FULL TIME, CONVERSION, STORMERS, WILLEMSE, 34-19. Willemse nails the kick, which comes as no surprise as it's under the poles. A great result for the home side. Willemse is named man of the match as the Stormers claim their first ever win over Munster.
TRY, STORMERS, NEL, 32-19. WELL NOW! Minster win the lineout and swing it wide - but perhaps that was a little too telegraphed as Ruhan Nel runs through for an intercept. Nobody can catch him and as the game started, it finishes - with an intercept, against the run of play for a Stormers try.
Willemse misses touch though and Munster try to run from deep. Stormers penalized for slowing it down at the ruck and Munster kick for a lineout...
As the clock runs down the restart doesn't go the distance and it must be a scrum. There are several resets before it ends in a penalty to the Stormers - that was another powerful shove from the Stormers. They go looking for the lineout.
DROP GOAL, STORMERS, WILLEMSE, 27-19. The Springbok man drops into the hole and pokes it over the poles to open up an eight point gap.
PENALTY, STORMERS, WILLEMSE, 24-19. The Stormers win the Munster lineout and rive it up. Some powerful carries turn into a penalty as Coombes fails to release Morabe after a tackle. Willemse nails the three points.
A breathless passage of play, with a tap penalty and break from Willemse, a marauding run from Venter, and some solid kicking. It ends with a lineout on the halfway line.
CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CROWLEY, 21-19. Easy extra two points from almost in front.
TRY, MUNSTER, COOMBES, 21-17. After a somewhat questionable penalty Munster win the lineout and maul. It comes out and they go through a couple of phases and then Coombes powers over.
After a load of advantage it comes back for a penalty to Munster. They set up the lineout to go back onto attack again.
A couple of huge double tackles from the Stormers see blood pouring all over. JD Schickerling has to go off to be patched up. That was some huge defence from the hosts - not very hospitable.
The Stormers have been dominating at scrums but the penalty goes against them (very surprisingly) as the Munster man seems to go to ground. They set up the lineout.
Munster set up an attacking lineout just over 5m out. But their throw is poached and the Stormers scramble it clear.
A lovely series of looping runs and passes from the Stormers is matched by the Munster defence. Jantjies penalized for not releasing the ball.
2019 World Cup winner Herschel Jantjies is on for Paul De Wet. The number nine making his return from injury.
Great piece of defence from Leolin Zas as he Munster have an overlap. The winger steps in quickly to put his man down and win a penalty. Willemse sets up the lineout.
The Stormers are still dominating at scrum time but again Munster scramble it out and drive from the back. The Stormers concede a penalty as Rueben van Heerden is penalized at the breakdown.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, WILLEMSE 21-12. Willemse draws that back nicely to add the extra two points.
TRY, STORMERS, NEL, 19-12. Slick passing from the Stormers who get a series of tight offloads away and Ruhan Nel runs it in.
The Stormers starting the first half on the front foot. Back-to-back penalties lead to an attacking lineout which they maul. It's another penalty conceded by Munster and the Stormers set another lineout...
The players are back on the field and play is underway.
HALF TIME, 14-12. Another big Stormers scrum gas Munster going backwards, but they get the ball out and put it into touch for the ref to blow the whistle.
Warrick Gelant gets his hands beautifully through a tackle and as the Stormers build momentum Dweba spills it - that's the second time the Cape Town team have dropped the ball with a try looking certain.
Stormers straight back onto the attack as Munster try to block Zas in chasing a high kick. They win the lineout and maul and then Morabe spills it as he charges for the line.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, WILLEMSE, 14-12. Two more points for the home time.
TRY, STORMERS, THEUNISSEN, 12-12. From the lineout the Stormers maul, they don't quite get there and they win another penalty. They go quickly from 5m out and the big loose forward is over.
Huge scrum from the Stormers sees Munster shoved off the pull. Penalty to the home side.
Some solid play from the Stormers with big carries from Morabe and Dweba, but there are too many errors as well as passes fail to go to hand. It ends with a couple of knocks, one for each side, and it's a scrum for Munster.
TRY, MUNSTER, CLARKE, 7-12. This time Munster win their lineout and maul. All too easy as the replacement hooker goes over.
The lineouts from both sides have been messy. This time it is Dweba who puts the ball in skew. Munster win a scrum and from there they concede a penalty. Another lineout set-up by Crowley.
Munster miss their jumper and the Stormers clear their lines. There is a bit of back and forwards as the sides exchange possession and it all comes to an end, when for a third time on the night Munster contrive to pass the ball directly into touch.
Schickerling penalized for playing the lineout jumper in the air. Crowley sets up the lineout...
CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CROWLEY. Simple conversion for the Munster 10.
TRY, MUNSTER, FARRELL, 7-5. Very poor rugby from the Stormers. A huge kick downfield from Jack Crowley is fielded by Willemse, but he is a tad ponderous in clearing the ball and it is charged down. Leolin Zas does well to get across and recover the loose ball, but eth counter ruck from Munster is big and the Stormers are shoved off the ball and the try is as easy as picking up the ball and falling over the line.
After multiple resets of the scrum the ball emerges to De Wet and Gelant kicks for touch.
Stormers do well to poach the lineout but in gathering the ball De Wet spills it straight back to Munster. They come hard at the Stormers but the defence holds and it all comes to an end with a big forward pass.
The Stormers win a freekick from a scrum and put up a bomb. They win back possession as well and with a Munster man down Gelant kicks for touch to set up a lineout... But that comes to nought as Neethling Fouche is penalized for a tackle off the ball. Munster now set up the lineout.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, WILLEMSE, 7-0. Damian Willemse adds the extra two points.
TRY, STORMERS, HARTZENBERG, 5-0. Just when we talk about the Stormers off-load game, Munster try a bit of flash of their own. A behind the back pass finds Hartzenberg instead of the intended Munster receiver and the winger sprints 90m to score, completely against the run of play.
The Stormers offload game is working but it comes to an end with a knock as the try one piece of flash too many.
A huge cut-out pass from Munster finds nobody and is straight into touch - and early lineout for The Stormers.
Players are out on the field and the game is underway as Dan Du Plessis fields the kick-off.
Controlling the match tonight:
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) & AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
TMO: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Shane Daly, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jack O’Donoghue, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 John Ryan, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacements: 16 Eoghan Clarke, 17 Kieran Ryan, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Ruadhán Quinn, 21 Ethan Coughlan, 22 Billy Burns, 23 Seán O’Brien
Stormers : 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Dan du Plessis (c), 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Keke Morabe, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Sti Sithole
Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Ruben van Heerden, 20 Dave Ewers, 21 Louw Nel, 22 Herschel Jantjies, 23 Jurie Matthee
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the game between The Stormers and Munster. It has been a mixed bag for the South African sides in the URC thus far this weekend. The one thing all the results have had in common is that they have been close. A narrow loss for the Bulls on Friday night and then tights wins today for the Lions and the Sharks.
What will the Stormers deliver tonight from sunny Cape Town?
