All Blacks Begin South Africa Tour with Flattering Win over the Stormers
New Zealand scored six tries and pulled away late after the Stormers tied the match twice and lost two scrumhalves to injury.
- On Friday, August 7, 2026, the All Blacks opened their South African tour with a 38-21 victory over the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium, marking New Zealand's first full-scale tour of the country in 30 years.
- The Stormers provided unexpectedly tough opposition, rallying to tie the match at 14 in the 65th minute despite missing key players and struggling visitors who gave away seven first-half penalties.
- New Zealand eventually pulled away in the final 13 minutes, scoring four late tries before a crowd of 47,130; hooker Samisoni Taukei scored twice while Beauden Barrett contributed three conversions.
- Stormers flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed impressed in his first-class debut at age 20, while flanker Deon Fourie, who turns 40 next month, emerged as arguably the best player on the field.
- The All Blacks face the Sharks in Durban on Tuesday, seeking to address the sloppy performance and disciplinary issues—three yellow cards—that plagued their opening victory in Cape Town.
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All Blacks survive Stormers scare in Cape Town
For almost 70 minutes at a packed DHL Stadium, the DHL Stormers had the All Blacks exactly where they wanted them, Cape {town} Etc reports. What followed was a late New Zealand surge that turned a fiercely contested encounter into a 38-21 victory for the visitors on Friday night. The final score did not tell the full story. With around... Read more → The post All Blacks survive Stormers scare in Cape Town appeared first on Cape Town ETC.
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Leroy Carter scores a sparkling All Blacks try against the Stormers.
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The teams were deadlocked at 14-14 before wing Rieko Ioane scored an opportunist try in the 68th minute, followed in quick succession by tries by fellow wing Leroy Carter, fullback Josh Moorby and replacement prop Asafo Aumua. The tourists will play two more matches against local franchises before the first of four Tests against the world champion Springboks in Johannesburg on August 22. "We know we need to be better – and we will be," said Renn…
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