The loss saw the Stormers drop out of the Champions Cup, and they now face a nervous wait to see if they will be one of the ‘lucky losers’ to drop into the Challenge Cup. The fighting Stormers were heartbreakingly dumped out of the Champions Cup by French giants Racing 92, after the hosts clinched an entertaining 31-22 win in their final pool match at the Paris La Defense Arena in Paris on Saturday night. The Stormers rested a few star players for the match, with Manie Libbok, Deon Fourie and Warrick Gelant left out, with an eye on their huge United Rugby Championship (URC) match against Leinster in Dublin next weekend, and missing that star power may have cost them in the end. With Harlequins picking up a vital
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Over the past few seasons the Lions have prided themselves on a tight defence, but they have conceded plenty of tries this season, which they will want to address, The Lions will be looking to shore up their leaky defence when they take on the Stormers in their United Rugby Championship (URC) match-up at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 3:45pm). Over the past few seasons the Lions have prided themselves on a tight defence, letting through few tries on most occasions. However this season has been completely different, with them letting in 24 tries in eight games, with their only shut out being in dreadful weather conditions in the URC against Zebre. In every other match they have conceded handful of tries, with Dragons, Edinburgh, Leinster and Munster