The DHL Stormers expected an epic encounter against log-leaders Leinster and that was exactly what played out. It was a low scoring arm wrestle from the start of the match until the last minutes of the match with the hosts the eventual winner with 20-13. The Stormers were promoted to the top of the URC log after this match.
05:03 Manie Libbok converted a penalty. (03-00)
17:00 Ciarán Frawley converted a penalty for the visitors. (03-03)
23:00 Ciarán Frawley converted his second penalty for Leinster. (03-06)
40:00 An arm wrestle from the start of the match, with both sides trying their utmost to force some sort of dominance over their opponents.
44:22 Warrick Gelant went over in the corner after a great pass by Willemse to put him in space. (08-06)
52:35 Seabelo Senatla was awarded a try minutes after his first attempt was not awarded. (13-06)
59:52 Ed Byrne scored Leinster's first try of the match after a period of constant pressure was applied by the Leinster's pack of forwards. (13-13)
66:07 The Stormers were awarded a penalty try after Leinster collapsed a driving maul.
Scorers:
DHL Stormers: Tries: Warrick Gelant, Seabelo Senatla, Penalty Try. Penalty: Manie Libbok
Leinster: Try: Ed Byrne. Conversion: Ciarán Frawley. Penalty: Ciarán Frawley (2)
Teams:
DHL Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Seabelo Senatla, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Steven Kitshoff (c). Replacements: 16 Wilmar Arnoldi, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Ben-Jason Dixon, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Juan de Jongh.
Leinster: 15. Max O’Reilly, 14. Adam Byrne, 13. Jamie Osborne, 12. Rory O’Loughlin, 11. Rob Russell, 10. Ciarán Frawley, 9. Cormac Foley, 8. Rhys Ruddock (c), 7. Scott Penny, 6. Alex Soroka, 5. Josh Murphy, 4. Brian Deeny, 3. Thomas Clarkson, 2. John McKee, 1. Ed Byrne. Replacements: 16. Lee Barron, 17. Michael Milne, 18. Vakh Abdaladze, 19. Jack Dunne, 20. Seán O’Brien, 21. Nick McCarthy, 22. Harry Byrne, 23. Martin Moloney.