Stormers make it a perfect start with full house in Galway
The DHL Stormers secured a 29-15 victory against Connacht in their Vodacom URC campaign opener in Galway. Despite injury setbacks and a few errors, the team managed to secure a full house of five log points.
Why it matters
This result is a significant start for the Stormers in a major international rugby tournament, demonstrating depth despite player absences.
For a long time it looked like the DHL Stormers were trying their best to help the Connacht supporters reignite their belief in Father Christmas but ultimately they got their Vodacom URC campaign off to a winning 29-15 win that their overall dominance warranted in Galway.
When debutant replacement scrumhalf Ezekiel Ngobeni jetted in off a kick ahead for the fourth try off the last move of the game it secured the Stormers a full house of five log points, which was an excellent start for them given how many top players were missing both to Springbok duty in Perth and to injury.
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