That is it for our coverage from this drama-filled encounter. Thank you for following along with us.
The Stormers collect all five log points on offer to stay in the race for a spot in the top eight.
FULL-TIME;: Stormers 34-29 Connacht. The Stormers hold on after a tense finish in the Mother City. That is desperately unlucky for Connacht.
The try is chalked off as there was an obstruction in the build-up to the Connacht try. The Stormers kick the ball into touch to bring an end to a dramatic match.
Uh oh, the TMO has been called in for a potential obstruction by Connacht.
TRY, CONNACHT, CORDERO. 34-34. What absolute drama in Cape Town. The Argentine scores a blinder for the visitors to lock the scores up in the 80th minute.
Connacht are in control and on attack deep in the Stormers half.
Santiago Cordero goes on a dazzling little run and the Stormers infringe at the breakdown. Connacht says another attacking lineout in the dying stages of the match.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu sets the lineout and the Stormers secure possession at the set-piece. But then they cynically kick possession away and Connacht launch from the back.
Connacht prop Jack Aungier has had a couple of horrible minutes. He was the one who knocked the ball on and then he was the one penalised in the scrum for an early engagement.
Connacht are bringing the heat now. They run rings around the Stormers to get within inches of the tryline, but a poor pass doesn't go to hand. Knock on right by the line. That'll go down as a missed opportunity by Connacht.
The Stormers concede possession and then infringe to concede a penalty. This is a lifeline for Connacht. Gelant returns for the Stormers.
The Stormers have opened up a five-point lead with eight minutes to go in this clash.
PENALTY, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU. 34-29.
The Stormers shove Connacht backward in the scrum and win a penalty. Feinberg-Mngomezulu will take a crucial kick at goal.
The URC's win predictor is giving the Stormers a 73% of clinching victory here. But Connacht will have other ideas.
For all their attacking prowess and set-piece dominance, the Stormers' defence have been questionable to say the least.
The conversion attempt, which would have level the scores, is unsuccessful.
TRY, CONNACHT. 31-29. And just like that, they are two points short of the Stormers' tally. The visitors exerted sustained pressure on the Stormers and the dam wall eventually broke.
Opportunity knocks for Connacht.
YELLOW CARD, STORMERS, GELANT. Connacht go wide to Jennings, but Gelant's intercept effort is deemed a deliberate act to deny the visitors.
Gelant is in over the ball, but Connacht were playing under an advantage and the referee brings them back for the penalty.
Ungerer gets done for a deliberate knock down. This is another opportunity for this Connacht team.
Senatla runs at the Connacht defence, but the gang up to hold him up off the ground. The referee calls a maul. Scrum to Connacht.
Connacht are second best at the moment, but they are holding up well defensively.
Flank Marcel Theunissen has been a regular lineout jumper for the Stormers this afternoon.
Carty finds touch and the Stormers secure possession at the subsequent lineout. Feinberg-Mngomezulu grubbers the ball for Hartzenberg to chase, but Murphy does well to cover the space in the back.
The Stormers have a five metre scrum, but Connacht get a free kick. Big let-off for the visitors.
YELLOW CARD, CONNACHT. The pressure eventually takes it toll and the visitors infringe. They are down to 14 men.
Connacht are holding on for dear life.
The Stormers are close to the tryline again and asking all the right questions of this Connacht defence.
Can Connacht work their way back into the contest?
When the Stormers are in this rampant mode, their dynamism is unrivalled.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu has lost his kicking ability it seems as he misses another conversion.
TRY, STORMERS, HARTZENBERG. 31-24. It's razzle dazzle from the Cape side for their fifth try. Two absolute stunning passes by Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
The Stormers coaches will not be happy with that effort by the forward. They concede possession close to the tryline.
The Stormers make another line break. Connacht concede a penalty and the hosts kick to the line. They want to play.
Stormers prop Sandi leaves the field for an HIA.
That is a much better defensive effort from the Stormers to stop Connacht in their tracks.
Connacht are patiently spreading the ball from side to side. Prendergast loses it forward.
KICK OFF: Carty starts the second half. Willemse immediately kicks it back.
HALF-TIME: Stormers 26-24 Connacht. The visitors trail by two points, but they go into the break the happier side after mounting a commendable comeback.
TRY, CONNACHT. 26-24. The visitors do pull another try back through Jennings. And they trail by two. The conversion is unsuccessful.
Connacht will give last push before the interval as they go in search of another try.
These sides have combined for a grand total of seven tries in the first half.
The conversion is missed by Carty.
TRY, CONNACHT, TIERNEY-MARTIN. 26-19. They will not go away, this Connacht side. They are right back in the fight.
Evan Roos breaks the line. But he is called for a knock-on.
The Stormers are running at every opportunity.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu drags his shot at goal just wide. Th score remains 21-14 in favour of the Stormers.
The Stormers will kick at goal.
Hartzenberg rises highest to secure possession in the air and Connacht will be penalised for taking him out in the air. That was a wonderful chase by the winger.
The Connacht admonishes Connacht for not taking the hit at the scrum. They reset and the Stormers get a penalty.
It's the Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu show in Cape Town.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu somehow misses the kick. But the Stormers have secure the four-try bonus-point inside the opening 30 minutes.
TRY, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU. 26-16. Oh damn, the playmaker chips the defence, chases the ball down himself, regathers and dives for complete his HAT-TRICK.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicks to the line.
And the Stormers front row clinch a penalty.
And the knock on. The Stormers will have a defensive scrum.
And from the restart, the Stormers transgress at the breakdown. Connacht kick to the line.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU. 21-14. He strokes the ball over for the extra two points.
TRY, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU. 19-14. The flyhalf plays a beautiful one-two and dives to score another blinder. He is in beast mode at the moment.
CONVERSION, CONNACHT, CARTY. 14-14. We're level again.
TRY, CONNACHT, OLIVER. 14-12. An immediate and an emphatic response by the visitors.
Now Connacht are close to the tryline. This is an amazing game.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU. 14-7.
TRY, STORMERS, ROOS. 12-7. The No 8 breaks away from the back of an advancing scrum and takes three tacklers with him over the tryline to score.
There are loads of attacking options for the Stormers off of this attacking scrum.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicks ahead. Connacht track back, but the one in possession is caught in the in-goal area. Five metre scrum to the Stormers.
A free kick goes against the feed. The Stormers take a quick tap.
Feinberg-Mngomezulu is looking lively.
Connacht's defensive linespeed is keeping the Stormers at bay. And frustrating for the home side, they knock the ball on for the first scrum of the game.
CONVERSION, CONNACHT, CARTY. 7-7.
TRY, CONNACHT, JENNINGS. 7-5. The visitors keep their attack narrow, drawing in the Stormers defenders. From there the space opens up wide and they exploit it to score.
Roos runs an obstructive line. Penalty to Connacht.
In their desperation to make up for their defensive lapse, Connacht transgress at the breakdown and concede a sloppy penalty from which the Stormers make up 40m.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU. 7-0. A perfect start for the home side.
TRY, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU. 5-0. The playmaker runs through the line with the ball in one hand to score a stunner.
Connacht's clearance kick travels just outside the 22. Here come the Stormers as Moerat shrugs off a would-be tackler.
Connacht take the kick off and kick for touch around halfway. The Stormers take lineout and Feinberg-Mngomezulu puts in a little grubber kick to pin Connacht back.
KICK OFF: We're underway with the first half here in Cape Town… It's the Stormers taking on Connacht in a fight in the are to the top eight.
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland).
Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa) & Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa).
TMO: Hollie Davidson (Scotland).
As for Connacht, there’s been big news off the field this week with Pete Wilkins stepping down as head coach. Cullie Tucker will act as interim head coach for the remainder of the season as the province begin the hunt for a permanent successor.
Like the Lions, the Stormers have four home games to round off the regular season, so look well placed to make the play-offs as they are just a point off eighth place.
Connacht: 15 Piers O’Conor, 14 Chay Mullins, 13 David Hawkshaw, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 Shane Jennings, 10 Jack Carty, 9 Ben Murphy, 8 Paul Boyle, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Cian Prendergast (captain), 5 Darragh Murray, 4 Oisin Dowling, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 1 Peter Dooley.
Subs: 16 Dave Heffernan, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Jack Aungier, 19 Josh Murphy, 20 Joe Joyce, 21 Matthew Devine, 22 Santiago Cordero, 23 Sean Jansen.
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Dan du Plessis, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Marcel Theunissen, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain), 3 Sazi Sandi, 2 André-Hugo Venter, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Subs: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Vernon Matongo, 18 Brok Harris, 19 JD Schickerling, 20 Louw Nel, 21 Deon Fourie, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Ben Loader.
Good after and welcome to our live coverage of the enticing URC showdown between the Stormers and Connacht in the Mother City.
Stormers v Connacht, URC, 16:00
