How to watch Stormers vs Ulster: TV channel, live stream and kick-off time

Stormers 33–7 Ulster: the result

Stormers beat Ulster 33–7 at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday, scoring five tries to one. The half-time score was 12–7, and the bonus point made it four consecutive bonus-point wins at home in October for the hosts, before the international break.

Anyone who wanted to know how to watch Stormers vs Ulster can use the broadcast section further down this page as the record of where the match could be seen: Premier Sports 2 in the UK, with kick-off at 12.45pm GMT.

How the five tries came

Ulster scored first and led for a while. David McCann powered over from close range, and Jack Murphy converted, but that proved to be Ulster’s only score of the afternoon.

Stormers regrouped and established set-piece dominance. Their scrum got them out of their own 22, and three consecutive maul penalties put them in position to strike. JD Schickerling went over to level the match at 7–7, and Paul de Villiers charged down a Murphy clearance to touch down and give the hosts a 12–7 lead at half-time.

Evan Roos then broke the line on his own 22 and sprinted clear early in the second half. With Stormers hunting the bonus point, Ruhan Nel claimed Yaqeen Ahmed’s cross-kick to score, and Ahmed added a fifth try and a fourth conversion at the death for a personal haul of 13 points.

Richie Murphy had named Rob Herring and James Hume for their first appearances of the season, with David McCann captaining the side. Ulster’s front row was Eric O’Sullivan, Herring and Keynan Knox, with Ben Donnell and Eli Snyman at lock and Cormac Izuchukwu, McCann and Juarno Augustus in the back row.

What the Stormers vs Ulster result means for Ulster

Ulster are still without a win in five United Rugby Championship matches this season. They have drawn with Glasgow Warriors and Munster and lost to Edinburgh, Bulls and now Stormers, and their next fixture is away to Cardiff on 5 December, after the November international break.

It was Ulster’s second defeat on their South Africa tour, following the 34–26 loss to Bulls at Loftus Versfeld a week earlier. Players called up to the Ireland squad for the Nations Championship had left for national camp before the trip, and Ulster added Tom Brigg, Sam Crean, Jed Findlay, Rob Herring, James Hume, Martin Moloney and Zac Ward to the travelling party in Cape Town.

The URC picture after Round 5

Stormers have now won four of their five United Rugby Championship matches, with every one of those wins at home in October carrying a bonus point. Ulster have two draws and three defeats from five and go into the international window without a win.

Both sides resume their league campaigns in December, when Ulster travel to Cardiff. For Ulster the task is to turn a run of draws and defeats into wins before the competition breaks again.

The full scoring sequence is in Stormers’ match report, and the teams were named before kick-off in our Stormers vs Ulster team news.

Stormers play Ulster in Round 5 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday 31 October 2026, with kick-off at 12.45pm UK time at DHL Stadium, Cape Town. For how to watch Stormers vs Ulster, the match was shown live on Premier Sports 2 in the UK.

How to watch Stormers vs Ulster: channel and stream

Premier Sports 2 was the UK channel for how to watch Stormers vs Ulster. The United Rugby Championship Round 5 fixture was played on Saturday 31 October. The match kicked off at 12.45pm UK time.

Can I stream it?

Premier Sports subscribers could stream the match through the Premier Sports app, which carried the same feed as Premier Sports 2. Stormers against Ulster in Round 5 of the United Rugby Championship kicked off at 12.45pm UK time.

Kick-off time and venue

Kick-off was at 12.45pm UK time on Saturday 31 October 2026. Stormers are the home side, and the match is at DHL Stadium, Cape Town. It is a Round 5 fixture in the United Rugby Championship.