Stormers get the better of Ulster in cracking URC encounter

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This was a cracking game filled with full frontal physicality and bloody mindedness that the Stormers would have felt immensely relieved to win 23-20 against Ulster.

Though they lost their way with ball in hand in the second half of this United Rugby Championship clash, the Stormers harassed and hurried the visitors and built much of their success in matching Ulster's physically, while frustrating them in the scrum and on the deck.

The Stormers would rush out and suffocate the ball carrier, while exacting a heavy toll on the ensuing breakdowns and they also won some crucial second half scrum penalties.Ulster showed their pedigree by gradually reeling in the Stormers and thought they had grabbed the lead for the first time in the 77th minute but the try was disallowed as Stormers substitute Hacjivah Dayimani's hand spoiled their party.

 

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