Edinburgh's Play-off Hopes All But Over After Stormers Defeat

Edinburgh's United Rugby Championship play-off hopes are each but complete aft a 33-14 conclusion by Stormers successful Cape Town.

The hosts recovered aft Ntuthuko Mchunu was sent to nan sin-bin successful nan sixth infinitesimal and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu missed 2 penalties.

Stormers scored nan first of 5 tries, 4 of which were converted, done Evan Roos.

There was an contiguous reply from Edinburgh's James Lang, a effort converted by Ross Thompson, to level nan lucifer astatine 7-7 astatine nan break.

Leolin Zas restored Stormers' advantage 5 minutes aft nan restart, but Feinberg-Mngomezulu's missed footwear meant Boan Venter's converted effort put Edinburgh ahead.

However, 3 tries successful nan last 17 minutes from Mchunu, Roos and Deon Fourie moved nan location broadside to wrong 4 points of leaders Glasgow Warriors.

Edinburgh, meanwhile, are 17 points adrift of nan apical 8 pinch conscionable 4 rounds of regular-season fixtures remaining.