US EditionSix-Try Stormers Remain Unbeaten in Champions Cup After Dispatching La Rochelle in Gqeberha
The Stormers claimed a bonus-point win with strong early pressure and key plays from Paul de Villiers and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu against a youthful La Rochelle team.
- On Saturday, the Stormers beat La Rochelle 42-21 in Gqeberha, securing a bonus-point Champions Cup victory.
- Stormers' early pressure produced a try by right wing Dylan Maart set up by recalled Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, whose 35m penalty gave them a 16-7 half-time lead.
- De Villiers produced a crucial ground steal that kept La Rochelle out, while Andre-Hugo Venter scored early in the second half at the 45th minute.
- With maximum log points secured, the Stormers earned five log points from the bonus-point victory, despite La Rochelle fielding 15 academy graduates.
- Momentum swung when La Rochelle's needless infringements allowed Quentin Lespiaucq's maul try and Diego Jurd's conversion, while the visitors repeatedly chose attacking lineouts over penalty kicks.
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La Rochelle swept aside by Stormers
■ By SAM JACKSON Stormers .......... 42pts Tries: Maart 3, 53; Zas 8, Venter 46, Gelant 57, Theunissen 71 Conversions: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 54, 58, 72 Penalties: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 30, 42 La Rochelle ......21pts Tries: Lespiaucq 26, Sutidze 50, Bollengier 67 Conversions: Jurd 27, 50, 68 CAPTAIN Salmaan Mo-erat scored two tries as the Stormers flexed their muscles […] The post La Rochelle swept aside by Stormers appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
The Stormers beat La Rochelle 42-21 in the Champions Cup on Saturday in Gqeberha (Symbolic image - AI generated) Upday Stock Images. The Stormers dominated La Rochelle 42-21 in the second round of the Champions Cup on Saturday in Gqeberha, South Africa. The South African team secured an attacking bonus point thanks to six tries scored in front of 17,058 spectators at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The match quickly turned in favor of the Storme…
Left with a very rejuvenated team, La Rochelle tilted to South Africa against the Stormers on the score of 42 to 21. The Maritimes were far from ridiculous but gave in front of South Africans more...
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