The Stormers, who were rooted to the bottom of the table after only one win from three matches on their tour, bounced back against Munster in front of their home fans.
FILE - The Stormers ' Damian Willemse and Herschel Jantjies feaured in their team’s United Rugby Championship win against Munster. Picture: Rodger Bosch / AFPafter only one win from three matches on their European tour, bounced back in front of their home fans to move up to 11th spot on the table.
It still wasn’t vintage Stormers, as their lineout again malfunctioned. The scrum was also a bit of a toss-up between the two teams, with both winning penalties throughout the match.The Stormers went in front fifth minute after wing Suleiman Hartzenberg intercepted a loose Munster pass before running in the try from his own 22.Centre Tom Farrell, and replacement hooker Eoghan Clarke hit back for the visitors to give them a 12-7 lead.
The Stormers had one of their best periods of the match after the break. Nel scored his first try of the in the 47th minute when the Stormers produced a wonderful passage of play, highlighted by lovely passing and offloads. Munster, who has never lost to the Stormers before in the URC, than ramped up the pressure and were rewarded in the 67th minute when flank Gavin Coombes rounded off a good team try from close range.Willemse kicked a penalty and drop goal to give the Stormers some breathing space heading in the dying stages of the game.
He did miss kick to touch from a penalty, which could have seen the Stormers miss out on the four-try bonus point. However, as Munster went in search of a couple of bonus points themselves, they threw a pass straight to Nel, who gleefully accepted the gift to five the Stormers a crucial five-point win.
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