Stormers (12) 18 / Highlanders (6) 6 (Final Score)
The Stormers hosted the Highlanders at Newlands, Cape Town at 19:10 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD and M-Net on TV in SA.
In a very hard battle where the Stormers had to make more than double the tackles compared to the Highlanders, the Stormers toughed out an ugly win.
Rather an ugly win though than a spectacular loss!
Scorers:
Stormers: 6 Penalties Peter Grant
Highlanders: 2 Penalties Robbie Robinson
Teams:
Stormers: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Juan De Jongh, 12 Jean De Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Pieter Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 CJ van Der Linde.
Replacements: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 Frans Malherbe / JC Kritzinger, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Gary Van Aswegen, 22 Jaque Fourie.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 James Paterson, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Siale Piutau, 10 Robbie Robinson, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (captain).
Replacements: 16 Mahonri Schwalger, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 John Hardie, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Tony Brown, 22 Telusa Veainu.
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Marc van Zyl (South Africa)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Stormers backline play too far behind the gameline. They go wide to quickly. This I reckon is the reason the can’t score tries.
Kyk, dit is glad nie mooi nie, maar geluk aan Stormers vir daardie goeie verdediging wat hul die wedstryd laat wen, dit wys jou die manne is toegewyd en speel met passie.
There will be some very sore bodies in the Cape tonight
Nog net Stormers en Sharks onoorwonne, en volgende week het die Stormers ‘n maklike game teen die Bulle wat so sukkel op Loftus …..
5m scrum for the Landers.
They’ve had most of the possession and territory in the 2nd half, yet they are scoreless in the 2nd half
Penalty Landers again.
Awesome defence by the stormers did it for them.
Hooter goes….
Stormers win by 12.
No tries either way.
Ugly but very effective rugby by the Stormers!
Congrats Stormers.
Nog ‘n borefest op Nuweland, die nuwe plek van vervelige rugby. Maar ‘n wen is ‘n wen.
Nouja, dit was nou dit, geluk Stormers en ghoebaai tot more manne. Dankie vir die chat.
well done stormers,net drie vrae 1wat maak habanna daar 2 hoekom speel jj nie 3 wat soek lional cronje in die vc span,aplon jj en lional beslis meer dinamies as die agterste drie wat vandag gespeel het
100@ Pietman:
Cheers Pieta.
Landers het op Loftus seker so 4100 keer die lyn gebreek, vanaand nie een keer nie. Verdediging wen nog steeds wedstryde.
daar bars die highlander se bouble op nuweland…wonder wat dink hulle van die stormers se tackel skils?
I better quickly do tomorrow morning’s Game Thread…. then I’ll also be off for the night.
See you bright and breezy tomorrow morning, fellas!
Goooooooooooi Mieliessssssssssss!
104@ Piet visagie:
Piet Vis-Ogie, die Landers is waardige opponente, hulle het die Stormers laat verdedig laat hulle bars jong…. hulle bubble lyk vir my nog heel mooi.
Maar julle kan blerrie goed voel oor die Stormers defence, dit was uitstekend!
104: julle hoef nie volgende week so goed te duik nie !
@ grootblousmile:
Net jammer hulle hardebaard slot se selfverdediging skills is nie so hot nie 🙂
ja,die stormers se tackels wat fantasties vanaand.die drie droogte sal hopelik binne kort gebreek word.
smallies.hy het seker vergeet pappa schalk is nie daar om te help nie.
108@ smallies72:
Hulle is daar om rugby te speel, nie om te boks nie.
Game Thread scheduled for the Hurricanes vs Chiefs game which starts at 08:35 SA Time. Game Thread will be up from 06:00.
@ grootblousmile:
Boks is part and parsel van rugby was altyd en sal altyd wees of wil jy nou he die game moet verpoofter
@ Piet visagie:
Jissie ek het gesmile vir bekker was nogal snaaks hoor
Stormers battling for depth?
van der Linde doesn’t look like the tighthead we need.
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