Dragons' Worst Season Confirmed By Loss To Stormers

United Rugby Championship

Stormers (14) 48

Tries: Simelane 2, Senatla, Ungerer, Willemse, Hartzenberg, De Wet Cons: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 3, Willemse 2 Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu

Dragons (0) 12

Tries: Wainwright, Blacker Con: Evans

Dragons' worst play was confirmed pinch their 16th successive nonaccomplishment successful nan United Rugby Championship (URC).

Defeat by Stormers intends they cannot amended their erstwhile lowest points tally successful a one-division type of nan competition's 24 years.

Ironically that destiny was sealed contempt 1 of their amended displays.

Few gave them a chance of triumph successful Cape Town moreover earlier Stormers opened nan scoring aft conscionable 73 seconds.

But Dragons offered plentifulness of glimpses arsenic Aaron Wainwright and Dane Blacker crossed successful nan 2nd half earlier Stormers inflicted harm connected nan scoreboard pinch 3 tries successful nan last 8 minutes.

More follows.

Stormers: Warrick Gelant; Ben Loader, Wandisile Simelane, Damian Willemse, Seabelo Senatla; Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Stefan Ungerer; Vernon Matongo, Joseph Dweba, Sazi Sandi, Salmaan Moerat (capt), Ruben van Heerden, Paul de Villiers, Marcel Theunissen, Evan Roos.

Replacements: JJ Kotze, Ali Vermaak, Zachary Porthen, Connor Evans, Louw Nel, Paul de Wet, Dan du Plessis, Suleiman Hartzenberg.

Sin bin: Moerat (39)

Dragons: Huw Anderson; Harry Rees-Weldon, Harry Wilson, Aneurin Owen, Jared Rosser; Angus O'Brien (co-capt), Rhodri Williams; Rhodri Jones, Brodie Coghlan, Chris Coleman, Ben Carter (co-capt), Ryan Woodman, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Dan Lydiate, Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: James Benjamin, Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths, Paula Latu, Joe Davies, Barny Langton-Cryer, Dane Blacker, Lloyd Evans, Ashton Hewitt.

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (SARU), Hanru van Rooyen (SARU)

TMO: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)