2024–25 Stormers season

Stormers
Full nameDHL Stormers
Union SARU
Founded1883 (Western Province Rugby Union)
1997 (Stormers franchise)
LocationCape Town, South Africa
RegionCape Town
Cape Winelands or Boland
West Coast
Ground(s)Cape Town Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)
Coach(es)John Dobson
Captain(s)Salmaan Moerat
Neethling Fouche
League(s)United Rugby Championship
European Rugby Champions Cup
2023–24Quarter-finals
South African Shield: 2nd
(5th overall)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.stormers.co.za

The 2024–25 season is the Stormers's fourth season in the United Rugby Championship and twenty-ninth season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its South African Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions Cup.

Senior squad

For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers § Stormers.

The Stormers squad for the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship is.

Stormers United Rugby Championship squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, ST denotes a short-term signing.

United Rugby Championship

Main table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leinster 18 16 0 2 542 256 +286 79 35 11 1 76 Qualifies for home URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2025–26 Champions Cup
2 Bulls 18 14 0 4 542 361 +181 71 44 9 3 68
3 Sharks 18 13 0 5 436 402 +34 55 59 7 3 62
4 Glasgow Warriors 18 11 0 7 468 327 +141 70 40 10 5 59
5 Stormers 18 10 0 8 507 418 +89 66 57 11 4 55 Qualifies for URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2025–26 Champions Cup
6 Munster 18 9 0 9 444 429 +15 67 59 11 4 51
7 Edinburgh 18 8 1 9 471 407 +64 66 57 9 6 49
8 Scarlets 18 9 1 8 427 382 +45 50 52 6 4 48
9 Cardiff 18 8 1 9 409 477 −68 63 65 10 3 47 Qualification for the 2025–26 Challenge Cup
10 Benetton 18 9 1 8 393 478 −85 50 65 7 1 46
11 Lions 18 8 0 10 402 440 −38 53 60 5 3 40
12 Ospreys 18 7 1 10 437 454 −17 60 63 6 4 40
13 Connacht 18 6 0 12 420 472 −52 64 62 9 6 39
14 Ulster 18 7 0 11 414 506 −92 59 72 5 5 38
15 Zebre Parma 18 5 1 12 302 503 −201 38 72 3 4 29
16 Dragons 18 1 0 17 335 637 −302 43 92 1 4 9
Source: UnitedRugby.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won 2) The difference between points for and points against 3) The number of tries scored 4) The most points scored 5) The difference between tries for and tries against 6) The fewest red cards received 7) The fewest yellow cards received.[1]


Round 1

8 February 2025 (2 BP) Stormers 32–33 Bulls (1 BP) Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  
13:00 Attendance: 47,171

Round 2

28 September 2024 (1 BP) Ospreys 37–24 Stormers Brewery Field. Bridgend  
19:35 Try: J. Morgan 25' c
Morgan-Williams48' c
Edwards 64' c
Penalty try 80'
Con: Edwards (3/3) 26', 49', 65'
Pen: Edwards (2) 8', 36'
Drop: Edwards 52'
 Try: Zas 5' c
Schickerling 70' m
Con: Matthee (1/2) 6'
Pen: Matthee (3/3) 11', 22', 41'
Drop: Willemse 44'
 Attendance: 3,781[2]
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Round 3

5 October 2024 Zebre Parma 5–36 Stormers (1 BP) Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma  
20:35 Try: Gesi 75' m
 Try: Zas 40' c, 72' m
Hartzenberg 59' m
Davids 78'
Con: Matthee 41'
Willemse 79'
Pen: Matthee (4) 2', 23', 27', 43'
 Attendance: 1,867[3]
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)

Round 4

12 October 2024 (1 BP) Edinburgh 38–7 Stormers Hive Stadium, Edinburgh  
17:15 Try: Harrison 18' c
Muncaster (2) 21' c, 79' c
Graham 58' c
Gilchrist 62' c
Con: Thompson (4/4) 19', 22', 58', 63'
C. Scott (1/1) 80'
Pen: Thompson (1) 74'
 Try: Nel 31' c
Con: Willemse 32' (1/1)
 Attendance: 6,914[4]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Round 5

19 October 2024 Stormers 34–19 Munster Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  
18:00 Try: Hartzenberg 5' c
Theunissen 33' c
R. Nel (2) 46' c, 80'+2
Con: Willemse (4/4) 6', 34', 47', 80'+3
Pen: Willemse 75'
Drop: Willemse 76'
 Try: Farrell 17 c'
Clarke 26' m
Coombes 67' c
Con: Crowley (2/3) 19', 68'
 Attendance: 28,013[5]
Referee: Mike Adamson, Scotland

Round 6

26 October 2024 Stormers 17–28 Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
13:45 Try: Willemse 33' c
du Plessis 54' c
Con: Libbok (2/2) 34', 55'
Pen: Libbok 63'
 Try: Matthews 37' c
Tuipulotu 47' c
Rowe 63' c
Venter 70' c
Con: Hastings (2/2) 38', 48'
Jordan (2/2) 65', 72'
 Attendance: 12,976
Referee: Andrew Brace, Ireland

Round 7

30 November 2024 Sharks 21–15 Stormers (1 BP) Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
16:00 Try: Hooker 11' c
Kolisi 16' c
Esterhuizen 58' c
Con: Masuku (2/2) 12', 17'
Jo. Hendrikse (1/1) 60'
 Try: Zas 44' m
penalty try 79'
Drop: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 24'
 Attendance: 33,744[6]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Round 8

21 December 2024 '(1 BP)' Stormers 29–10 Lions Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  
15:45 Try: Dweba 12' m
Hartzenberg 24' m
Dweba 33' m
Zas 47' c
Fouché 75' c
Con: Libbok (2/5) 48', 76'
 Report Try: van der Merwe 43' m
Marais 63' m
 Attendance: 22,410[7]

Round 9

28 December 2024 '(1 BP)' Stormers 24-20 Sharks (1 BP) Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  
17:00 Try: Senatla 09' m
Fourie 53' m
Libbok 66' c
J. du Plessis 77' c
Con: Libbok (2/4) 68', 79'
 Report Try: Penxe 32' c
Jo. Hendrikse 70' c
Con: Jo. Hendrikse (2/2) 33', 72'
Pen: Jo. Hendrikse (2) 05', 74'
 Attendance: 46,002[8]
Referee: Aimee Bsrrett-Theron

Round 10

25 January 2025 Leinster 36–12 Stormers Aviva Stadium, Dublin  
17:00 Try: A. Osbourne (2) 10' c, 67' c
Sheehan (2) 40' m, 61' c
Barrett 57' c
Con: R. Byrne (4/5) 11', 58', 62', 68'
Pen: R. Byrne 3'
 Try: Loader 20' c
Roos 78' m
Con: Libbok (1/1) 21'
 Attendance: 18,892

Round 11

15 February 2025 Lions 30–23 Stormers (1 BP) Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
14:30 Try: van den Berg 19' c
van Wyk 22' c
Louw 34' c
Con: Lombard (3/3) 20', 23', 35'
Pen: Lombard (3/3) 14', 47', 59'
 Report Try: Gelant 44'c
Roos 69'c
Con: Matthee (2/2) 45', 70'
Pen: Matthee (3/3) 17', 31', 81'

Round 12

1 March 2025 (1 BP) Bulls 16–19 Stormers Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria  
17:00 Try: Vermaak 60' c
Con: Kriel (1/1) 61'
Pen: Kriel (3) 5', 24', 26'
 Report Try: Simelane 67' c
Con: Matthee (1/1) 68'
Pen: Matthee (4) 1', 15', 32', 37'

Round 13

22 March 2025 Scarlets 17-29 Stormers (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
15:35 Try: Mee, 29'c
Nicholas, 47'c
Con: Lloyd (2/2)
Pen: Lloyd, 58'
 [ Report] Try: Loader, 13'
Fourie, 17'c
Zas, 64'c
Venter, 78'c
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3/4)
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, '43
 Attendance: 5,783
Referee: Eoghan Cross

Round 14

28 March 2025 (1 BP) Ulster 38–34 Stormers (2 BP) Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:35 Try: Baloucoune
Warwick
Murphy
Stockdale
Ward
Moore
Con: Cooney (2)
Murphy (2)
 Try: Roos (2)
Loader
Engelbrecht
Con: Mngomezulu (4)
Pen: Mngomezulu (2)
 Attendance: 11,672

Round 15

19 April 2025 (1 BP)Stormers 34-29 Connacht (2 BP) Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town  
16:00 Try: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 3', 19', 26'
Roos. 14'
Hartzenberg, 48'
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 4', 15', 20
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 72'
 Try: Jennings, 7', 41'
Oliver, 17'
Tierney-Martin, 36'
Murphy, 66'
Con: Carty, 8', 18'
 Attendance: 18,211
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 16

26 April 2025 (1 BP) Stormers 54 – 5 Benetton Cape Town Stadium  
18:15 Try: Sandi, 4'
du Plessis, 16'
Senatla, 33'
Theuinssen, 43'
Zas, 65'
de Villiers, 70'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 79'
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 4', 17', 34', 44', 66', 80'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 10', 20'
Drop: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 14'
 Report, [ 2] Try: Umaga, 41'
 Attendance: 18,474
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 17

10 May 2025 (1 BP) Stormers 48–12 Dragons Cape Town Stadium  
18:15 Try: Simelane, 2', 80'
Senatla, 36'
Ungerer, 50',
Willemse, 56'
Hartzenberg, 73'
de Wet, 78'
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 2', 37', 57'
Willemse, 74', 79
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 48'
Cards: Moerat, 40' to 50' 		Report Try: Wainwright, 44'
Blacker, 71'
Con: Evans, 71'
 Attendance: 13.864

Round 18

16 May 2025 (1 BP) Stormers 34–24 Cardiff (1 BP) Cape Town Stadium  
19:00 Try: Zas, 10', 33'
Hartzenberg, 25', 47'
Evans, 72'
Con: Willemse, 25', 34'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 73'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 80'
Cards: Willemse, 59' 		Report Try: Southworth, 14'
Hamer-Webb, 37'
Millard, 57'
Hughes, 77'
Con: Sheedy, 15', 78'
Cards: Southworth, 29' 		Attendance: 19,256

Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Leinster 33
8 Scarlets 21
1 Leinster 37
4 Glasgow Warriors 19
4 Glasgow Warriors 36
5 Stormers 18
1 Leinster 32
2 Bulls 7
3 Sharks 24 (6)
6 Munster 24 (4)
2 Bulls 25
3 Sharks 13
2 Bulls 42
7 Edinburgh 33

Quarter-final

30 May 2025 Glasgow Warriors 36–18 Stormers Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
7:35pm Try: Darge, 10'
Rowe, 15', 46'
Venter, 28'
Horne, 52'
Con: Horne, 11', 16', 47', 53'
Pen: Horne, 56'
 Report. 2 Try: Senatla, 26', 43'
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 27'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 7', 19'
Cards: Senatla 9' to 19' 		Attendance: 6,867

Stormers are eliminated from the Championship.

URC South African Shield

2024–25 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools
South African Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Sharks (S) 6 4 0 2 129 135 −6 17 20 2 1 19 3
2 Stormers 6 3 0 3 142 130 +12 19 15 3 3 18 5
3 Bulls 6 3 0 3 151 141 +10 19 17 3 2 17 2
4 Lions 6 2 0 4 141 157 −16 19 22 1 1 10 11
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[9]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

(S) : URC Shield champion

European competition

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 4
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Toulon (4) 4 3 0 1 94 94 0 12 14 1 0 13 Home Champions Cup round of 16.
2 Glasgow Warriors (7) 4 2 0 2 103 92 +11 16 12 3 1 12
3 Sale Sharks (12) 4 2 0 2 81 92 −11 12 14 2 0 10 Away Champions Cup round of 16.
4 Harlequins (15) 4 2 0 2 110 79 +31 16 10 1 0 9
5 Racing 92 (9CC) 4 2 0 2 80 92 −12 12 14 1 0 9 Away Challenge Cup round of 16.
6 Stormers 4 1 0 3 92 108 −16 12 16 1 0 5
Source: EPCR[10]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
Pool matches

Stormers were eliminated from European competition in the pool stages, finishing bottom of their group.

Round 1

7 December 2024 Stormers 14–24 Toulon Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha  
15:15 Try: Gelant 14' c
Dweba 39' c
Con: Libbok (2/2) 15', 40'
 Report Try: Villière 4' c
Isa 58' c
Serin 64' c
Con: Serin (3/3) 5', 59', 65'
Pen: Serin (1/1) 11'
 Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Round 2

14 December 2024 (1 BP) Harlequins 53–16 Stormers Twickenham Stoop, London  
20:00 Try: Murley (3) 12' m, 64' m, 66' c
Care 29' c
Dombrandt (3) 36' c, 52' c, 57' m
Riley 75' c
Con: Smith (3/6) 30', 37', 53'
J. Evans (2/2) 67', 76'
Pen: Smith (1/1) 46'
 Report Try: Mars 78' c
Con: Matthee (1/1) 79'
Pen: Matthee (2/2) 2', 8'
Drop: Matthee (1/2) 48'
 Attendance: 10,085
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

Round 3

11 January 2025 (1 BP) Stormers 40–0 Sale Sharks DHL Stadium, Cape Town  
13:00 Try: Schickerling 21' c
Libbok 25' c
Sithole 45' c
Gelant 54' m
de Wet 63' c
Venter 70' c
Con: Libbok (4/5) 22', 26', 64', 71'
J.L. du Plessis (1/1) 46'
 Report Attendance: 23,544
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

Round 4

18 January 2025 (1 BP) Racing 92 31–22 Stormers Paris La Défense Arena, Nanterre  
20:00 Try: Habosi (2) 13' c, 36' c
Spring (2) 17' m, 55' m
Palu 76' c
Con: Le Garrec (3/5) 14', 37', 77'
 Report Try: Venter 22' c
Jantjies 58' c
Theunissen 64' m
Con: Matthee (2/3) 22', 59'
Pen: Matthee (1/2) 7'
 Attendance: 9,812
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)

Home attendance

As of 16 May 2025

Domestic League European Champions Cup Total
League Fixtures Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Lowest League Fixtures Total Attendance Average Attendance Highest Lowest Total Attendance Average Attendance
2024–25 United Rugby Championship 9 226.377 25,153 47,171 12,976 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup 2 50,544 25,272 27,000 23,544 276,221 25,111

References

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  3. ^ "Le Zebre cadono al Lanfranchi: la sfida con gli Stormers finisce 5-36", Zebre Parma, 5 Oct 2024
  4. ^ "URC: Edinburgh bounce back with big home win over Stormers", The Offside Line, 12 October
  5. ^ "Munster Rugby Fixtures & Results"
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  10. ^ "Pool Tables | Investec Champions Cup". www.epcrugby.com. European Professional Club Rugby. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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