Story byAndre-Hugo Venter crashes over to score a try for Stormers - /Ashley VlotmanCharlie MorganSat, January 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM UTC·15 min readStormers 39 Leicester Tigers 26Leicester’s Champions Cup last-16 hopes were left in tatters after defeat by the Stormers in Cape Town. Early tries from Evan Roos and Andre-Hugo Venter put the hosts in control before George Pearson pulled one back. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSome Will Wand magic hauled the Tigers back into the match at half-time and they led by six when Jamie Blamire went over early in the second half. However, tries from Leolin Zas and JD Schickerling edged the Stormers back in front before Tom Manz scored for Leicester. But Imad Khan denied the Tigers a losing bonus point when his late try sent Stormers through. Instead, a losing bonus point against Harlequins on Sunday will be enough for La Rochelle to qualify and knock out Leicester. More to follow... Team detailsStormers: Simelane, Maart, Hartzenberg, Roche, Zas, Feinberg Mngomezulu, Ungerer, Mchunu, Venter, Fouche, Schickerling, van Heerden, de Villiers, Dixon, Roos. Replacements: Kotze, Matongo, Porthen, Evans, Theunissen, Khan, Burger, Mars. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLeicester Tigers: Pearson, Hamer-Webb, Wand, Woodward, Hassell-Collins, Searle, Whiteley, Haffar, Blamire, Hurd, Thompson, Wells, Moro, Williams, Cracknell. Replacements: Theobald-Thomas, van der Flier, Loman, T. Manz, Ilione, Allan, Bailey, Crowley. Referee: Jeremy Rozier (FRA)05:14pmFull-time | Stormers 39 Leicester Tigers 26The Stormers are back on the horse after their thrashing at the Twickenham Stoop and are through to the last 16. We wait to see whether they will be at home.
