Edinburgh made it two wins from two at the start of the United Rugby Championship season with a gritty 17-13 success against Stormers at Hive Stadium. South Africa captain Siya Kolisi made his first appearance in a Stormers shirt in over five years, but it was Edinburgh who struck first with a long-range James Grayson penalty. There was little action in either 22 in the first half, with dropped balls and the referee's whistle taking centre stage. Stormers' attempts were repeatedly foiled by Liam Mc Connell, who stole three lineouts. Magnus Bradbury thought he had scored just before half-time, but it was ruled a double movement.
Two penalties early in the second half from Stormers fly-half Yaqeen Ahmed put the visitors in front. Edinburgh struck back just before the hour mark when a loose lineout was picked off by Jerry Blyth-Lafferty, and a phase later substitute prop Paul Hill dived over. Wandisile Simelane thought he had scored for Stormers, but replays showed Piers O'Connor forced him into touch. The reprieve was short-lived as a dominant Stormers scrum allowed number eight Hacjivah Dayimani to power over.
Edinburgh's response was impressive. They battered at the Stormers line before swinging it wide to substitute Rory Mc Haffie. The 19-year-old did brilliantly to gather Grayson's pass off the deck and beat the cover defence to score on his home debut. Stormers kicked a penalty to the corner in the final play, but Mc Connell disrupted the lineout again and Edinburgh secured the ball to seal a hard-earned victory.
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