Connacht Comeback Stuns Stormers In Cape Town

Connacht scored 3 tries successful nan last 16 minutes to stun nan high-flying Stormers successful a United Rugby Championship thriller successful Cape Town and boost their hopes of making nan end-of-season play-offs.

Stuart Lancaster's broadside scored 5 tries successful their bonus-point triumph to bounce backmost from their elimination from nan European Challenge Cup astatine nan hands of Montpellier past play and make it six URC wins successful a row.

The Stormers mislaid Deon Fourie to a yellowish paper successful conscionable nan 3rd infinitesimal and Connacht capitalised wrong a fewer minutes arsenic flanker Shamus Hurley-Langton went complete successful nan area contempt nan attempts of 3 Stormers defenders.

The effort was awarded aft a lengthy consultation pinch nan tv lucifer charismatic [TMO], who adjudged that nan Connacht subordinate had not been successful touch earlier grounding nan ball. Sam Gilbert added nan extras.

The hosts - who began nan time 4 points disconnected leaders Glasgow - responded good 8 minutes later erstwhile Evan Roos exploited a spread successful nan Connacht defence and raced done to people down nan posts.

Having converted Roos' try, Springbok fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu's punishment connected nan changeable of half time, aft nan Irish state were penalised astatine nan scrum, gave his broadside a three-point lead astatine nan interval.

Ntuthuko Mchunu went complete for Stormers' 3rd effort 8 minutes into nan 2nd half and soon aft Paul Boyle barged complete from adjacent scope for nan visitors, some tries converted.

Mngomezulu added nan South African side's 3rd effort but Connacht centre John Devine replied instantly erstwhile he powered complete astatine nan different end.

With 10 minutes remaining, nan distant broadside edged up 26-24 acknowledgment to a converted people from Ben Murphy.

Shayne Bolton picked up a loose shot and offloaded to nan scrum-half, who sprinted distant to touch down nether nan posts.

Sean Naughton's intercept effort extended nan advantage, pinch Gilbert's 4th successful footwear ensuring a nine-point winning separator and Connacht's sixth consecutive URC win.