The Stormers, the URC defending champions, battled their way to an intriguing 22-22 draw against high-flying Leinster in treacherous conditions at the RDS Arena in Dublin on Friday night. | Sport24news
The Stormers and Leinster played out to a fascinating 22-22 URC draw in Dublin on Friday. Leinster had entered the match having won all 15 of their URC league fixtures this season.
By the end, Leinster - fielding a largely second-string team after Six Nations duty last weekend - were comfortably the better side, and the Stormers needed a late try from Clayton Blommetjies to secure a share of the spoils. Manie Libbok, after kicking the Stormers into an early 3-0 lead, capitalised on that momentum when he dazzled with a trademark dummy pass to his right before cutting inside to score the game's first try on 20 minutes.
The Stormers No 10 did not have the pace to finish off the score himself, but he was composed in off-loading to right wing Suleiman Hartzenberg, who made no mistake. Leinster are not considered the kings of the URC for nothing, though, and there was never any panic. A remarkable Stormers counter-attack from 95 meters that started from a Kitshoff steal at a lineout before Hacjivah Dayminai sprinted the length of the field was then stopped just short of the Leinster line, and when the hosts scored their third try shortly after that, they had all the momentum behind them.
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