Stormers vs Sale Sharks | Champions Cup

Stormers

Sale Sharks

Saturday 11 Jan 2025

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Stormers

Sale Sharks

Tries

Andre-Hugo Venter 70'

Paul de Wet 63'

Warrick Gelant 54'

Sti Sithole 45'

Manie Libbok 25'

JD Schickerling 21'

Conversions

Manie Libbok 71'; 64'; 26'; 22'

Jean-Luc du Plessis 46'

02:59

Stormers v Sale Sharks | Match in 3 Minutes | Champions Cup

00:32

Paul de Wet With a Try vs. Sale Sharks

00:31

Warrick Gelant With a Try vs. Sale Sharks

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White

Yellow Card

77'

Manie Libbok

Conversion

71'

Andre-Hugo Venter

Try

70'

Manie Libbok

Conversion

64'

Paul de Wet

Try

63'

Nye Thomas

Out: Gus Warr

59'

Paul de Wet

Out: Stefan Ungerer

57'

Jean-Luc du Plessis

Out: Jonathan Roche

57'

Paul De Villiers

Out: Deon Fourie

57'

Warrick Gelant

Try

54'

Ruben van Heerden

Out: Salmaan Moerat

53'

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White

Out: Luke James

53'

Ben Bamber

Out: Ernst van Rhyn

53'

Andre-Hugo Venter

Out: JJ Kotze

53'

Neethling Fouche

Out: Frans Malherbe

53'

Tadgh McElroy

Out: Luke Cowan-Dickie

53'

Simon McIntyre

Out: Bevan Rodd

53'

Joe Carpenter

Yellow Card

52'

Manie Libbok

Out: Jean-Luc du Plessis

49'

Ben Curry

Out: Tom Curry

48'

Josh Beaumont

Out: Hyron Andrews

48'

Robert du Preez

Yellow Card

47'

Evan Roos

Out: Dave Ewers

46'

Asher Opoku-Fordjour

Out: WillGriff John

46'

Alistair Vermaak

Out: Sti Sithole

46'

Ben Loader

Out: Neethling Fouche

46'

Jean-Luc du Plessis

Conversion

46'

Sti Sithole

Try

45'

Jean-Luc du Plessis

Out: Manie Libbok

41'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Neethling Fouche

Out: Ben Loader

36'

Frans Malherbe

Yellow Card

35'

Manie Libbok

Conversion

26'

Manie Libbok

Try

25'

Manie Libbok

Conversion

22'

JD Schickerling

Try

21'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Sale Sharks

-11

Stormers

-16

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

D. du Preez

Ball Carries: 9

Tackles

J. Roche

Tackles: 10

Points

M. Libbok

Points: 13

Insights

Champions Cup

Points per match

2319

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1010

Match Information

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Champions Cup

Saturday 11 Jan 2025

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Stormers

Sale Sharks

Tries

Andre-Hugo Venter 70'

Paul de Wet 63'

Warrick Gelant 54'

Sti Sithole 45'

Manie Libbok 25'

JD Schickerling 21'

Conversions

Manie Libbok 71'; 64'; 26'; 22'

Jean-Luc du Plessis 46'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White

Yellow Card

77'

Manie Libbok

Conversion

71'

Andre-Hugo Venter

Try

70'

Manie Libbok

Conversion

64'

Paul de Wet

Try

63'

Nye Thomas

Out: Gus Warr

59'

Paul de Wet

Out: Stefan Ungerer

57'

Jean-Luc du Plessis

Out: Jonathan Roche

57'

Paul De Villiers

Out: Deon Fourie

57'

Warrick Gelant

Try

54'

Ruben van Heerden

Out: Salmaan Moerat

53'

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White

Out: Luke James

53'

Ben Bamber

Out: Ernst van Rhyn

53'

Andre-Hugo Venter

Out: JJ Kotze

53'

Neethling Fouche

Out: Frans Malherbe

53'

Tadgh McElroy

Out: Luke Cowan-Dickie

53'

Simon McIntyre

Out: Bevan Rodd

53'

Joe Carpenter

Yellow Card

52'

Manie Libbok

Out: Jean-Luc du Plessis

49'

Ben Curry

Out: Tom Curry

48'

Josh Beaumont

Out: Hyron Andrews

48'

Robert du Preez

Yellow Card

47'

Evan Roos

Out: Dave Ewers

46'

Asher Opoku-Fordjour

Out: WillGriff John

46'

Alistair Vermaak

Out: Sti Sithole

46'

Ben Loader

Out: Neethling Fouche

46'

Jean-Luc du Plessis

Conversion

46'

Sti Sithole

Try

45'

Jean-Luc du Plessis

Out: Manie Libbok

41'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Neethling Fouche

Out: Ben Loader

36'

Frans Malherbe

Yellow Card

35'

Manie Libbok

Conversion

26'

Manie Libbok

Try

25'

Manie Libbok

Conversion

22'

JD Schickerling

Try

21'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

6Tries0

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

109

111

Offload

Metres Gained

487

225

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

13 Jan 2024

31 - 24

Champions Cup

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

Last 1 Meetings

13 Jan 2024

31 - 24

Champions Cup

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Stormers

Sharks 24 - 20 Stormers

28 Dec 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Lions 29 - 10 Stormers

21 Dec 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Harlequins 53 - 16 Stormers

14 Dec 2024 • Champions Cup

Toulon 14 - 24 Stormers

7 Dec 2024 • Champions Cup

Sharks 21 - 15 Stormers

30 Nov 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Sale Sharks

Racing 92 29 - 7 Sale Sharks

13 Dec 2024 • Champions Cup

Glasgow Warriors 38 - 19 Sale Sharks

7 Dec 2024 • Champions Cup

Ospreys 23 - 15 Sale Sharks

6 Apr 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Stade Rochelais 24 - 37 Sale Sharks

21 Jan 2024 • Investec Champions Cup

Sale Sharks 31 - 24 Sale Sharks

13 Jan 2024 • Investec Champions Cup

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Sti Sithole

JJ Kotze

Frans Malherbe

Salmaan Moerat

JD Schickerling

Deon Fourie

Dave Ewers

Marcel Theunissen

Stefan Ungerer

Manie Libbok

Ben Loader

Jonathan Roche

Wandisile Simelane

Suleiman Hartzenberg

Warrick Gelant

Bevan Rodd

Luke Cowan-Dickie

WillGriff John

Ernst van Rhyn

Hyron Andrews

Jean-Luc du Preez

Tom Curry

Daniel du Preez

Gus Warr

Robert du Preez

Arron Reed

Sam Bedlow

Luke James

Tom Roebuck

Joe Carpenter

Substitutes

Andre-Hugo Venter

Alistair Vermaak

Neethling Fouche

Ruben van Heerden

Evan Roos

Paul De Villiers

Paul de Wet

Jean-Luc du Plessis

Tadgh McElroy

Simon McIntyre

Asher Opoku

Josh Beaumont

Ben Bamber

Aneurin Nye Thomas

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White

Ben Curry

Match Videos

02:59

Stormers v Sale Sharks | Match in 3 Minutes | Champions Cup

00:32

Paul de Wet With a Try vs. Sale Sharks

00:31

Warrick Gelant With a Try vs. Sale Sharks

Commentary

80’

End of second half

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

77’

Yellow card

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White (Sale Sharks) is shown a yellow card

71’

Conversion

Manie Libbok has kicked a conversion.

70’

Try

Andre-Hugo Venter scores the try from close range.

70’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Paul de Wet.

70’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Paul de Wet took full advantage.

67’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Josh Beaumont took full advantage.

64’

Conversion

The Stormers supporters go wild as Manie Libbok successfully kicks the conversion.

63’

Try

Stormers are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Paul de Wet touching down.

63’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Evan Roos is finished off with a try.

59’

Substitution on

Nye Thomas comes on for Sale Sharks.

59’

Substitution off

Gus Warr leaves the field.

58’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Wandisile Simelane goes through the gap.

57’

Substitution on

Paul de Wet comes on for Stormers.

57’

Substitution off

Stefan Ungerer leaves the field.

57’

Substitution on

Jean-Luc du Plessis comes on for Stormers.

57’

Substitution off

Jonathan Roche leaves the field.

57’

Substitution on

Paul De Villiers comes on for Stormers.

57’

Substitution off

Deon Fourie leaves the field.

56’

Clean break

What a run here by Warrick Gelant as they get over the gainline!

55’

Conversion

Manie Libbok has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

54’

Try

A penetrating move by Stormers results in a try for Warrick Gelant.

54’

Clean break

What a run here by Warrick Gelant as they get over the gainline!

54’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Suleiman Hartzenberg.

53’

Substitution on

Ruben van Heerden comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Salmaan Moerat comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Rekeiti Ma'asi-White comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Luke James comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Ben Bamber comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Ernst van Rhyn comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Andre-Hugo Venter comes on.

53’

Substitution off

JJ Kotze comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Neethling Fouche comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Frans Malherbe comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Tadgh McElroy comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Luke Cowan-Dickie comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Simon McIntyre comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Bevan Rodd comes off.

52’

Yellow card

Joe Carpenter (Sale Sharks) is shown a yellow card

52’

Clean break

What a run here by Marcel Theunissen as they get over the gainline!

49’

Substitution on

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Manie Libbok getting some game time.

49’

Substitution off

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Jean-Luc du Plessis being replaced.

48’

Substitution on

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Ben Curry getting some game time.

48’

Substitution off

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Tom Curry being replaced.

48’

Substitution on

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Josh Beaumont getting some game time.

48’

Substitution off

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Hyron Andrews being replaced.

47’

Yellow card

Robert du Preez (Sale Sharks) is shown a yellow card

47’

Clean break

Suleiman Hartzenberg makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46’

Substitution on

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Evan Roos getting some game time.

46’

Substitution off

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Dave Ewers being replaced.

46’

Substitution on

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Asher Opoku-Fordjour getting some game time.

46’

Substitution off

Sale Sharks decide to make a substitution, with WillGriff John being replaced.

46’

Substitution on

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Alistair Vermaak getting some game time.

46’

Substitution off

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Sti Sithole being replaced.

46’

Substitution on

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Ben Loader getting some game time.

46’

Substitution off

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Neethling Fouche being replaced.

46’

Conversion

Jean-Luc du Plessis adds the two points for Stormers.

45’

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Sti Sithole dots the ball down from close range.

41’

Substitution on

Stormers make a substitution with Jean-Luc du Plessis coming on.

41’

Substitution off

Stormers make a substitution with Manie Libbok coming off.

40’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Sale Sharks has led to Hyron Andrews being able to wriggle through a gap.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

38’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Sale Sharks has led to Robert du Preez being able to wriggle through a gap.

36’

Substitution on

Stormers sub Neethling Fouche comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Ben Loader departs for Stormers.

35’

Yellow card

Frans Malherbe (Stormers) is shown a yellow card

26’

Conversion

Manie Libbok makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25’

Try

Brilliant skill shown there by Manie Libbok as they go over the white wash for a try.

25’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Manie Libbok bursts through to advance the Stormers attack.

24’

Try assist

Stefan Ungerer played a key part in that try.

22’

Conversion

Manie Libbok makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

21’

Try

A wonderful passing move by Stormers is finished off by JD Schickerling

21’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Wandisile Simelane.

21’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Wandisile Simelane bursts through to advance the Stormers attack.

20’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Stefan Ungerer bursts through to advance the Stormers attack.

7’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Warrick Gelant goes through the gap.

0’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Suleiman Hartzenberg goes through the gap.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

See All

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Sale Sharks

-11

Stormers

-16

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

D. du Preez

Ball Carries: 9

Tackles

J. Roche

Tackles: 10

Points

M. Libbok

Points: 13

Insights

Champions Cup

Points per match

2319

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1010

Match Information

DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Champions Cup