Stormers vs Ulster URC preview: Lineups and predictions

Home team	Stormers
Away team	Ulster
Venue	DHL Stadium
Competition	URC
Kick-off time	12:45 (UK)
Watch Live in the UK	Premier Sports

Stormers vs Ulster URC preview as the sides meet in round five of the competition at DHL Stadium. The Stormers sit on 16 points with three wins from four and will look to push towards the top few spots of the table, while Ulster are still without a win but lots of bonus points and two draws sees them on nine points.

Stormers vs Ulster confirmed lineups

Stormers		Ulster
Forwards
Mchunu	1		O’Sullivan
Paulo	2		Herring
Louw	3		Knox
Smith	4		Donnell
Schnickerling	5		Snyman
De Villiers	6		Izuchukwu
L Nel	7		McCann
Roos	8		Augustus
Backs
C Reinach	9		Devine
Ahmed	10		Murphy
Zas	11		Ward
Muller	12		Carson
R Nel	13		Hume
Senatla	14		Lowry
Willemse	15		McIlroy
Replacements
Mbonambi	16		Walker
Matongo	17		McAlister
Fouche	18		Wilson
Norton	19		Sheridan
Evans	20		Moloney
Mlaba	21		McKee
Pead	22		Flannery
Simelane	23		Mullins

Recent Form:

Stormers (Home team):

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Won	24th October 2026	URC	Scarlets	52-40
Won	17th October 2026	Champions Cup	Bristol Bears	49-12
Won	10th October 2026	URC	Sharks	39-22
Loss	2nd October 2026	URC	Ediburgh	17-13
Won	25th September 2026	URC	Connacht	15-29

The Stormers have won four of their five games this season in all competitions. They are three wins from three at home and three pulled off a high scoring win over Scarlets. They scored eight tries in total and conceded six. They set the standard early scoring five in the first half to take a 33-14 lead into the break. The Scarlets made a comeback in the second half and with just under 15 minutes to go the score was 40-40.

Youngster Yaqeen Ahmed scored twice in the last six minutes to seal the win for the Stormers.

Ulster (Away team):

Result	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score
Loss	24th October 2026	URC	Bulls	34-26
Won	17th October 2026	Challenge Cup	Zebre	21-40
Draw	10th October 2026	URC	Munster	26-26
Draw	3rd October 2026	URC	Glasgow	33-33
Loss	25th September 2026	URC	Edinburgh	29-34

Ulster have had a strange season so far where they have looked very good in most matches, but their only win has come in the Challenge Cup. In the last round against the Bulls, Ulster went 21-0 behind, but a try on the brink of halftime brought the score back a little closer. Ulster would score three tries in the second half, but by conceding one and a penalty in the last play, they missed out on a losing bonus point.

Stormers vs Ulster head-to-head record (last five matches):

Date	Competition	Winner	Score
8th May 2026	URC	Draw	38-38
28th March 2025	URC	Ulster	38-34
30th March 2024	URC	Stormers	13-7
27th January 2023	URC	Ulster	35-5
11th June 2022	URC Playoffs	Stormers	17-15

The Stormers visit to Belfast last year ended in a 38-38 thriller where a controversial high-tackle decision in the final play helped the Stormers get a result. Nathan Doak looked as if he had held up in the tackle over the line, but the TMO intervened and decided that it was a high tackle, awarding a penalty try. All the other meetings have ended in a home victory.