2025–26 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
GroundCape Town Stadium (Capacity: 55,000)
CoachJohn Dobson
Captain(s)Salmaan Moerat
Neethling Fouche
League(s)United Rugby Championship
European Rugby Champions Cup
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.stormers.co.za
Current season

The 2025–26 season will be the Stormers's fifth season in the United Rugby Championship and thirtieth season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its South African Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2025-26 European Rugby Champions Cup.

Squad

Main article: Stormers

2025–26 United Rugby Championship

Main article: 2025–26 United Rugby Championship

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Stormers 7 7 0 0 218 87 +131 27 10 4 0 32 Qualifies for home URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2026–27 Champions Cup
2 Munster 7 6 0 1 172 126 +46 25 19 4 1 29
3 Cardiff 7 5 0 2 157 122 +35 24 16 4 2 26
4 Glasgow Warriors 7 5 0 2 185 99 +86 26 12 4 1 25
5 Ulster 6 4 0 2 202 140 +62 29 20 5 1 22 Qualifies for URC quarter-final;
Qualification for the 2026–27 Champions Cup
6 Leinster 7 4 0 3 174 166 +8 27 23 4 1 21
7 Lions 7 3 0 4 203 212 −9 27 30 3 2 17
8 Connacht 6 2 0 4 148 139 +9 21 19 4 3 15
9 Bulls 7 3 0 4 184 211 −27 26 30 3 0 15 Qualification for the 2026–27 Challenge Cup
10 Benetton 7 3 0 4 122 191 −69 13 28 1 0 13
11 Edinburgh 6 2 0 4 140 112 +28 22 18 2 3 13
12 Sharks 7 2 1 4 134 192 −58 20 24 2 0 12
13 Zebre Parma 7 2 0 5 121 203 −82 16 29 2 1 11
14 Dragons 7 1 2 4 132 203 −71 17 30 1 1 10
15 Scarlets 6 2 0 4 102 143 −41 12 19 0 0 8
16 Ospreys 7 1 1 5 137 185 −48 20 28 1 1 8
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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.[13]


Fixtures and results

The URC released the full fixture list for the new season on 21 May 2025.

26 September 2025 (1 BP) Stormers 35 – 0 Leinster Cape Town Stadium  
18:00 Try: Ungerer (45')
Roos (63' 68')
Matthee (71')
Con: Matthee (45' 64' 69')
Pen: Matthee (7' 33' 42')
 Report[14] Cards: Deegan 63' to 73'
T. O'Brien 67' to 77' 		Attendance: 13 529
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
3 October 2025 Stormers 26 – 10 Ospreys Cape Town Stadium  
18:00 Try: Roos (10')
Simelane (58')
de Villiers (70')
Con: Matthee (59')
Pen: Matthee (41', 44', 57')
 Report Try: Hardy (3', 29')
 Attendance: 13 668
Referee: Peter Martin
10 October 2025 Scarlets 0 – 34 Stormers (1 BP) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli  
19:45 Cards: Plumtree  33'
Page  72' 		Report Try: Roos (11')
de Villiers (40')
v. Heerden (57')
Feinberg-Mngomezulu (65')
Khan (74')
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (12', 41')
Willemse (58')
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (17')
Cards: Dixon  28'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu  53'
18 October 2025 Zebre Parma 13 – 31 Stormers (1 BP) Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma  
19:45 Try: Belloni, (20')
Con: da Re (21')
Pen: da Re (63', 67')
Cards: Nocero  59' 		Report Try: de Villiers (6')
Feinberg-Mngomezulu, (37', 46')
Gelant, (58')
Nel (80')
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu, (38', 58', 80'+1)
 Referee: Andrew Brace
25 October 2025 Benetton 16 – 31 Stormers Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso  
17:30 Try: Lynagh (30' c)
Con: Umaga (31')
Pen: Umaga (15', 18', 35')
 Report Try: Sandi (6' m)
Matthee (48' c)
Porthen (80' c)
Con: Matthee (49', 81')
Pen: Matthee (20', 45', 53', 72')
 Attendance: 4,903
Referee: Hollie Davidson
29 November 2025 (1 BP) Munster 21 – 27 Stormers Thomond Park, Limerick  
17:30 Try: Beirne (8' c)
Hodnett (20' c)
Crowley (27' c)
Con: Crowley (3/3) (8', 20', 28')
Cards: Coombes 58' to 68' 		Report Try: A. Smith (58')
Maart (68')
Nel (72')
Con: Matthee (3/3) (59' c, 69' c, 72' c)
Pen: Matthee (6', 12')
Cards: Evans 3' to 13'
Theunissen 20' to 30' 		Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Andrea Piardi
Sat, Dec 20 Stormers v Lions DHL Stadium  
13:30
TBC Bulls v Stormers Loftus Versfeld Stadium  
TBC
Sat Jan 3 Stormers v Bulls DHL Stadium  
16:00
Sat, Jan 24 Stormers v Sharks DHL Stadium  
17:30
Sat, Jan 31 Sharks v Stormers Hollywoodbets Kings Park  
15:00
Sat, Feb 28 Lions v Stormers Emirates Airline Park  
12:30
Sat, Mar 21 Stormers v Dragons TBC  
17:30
Sat, Mar 28 Stormers v Edinburgh DHL Stadium  
17:00
Sat, Apr 18 Stormers v Connacht DHL Stadium  
17:15
Sat, Apr 25 Stormers v Glasgow Warriors DHL Stadium  
17:30
Fri, May 8 Ulster v Stormers Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast  
19:45
Fri, May 15 Cardiff v Stormers Cardiff Arms Park  
19:45

2025–26 URC South African Shield

2025–26 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield tables
South African Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Lions 2 1 0 1 70 67 +3 9 9 1 1 6 —
2 Stormers 1 1 0 0 34 27 +7 4 3 1 0 5
3 Sharks 1 1 0 0 21 12 +9 3 0 0 0 4 —
4 Bulls 2 0 0 2 45 64 -19 5 9 1 0 1 ——
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[15]
  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 Rugby Champions Cup

Stormers have been drawn in Pool 3 of the European Rugby Champions Cup. alongside fellow URC side Leinster (whom Stormers will not play in line with the competition's rules), Stormers will face Harlequins, Leicester Tigers, Bayonne and La Rochelle.

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 3
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Stormers 2 2 0 0 68 38 +30 8 6 1 0 9 Home Champions Cup round of 16.
2 Leinster 2 2 0 0 68 43 +25 9 6 1 0 9
3 Harlequins 2 1 0 1 96 59 +37 14 9 2 0 6 Away Champions Cup round of 16.
4 La Rochelle 2 1 0 1 60 62 −2 9 8 1 0 5
5 Leicester Tigers 2 0 0 2 35 62 −27 4 8 0 0 0 Away Challenge Cup round of 16.
6 Bayonne 2 0 0 2 31 94 −63 5 12 0 0 0
Source: EPCR[16]
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.
5 December 2025 Bayonne 17–26 Stormers Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne  
21:00 Try: Mori (16' m)
Erbinartegaray (53' m)
Paulos (61' c)
Con: Spring (62')

Cards: Bosch 71' to f.t.'
Fepulea'i 73' to f.t.' 		Try: Khan (2' c)
de Villiers (76' c)

Con: Swart (3', 77')
Pen: Swart(23', 28', 31', 81')
Cards: Smith  48'
Zas 68' to 78' 		Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
13 December 2025 Stormers v La Rochelle TBA  
14:00
11 January 2026 Harlequins v Stormers Twickenham Stoop, London  
13:00
17 January 2026 Stormers v Leicester Tigers DHL Stadium, Cape Town  
16:15

See also

2025-26 Sharks Season
2025–26 Lions season
2025–26 Bulls season

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