Blues (7) 21 / Stormers (20) 33 (Final Score)
The Blues hosted the Stormers at Eden Park, Auckland at 07:30 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Stormers won this match by 33 / 21, mostly due to their excellent efforts in the first 25 minutes of the match where they were leading 20 / 0 at one stage.
Scores:
Blues: 2 Conversions Stephen Brett, 1 Try Serge Lilo, 1 Try Luke McAlister, 1 Try Joe Rokocoko
Stormers: 4 Penalties & 3 Conversions Peter Grant, 1 Try Jaque Fourie, 1 Try Dewaldt Duvenage, 1 Try Anton van Zyl
Teams:
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Viliami Ma’afu, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Anthony Boric, 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Charlie Faumuina.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Filo Paulo, 19 Peter Saili, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Luke McAlister, 22 Paul Williams.
Stormers: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Sireli Naqelevuki, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 François Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (captain), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 JD Moller.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Eusebio Guinazu, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Willem de Waal, 22 Tim Whitehead.
Referee: Stuart Dickinson
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock, Matthew Stanish
TMO: Glenn Newman
Blues opt to go for the try…
Stormers need to keep a bit more tight,dont play the Blues game..
I would have taken the 3 points. Stormers defence is just far too good. Now punish them Stormers don’t let them anything from this.
5m scrum Blues…
As per usual Dick is a crap ref,missing a good game here..
Try Blues. Game on.
Must say I am enjoying the Kiwi commentators they are fair and not one sided.
Try McAlister
Game on !!!
o shit!!
23 – 14 Blues
Converted, 23-14
Stormers voor sorry
Blues on fire now !!!
Stormers 23 / 14
If Ranger passed……………
Brett misses an easy kick.
Ranger is goed, sal hom vleuel speel vir die AB’s.
Early days, maar rafel die Stormers nou uit ?
Brett mis die skop 😯
Well now that was a straight forward kick and Brett misses. GO Stormers keep the discipline now.
bdb
Hoekom nie senter nie ?
Blues all out attack now…
Line out Stormers 5 out of their own line…
258 – bdb, I said last year already that Rene Ranger should play for the ABs. They would be crazy not to select him. He is a brilliant player.
Risky stuff on your own line Stormers…
Blues forwards getting back in the game now….
Try Stormers
Stormers se verdediging is goed, gaan hul uithou.
tryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!
Try Anton van Zyl
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