URC 2025/26 · Round 15
Stormers
Edinburgh
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Championship Standings
The Stormers are 2nd on 46 points — four behind Glasgow but with the best home record in the league. A bonus-point win here keeps the pressure on the Warriors at the top. Edinburgh are 13th on 23 points from 13 games, their season long since reduced to avoiding the wooden spoon.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Glasgow Warriors | 13 | 10 | 3 | +171 | 50 |
| 2 | Stormers | 13 | 10 | 3 | +120 | 46 |
| 3 |  Ulster | 13 | 8 | 5 | +97 | 42 |
| 4 |  Leinster | 13 | 8 | 5 | +45 | 41 |
| 5 |  Cardiff | 13 | 8 | 5 | −3 | 40 |
| 6 |  Munster | 13 | 8 | 5 | −22 | 39 |
| 7 |  Lions | 13 | 7 | 5 | +20 | 38 |
| 8 |  Bulls | 13 | 7 | 6 | +54 | 35 |
| 9 |  Connacht | 13 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 35 |
| 10 |  Ospreys | 13 | 5 | 6 | −25 | 29 |
| 11 |  Sharks | 13 | 5 | 7 | −32 | 29 |
| 12 |  Benetton | 13 | 5 | 6 | −53 | 28 |
| 13 | Edinburgh | 13 | 4 | 9 | −52 | 23 |
| 14 |  Scarlets | 13 | 4 | 8 | −69 | 21 |
| 15 |  Dragons | 13 | 2 | 8 | −67 | 20 |
| 16 |  Zebre Parma | 13 | 2 | 11 | −187 | 12 |
Stormers
W3, L2The Stormers have recaptured their rhythm after a wobble on the road — the 32–19 demolition of the Bulls at Loftus was emphatic, and the 29–21 bonus-point win over the Dragons confirmed the recovery. The two consecutive losses to the Lions and Sharks were both away SA derbies — bruising fixtures that tell you nothing about how this team performs at DHL Stadium, where they haven’t lost all season.
Edinburgh
W1, L4Edinburgh are in freefall — four defeats in their last five, and the sole win came against the Scarlets. The Lions demolished them 54–17 in Johannesburg last weekend, and now they face back-to-back in South Africa with no chance to recover. Four of their nine losses this season have come by single digits, which speaks to a side that competes but crumbles when it matters. Touring Cape Town after a week on the highveld is as brutal an assignment as European rugby offers.
Head-to-Head in Cape Town
3 – 0 – 0
Stormers wins · Draws · Edinburgh wins (3 recent meetings in SA)
Stormers (3)Edinburgh have never beaten the Stormers in South Africa. The Stormers have won all three meetings on home soil, scoring an average of 34 points per game. Edinburgh’s most competitive showing was a 24–28 defeat in Cape Town in 2024.
Recent Results
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | URC | Stormers 36–17 Edinburgh |
| Feb 2024 | URC | Stormers 28–24 Edinburgh |
| Nov 2023 | URC | Edinburgh 27–22 Stormers |
| Mar 2023 | URC | Stormers 38–14 Edinburgh |
| Nov 2022 | URC | Edinburgh 21–19 Stormers |
| Feb 2022 | URC | Stormers 30–15 Edinburgh |
Average score in the last 6 meetings: Stormers 30 – Edinburgh 20 across the last six meetings. The Stormers have won four of six overall, but Edinburgh’s two victories both came at home in Scotland.
Extended Form
Stormers10W, 3L
Wins: Dragons (29–21), Bulls (32–19 away), Bulls (13–8), Lions (34–27), Munster (27–21 away), Leinster (35–0), La Rochelle (42–21, ERCC away), Bayonne (26–17, ERCC), Leicester (39–26, ERCC), Scarlets (29–10). Losses: Lions (10–24 away), Sharks (24–36 away), Harlequins (10–61, ERCC away).
The Stormers’ home record at DHL Stadium is immaculate — unbeaten in the URC this season, with an average of 30+ points per game. The 35–0 blanking of Leinster remains the headline, but European wins over La Rochelle and Leicester show this is a side that dismantles quality opposition at home. Their only losses have all been away.
Edinburgh4W, 9L
Wins: Scarlets (24–19), Benetton (15–14 away), Gloucester (26–24, EPCR), Toulon (33–20, EPCR). Losses: Lions (17–54), Ulster (18–24 home), Leinster (20–28), Bulls (17–19 home), Glasgow (3–21 home), Castres (0–33, EPCR), Bath (10–63, EPCR), Cardiff (19–20 home), Munster (19–20 home).
Edinburgh’s season has been defined by narrow home defeats and road humiliations. The 0–33 EPCR loss at Castres and 10–63 demolition at Bath were capitulations. They’ve never won a URC match in South Africa — and last week’s 54–17 loss at the Lions in Johannesburg means they arrive in Cape Town with a week of altitude fatigue in their legs.
Stormers XV
Lineups have not been announced. The Stormers are expected to field their strongest available XV — Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at fly-half, Damian Willemse and Ruhan Nel in the centres, Warrick Gelant at fullback, and the electric Suleiman Hartzenberg on the wing.
Edinburgh XV
Lineups have not been announced. Edinburgh face the challenge of backing up after last week’s 54–17 loss at the Lions in Johannesburg. Fatigue and tour wear will force rotation — the question is whether they have the depth to compete with a full-strength Stormers side at DHL Stadium.
Key Matchups
This is a clean sweep for the Stormers across the park. The scrum is Springbok-calibre; Schickerling and Smith dominate the lineout; Dixon and Theunissen bring relentless physicality to the loose. Feinberg-Mngomezulu is operating at a different level to anyone Edinburgh can field at 10, and the Willemse–Nel axis in the centres is the best in SA rugby. Edinburgh’s only hope is to compete at the breakdown and slow the tempo.
Match Forecast
This has blowout written all over it. The Stormers are 2nd, unbeaten at DHL Stadium, and averaging 30+ points per game at home — they blanked Leinster 35–0, dismantled Leicester 39–26, and beat the Bulls 13–8 in a defensive masterclass. Edinburgh are 13th, have lost four of their last five, and arrive off the back of a 54–17 defeat at the Lions in Johannesburg. This is the second leg of a SA tour — a week of altitude fatigue, 1,400 km of travel, and no recovery time against a side with Springbok firepower in every position.
Edinburgh’s narrow losses — 17–19 to the Bulls, 18–24 to Ulster — show they can stay in games for 60 minutes. But they’ve never won in South Africa in the URC era, and the cumulative toll of back-to-back SA fixtures will drain whatever resilience they have left. The Stormers should build a lead through the set piece and then cut loose in the final quarter as Edinburgh’s legs give way.
Stormers to dominate from the first whistle — a bonus-point win by 20+ against a tour-weary Edinburgh side running on empty.