LIVE MATCH COVERAGE
Super Rugby
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Bulls
Stormers
| Kick-off local time | : | Tue, 22 January 2013 - 19h10 |
| Kick-off | : | Fri, 22 February 2013 - 19h10 |
| Venue | : | Loftus Versveld, Pretoria |
| Referee | : | Jaco Peyper |
| Match status | : | Result |
| Bulls | Stormers | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Chiliboy Ralepelle (67min) | Jean de Villiers (49min) and Andries Bekker (76min) |
| Penalties | Morne Steyn (5min), Morne Steyn (27min), Morne Steyn (34min), Morne Steyn (45min), Morne Steyn (57min), and Morne Steyn (60min) | Joe Pietersen (54min) |
| Conversions | Morne Steyn (68min) | Joe Pietersen (50min) and Joe Pietersen (77min) |
| Penalty tries | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| DGs |
Commentary
| Minute | Commentary |
|---|---|
80 |
The Bulls retain possession and finally Fouche goes for a drop-goal and misses. The Stormers can't win the 22-metre restart and a knock-on brings an end to the game. |
77 |
Pietersen's CONVERSION is good but the Stormers still trail by eight. |
76 |
TRY! The Stormers attack with width and after an incredible attacking sequence of over 20 phases, Bekker beats three Bulls to score. |
72 |
Kirchner makes a thumping tackle on Pietersen to derail another Stormers' attack. The Bulls win the line-out and Steyn finds touch but it was taken back into the Bulls' 22. |
70 |
The Stormers keep the ball in hand as they look to hit back quickly. The Bulls hold firm, though, and almost secure a turnover, a slight knock-on spoiling good ground work. |
68 |
Steyn adds the CONVERSION. |
67 |
Steyn goes for another drop-goal and just narrowly shades the uprights. Immediately the Bulls are back on the attack. Hougaard grubbers into in-goal and Ralepelle dives on the ball. He was in an offside position, but the TMO adjudges that the ball had made contact with Malherbe so the TRY is given. |
65 |
We now have uncontested scrums, such has been the physical nature of the match. The Bulls hit it up into the Stormers' 22 but a knock on slips in. |
63 |
The pendulum has swung back in the Bulls' favour as they attack in numbers. De Villiers goes for the intercept but he just can't hold on. |
60 |
PENALTY! The Bulls manage a turnover and De Villiers concede a cynical penalty from an offside position. Steyn slots it. |
59 |
Pietersen does well to hold onto a pinpoint high ball from Steyn with Basson contesting as only he can. |
57 |
Groom does brilliantly initially to catch Spies ball and all at the back of the scrum but then goes off his feet, allowing Steyn to pull three points back with his fifth PENALTY! |
54 |
PENALTY! Pietersen kicks the three points and suddenly it's 12-10! |
52 |
The Stormers have come alive and worked their way back into the Bulls' 22, where the hosts are penalised and given a team warning. |
50 |
Pietersen kicks the CONVERSION straight after coming on. |
49 |
The Stormers opt for the attacking line-out and move from left to right and back again, opening up space for Habana, who's stopped just short by Venter but De Villiers is on hand and dives over for a TRY! |
46 |
De Villiers crashes over the gainline to put the Stormers on the front foot and the Bulls are blown up. |
45 |
PENALTY! The first-half pattern continues as the Stormers give away another scrum penalty. Steyn steps up and stretches the lead to 12. |
43 |
The Stormers retain possession from Jantjies' kick-off and take it through the hands. Stegmann slows the ball down illegally but Jantjies misses the penalty again! |
41 |
And we are back underway, the Stormers with it all to do after an error-ridden first-half performance. |
40 |
The Bulls hack the ball into touch and they head into the break leading 9-0. |
39 |
Jantjies misses his third kick at goal from 46m out. |
38 |
The Stormers take it through seven phases for the first time and are rewarded with a penalty, the Bulls drifting offside. |
36 |
Kirsten, on for Kruger, infringes at the breakdown, but Jantjies misses the penalty goal. |
34 |
PENALTY! Steyn raises the flags again after the Stormers concede another scrum penalty. |
31 |
Taute takes the high ball but loses the ball forward in contact so the Bulls will have another opportunity. |
29 |
Some aimless kicking by both teams result in a Bulls line-out inside the Stormers' half. |
27 |
Kitshoff is blown up at srcrum time and Steyn slots the PENALTY from 52 metres out. |
25 |
Hougaard is caught offside and the Stormers opt to set up a line-out only for Fourie to miss his jumpers and let the Bulls off the hook. |
23 |
De Villiers chips forward but the Bulls win the race to dot down. The TMO is called on to check whether Kirchner had touched the ball. He's adjudged to have done so, so it will be a five-metre scrum for the Stormers. |
22 |
The Bulls drift as they look to attack with their backs but Vermeulen wins a turnover on an isolated Kirchner. |
20 |
The Bulls have had 73% of the possession and only have three points to show for it as the first quarter comes to an end. |
18 |
Hougaard hoists the high bomb and Habana can't take it. Steyn goes for a drop-goal but he's way off target. |
17 |
Jantjies replies with an equally good tactical kick to pin the Bulls in their 22. |
15 |
Fourie is tackled in the air by Werner Kruger but Jantjies misses his kick at goal and Steyn again finds touch inside the Stormers' 22. |
12 |
The hosts are guilty of blocking at the line-out and Jantjies relieves the pressure. |
11 |
Steyn chips ahead again and again finds touch inside the Stormers' 22. Jantjies finds touch after the line-out and the Bulls run it back. Fourie rips the ball and it rolls into touch so the Bulls will have a line-out 15m out |
8 |
Steyn executes a pinpoint banana kick that bounces out five metres from the Stormers' line. They take it quickly and catch the Bulls offside. |
5 |
Fourie's throw isn't straight and the Bulls attack. Kitshoff is caught off his feet and Steyn will have a shot at goal. Steyn slots the PENALTY to put the hosts on the board! |
3 |
The Bulls string seven phases together and move close to the Stormers' line. Hougaard throws a wayward pass, Mapoe has to retreat to cover and gets tackled into touch by Habana. |
1 |
They concede a free kick for early engagement but Taute's touchfinder only goes five metres. |
0 |
Steyn gets us underway and Bekker spills the kick-off. Opportunity for the Bulls from this scrum. |
-2 |
Conditions are ideal and a crowd of 48,000 is expected to pack Loftus. |
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The 8-9-10 axis of the Bulls will be crucial to the hosts’ cause. Spies returns after a long injury lay-off and the Stormers are bound to test his physicality and defence. Hougaard was at his dangerous best in the friendly against the Cheetahs while Steyn has a point to prove to Heyneke Meyer. We are moments away from kick-off... |
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Boks Elton Jantjies and Jaco Taute will make their franchise Super Rugby debuts for the Stormers and they are expected to inject some energy and unpredictability into the Stormers backline, which failed to fire last year. Jantjies head into the match with no game time to speak off, having missed the pre-season friendlies due to the death of his father. Much will depend on how he goes this evening. |
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It’s a cracker to kick-off the South African Conference. The traditional arch-rivals squaring off, looking to draw first blood and start their campaign on a perfect note. |
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Welcome to live coverage of the blockbuster South African derby between the Bulls and the Stormers at Loftus Versfeld. |
Bulls
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 17 | Jurgen Visser |
| 16 | Akona Ndungane |
| 15 | JJ Engelbrecht |
| 14 | Jan Serfontein |
| 12 | Lionel Mapoe |
| 11 | Morne Steyn |
| 10 | Francois Hougaard |
| 9 | Pierre Spies |
| 8 | Dewald Potgieter |
| 7 | Deon Stegmann |
| 6 | Juandre Kruger |
| 5 | Flip van der Merwe |
| 4 | Frik Kirsten |
| 3 | Chiliboy Ralepelle |
| 2 | Morne Mellett |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 25 | Bjorn Basson |
| 24 | Louis Fouché |
| 23 | Jano Vermaak |
| 22 | Arno Botha |
| 21 | Grant Hattingh |
| 20 | Werner Kruger |
| 19 | Callie Visagie |
Stormers
| Players | |
|---|---|
| 15 | Joe Pietersen |
| 14 | Gio Aplon |
| 13 | Juan de Jongh |
| 12 | Jean de Villiers |
| 11 | Bryan Habana |
| 10 | Elton Jantjies |
| 9 | Louis Schrueder |
| 8 | Nizaam Carr |
| 7 | Siya Kolisi |
| 6 | Deon Fourie |
| 5 | Andries Bekker |
| 4 | Eben Etzebeth |
| 3 | Patric Cilliers |
| 2 | Martin Bezuidenhout |
| 1 | Steven Kitshoff |
| Substitutes | |
|---|---|
| 23 | Gerhard van den Heever |
| 22 | Penalty Try |
| 21 | Gary van Aswegen |
| 20 | Nic Groom |
| 19 | Don Armand |
| 18 | Gerbrandt Grobler |
| 17 | Frans Malherbe |
| 16 | Brok Harris |