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Sacha on-point from the tee to stretch our lead out to five.
The Stormers have kept their hopes of a United Rugby Championship quarter-final berth alive. The Cape Town outfit defeated Irish side Connacht 34-29 at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night.
Both teams ran in five tries each, with Stormers fly-half Sasha Feinburg-Mngomesulu scoring a hat-trick.
Five tries for five points. See you back here next weekend. #STOvCON #iamastormer @Vodacom #URC pic.twitter.com/Yig1mTO4Bh
— DHL Stormers (@THESTORMERS) April 19, 2025
Earlier, the Lions suffered a disappointing 31-42 loss to Italian club Benetton Rugby at Ellis Park, dashing their hopes of a berth in the playoffs.
Benetton ran in five tries to seal a bonus point victory, with fly-half Jacob Umaga contributing 22 points. The homeside scored four tries, also picking up a bonus point.
Tough day at the office. Heads up, Joburg – we go again next week! 👊🦁#LIOvBEN#ForOurCity@vodacom #URC | #HitsDifferent#LionsPride🦁 pic.twitter.com/4484ACTuAZ
— Lions (@LionsRugbyCo) April 19, 2025
