murray, 3 Tietie Tuimauga, 2 Shane Delahunt, 1 Denis Buckley.
Replacements: 16 Jonny Murphy, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Oisin Dowling, 20 Conor Oliver, 21 Caolin Blade, 22 Tom Farrell, 23 Abraham Papali’i.
Stormers: 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ernst van Rhyn, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff (captain).
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 David Meihuizen, 20 Hacjivah Dayimani, 21 Junior Pokomela, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Cornel Smit.
Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Eoghan Cross (Ireland), Dermot Blake (Ireland)
TMO: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
