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Stormers players celebrate a try by Marcel Theunissen. Steve Haag Sports/Thinus Maritz/INPHO
Rugby
Sloppy Munster come away empty-handed from Stormers defeat
Disappointment for Munster in Cape Town.
Stormers 34
Munster 19
THE STORMERS EDGED a fierce forward battle in Cape Town on Saturday to claim an inaugural win against Munster.
Both teams came into this clash with a point to prove, having lost their respective matches in round four of the United Rugby Championship. Munster went down 26-12 to Leinster in Dublin, while the Stormers rounded off a disappointing tour to Europe with a 38-7 defeat to Edinburgh.
Back at the Cape Town Stadium for the first time this season, the Stormers signalled their intent to secure a morale-boosting, bonus-point victory – and ultimately their first win against Munster since the inception of the URC in 2021.
Munster, meanwhile, came away empty-handed after a performance that was littered with errors, particularly in the lineout where they won just eight of 14 on their own ball.
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