Converted try - Stormers 28-12 Bristolpublished at 53 mins
Jonathan Roche (con Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu)
Jonathan Roche picks it up and scores after Aidan Boshoff and Kieran Marmion clash over the same ball.
Such a poor error.
Summary
Opening weekend of pool games in 2026-27 Champions Cup
Saturday results: Sale 27-47 Glasgow, Bulls 56-20 Stade Francais, Stormers 49-12 Bristol, Clermont Auvergne 23-48 Leinster, Connacht 45-36 Saracens, La Rochelle 31-14 Lions, Bath 14-32 Montpellier, Munster 33-25 Racing 92
Tributes paid to Lions lock Hyron Andrews, who died aged 31 on Friday
Converted try - Stormers 28-12 Bristolpublished at 53 mins
Try - Stormers 21-12 Bristolpublished at 51 mins
Sol Moody
Replacement hooker Sol Moody scores off the back of a maul. Sam Worsley pushes the extras wide.
No try - Stormerspublished at 49 mins
Stormers 21-7 Bristol
Stormers wing Leolin Zas is pinged for a high tackle. He is given a yellow card.
Far from over.
Try review - Stormerspublished at 49 mins
Stormers 21-7 Bristol
A gift. Cobus Reinach intercepts a pass and runs clear. That might be game over.
However, they are checking something.
Postpublished at 45 mins
Stormers 21-7 Bristol
Another chance goes begging for Bristol. Tobi Wilson does well to get an offload away but it is dropped.
They need to score soon.
Converted try - Clermont 16-22 Leinsterpublished at 42 mins
Sam Prendergast (con Prendergast)
Leinster are back in front and it's a lovely try.
After Jack Conan stops a Clermont attack, Sam Prendergast breaks through the heart of the hosts and kicks to Jimmy O'Brien, who punts the ball forward, collects and feeds it back to Prendergast for the fly-half to run in under the posts.
He converts his own score and Leinster lead by six.
Postpublished at 44 mins
Stormers 21-7 Bristol
It looked certain to be a try for Bristol, but Matias Moroni's pass goes forward. Max Pepper looked certain to score.
Kick-offpublished at 16:16 BST 17 October
Stormers 21-7 Bristol
We are back under way in South Africa.
Half-timepublished at 16:03 BST 17 October
Clermont 16-15 Leinster
Harry Plummer's third penalty of the afternoon is enough to edge Clermont back in front before half-time.
It hasn't been the greatest half of rugby but the French side won't care.
Leinster, however, are up against it.
Half-timepublished at 16:03 BST 17 October
HT: Stormers 21-7 Bristol
Bristol will be frustrated after that first-half performance. After a strong first five minutes, the away side put the Stormers on the back foot.
However, the hosts' flair and execution really shone through, especially Seabelo Senatla on the right wing.
Bristol will still have a man advantage going into the second half after JJ Kotze was shown a 20-minute red card for a high tackle on Bristol captain Kieran Marmion.
Postpublished at 37 mins
Stormers 21-7 Bristol
Just a reminder of the 20-minute red card law...
If a red card is shown to a player, they must leave the pitch for the remainder of the match.
But 20 minutes after the red card is shown, the punished player can be replaced by a team-mate.
20-minute red card for Stormers' Kotzepublished at 34 mins
Stormers 21-7 Bristol
Stormers' JJ Kotze flattens Kieran Marmion, but he catches the scrum-half high. There's head-to-head contact and the referee gives the hooker a 20-minute red card because of a high degree of danger.
This is a real chance for Bristol to take advantage of the extra man. Just over five minutes until half-time.
Clermont and Leinster trade triespublished at 33 mins
Clermont 13-12 Leinster
Captain Dan Sheehan pops up on the tryline to dot down for Leinster's second try with the bounce of the ball having deceived the scrambling Clermont defence.
However, after Sam Prendergast's failed conversion attempt, Clermont respond impressively, working the ball out to Joris Jurand, who dives over for the hosts' first try. Harry Plummer converts to edge the French side a point ahead.
Converted try - Stormers 21-7 Bristolpublished at 29 mins
Jonathan Roche (con Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu)
Image source, Getty ImagesStormers' Damian Willemse is at the heart of it all again.
Bristol can't keep up with the pace of the hosts' attack.
This time Willemse darts through the middle, and a simple one-two allows Jonathan Roche to finish under the sticks.
Postpublished at 15:45 BST 17 October
Clermont 6-7 Leinster
A second Harry Plummer penalty has brought Clermont to within a point of Leinster in what has been a fairly ho-hum first half.
Converted try - Stormers 14-7 Bristolpublished at 22 mins
Joe Owen (con Sam Worsley)
That's exactly what Bristol needed!
Bristol's Joe Owen finds himself on the wing and he knocks fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu out of his way to finish in the corner.
Sam Worsley isn't fazed with his conversion from the touchline as he kicks it straight down the middle for an extra two points.
Converted try - Stormers 14-0 Bristolpublished at 16 mins
Leolin Zas (con Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu)
Outrageous feet from Seabelo Senatla down the right-hand side.
He skips past three Bristol players and gifts a try to Leolin Zas.
Less than 20 minutes into the game and Bristol cannot contain Senatla...
Converted try - Clermont 3-7 Leinsterpublished at 10 mins
Tadhg Furlong (con Sam Prendergast)
Image source, Getty ImagesLeinster have taken an early lead over Clermont through British and Irish Lions prop Tadhg Furlong. That came after wing Jimmy O'Brien thought he had scored the opening try but hadn't grounded the ball.
Clermont respond with a Harry Plummer penalty but Leinster lead.
Postpublished at 10 mins
Stormers 7-0 Bristol
Well, it's fair to say the Stormers have settled into the game.
They nearly have their second try of the game, but the referee pulls it back for a knock on.
Bristol could do with taking the sting out of this.
Converted try: Stormers 7-0 Bristolpublished at 7 mins
Seabelo Senatla (con Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu)
Lovely play from the Stormers.
The hosts finally get on the front foot and Seabelo Senatla flies through the Bristol defence to finish in the corner.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu knocks it over from the touchline to add two points from the conversion.
