{"id":4011,"date":"2026-04-19T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:03:50","slug":"storming-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/storming-cape-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Storming Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/stormers-and-apr-155995254?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\">Stormers 24 Connacht 33<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was an amazing day of rugby for Connacht yesterday with the men outplaying Stormers to garner an unexpectedly brilliant bonus point win in Cape Town and that was followed by a glorious day of rugby at a packed Dexcom Stadium where Ireland recorded comprehensive wins over Italy U21s and Senior 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