London Irish vs Stormers: Champions Cup stats, facts and key history

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Sunday’s European Champions Cup match between London Irish and the Stormers.

Overall European Champions Cup head-to-head record: Played 1, Stormers won 1.

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STATS AND FACTS: LONDON IRISH VS STORMERS

– Winger Ben Loader made a round-high 146 metres in round two. He also beat the most defenders (nine).

– A round-high four of flyhalf Paddy Jackson’s six restarts were retained in the last round. His total of five is the highest of the competition so far.

– London Irish have made a tournament-high 32 dominant tackles.

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– Hacjivah Dayimani made more metres in the last round than any other forward (119). He also made four clean breaks – only Leinster wing James Lowe made as many – and three offloads.

– The Stormers have only made nine dominant tackle contacts, making their 6% carry dominance the lowest in the competition.

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