These are the historic two teams who will contest the battle royal, for the last crown of the Super 14, as we know it.
Vodacom Bulls |
Vodacom Stormers |
| 29 May at 17:00 | Orlando Stadium, Soweto |
|---|---|
| Team: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Jaco Pretorius, 12. Wynand Olivier, 11. Francois Hougaard, 10. Morné Steyn, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Pierre Spies, 7. Dewald Potgieter, 6. Deon Stegmann, 5. Victor Matfield (c), 4. Danie Rossouw, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Gary Botha, 1. Gurthrö Steenkamp
Replacements: 16. Bandise Maku, 17. Bees Roux, 18. Flip van der Merwe, 19. Derick Kuün, 20. Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 21. Jaco van der Westhuizen, 22. Pedrie Wannenburg. |
Team: 15. Joe Pietersen, 14. Gio Aplon, 13. Jaque Fourie, 12. Juan De Jongh, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Peter Grant, 9. Dewaldt Duvenage, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Francois Louw, 6. Schalk Burger (C), 5. Andries Bekker, 4. Adriaan Fondse, 3. Brok Harris, 2. Tiaan Liebenberg, 1. Wicus Blaauw
Replacements: 16. Deon Fourie, 17. J C Kritzinger, 18. Anton Van Zyl, 19. Pieter Louw, 20. Ricky Januarie, 21. Willem De Waal, 22. Tim Whitehead |
Our sister web site, rugbyweek, sees the build-up to the match as follows:
History and stats make the Bulls favourites to win their third Super Rugby title in four years when they host the Stormers in the final of the 2010 tournament at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.
The Bulls will be aiming to become the third Super Rugby franchise to win back-to-back titles after lifting their second trophy last season following their 61-17 victory over the Chiefs in the final in Pretoria.
Only the Crusaders (2005, 2006 and 1998, 1999 and 2000) and Blues (1996, 1997) have ever won consecutive competitions.
Nine Bulls players – Wynand Olivier, Morne Steyn, Fourie du Preez, Pedrie Wannenburg, Victor Matfield, Danie Rossouw, Derick Kuun, Gurthro Steenkamp and Pierre Spies – will be playing in their third Super 14 finals, while Francois Hougaard and Gerhard van den Heever are the only Bulls players in the starting-line up who have not played in a Super 14 final.
The Stormers, in contrast, are appearing in their first Super Rugby final. The only Stormers to have appeared in a major final are Bryan Habana -who played two Super Rugby finals for the Bulls – along with Schalk Burger and Jaque Fourie who have all played in a Rugby World Cup final.
The Bulls have won five of the last six meetings between the two teams -the exception being the final round match two weeks ago when the Bulls fielded a side showing 14 changes from the previous week.
Matfield will lead the Bulls for a record 60th time and could join Todd Blackadder and Richie McCaw as the most successful Super Rugby captains of all time in leading a team to the title on three occasions.
The Stormers have the best defensive record in the competition, conceding only 17 tries, while the Bulls have the best attacking record in the competition, having scored 50 tries and setting an SA record for the most points in a Super Rugby season.
The Stormers have the best disciplinary record in the competition, having received only one yellow card.
Former Lions coach and now Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has been in charge of the Pretoria franchise for the last three seasons and has a winning record of 69 percent.
Former Springbok assistant coach Allister Coetzee has a 71 percent winning record in his first year in charge of the Stormers.
South African Rugby Union (Saru) referee Craig Joubert will handle his 50th Super Rugby game and his first final.
The match starts at 5pm on Saturday.
Ok, ek wil gou graag ‘n spanner in almal (wel, al die Bulle) se werk gooi.
Oral lees ons “die stormers het die beste verdediging”… wel, ek wou net gou seker maak hoe akkuraat dit rerig is. Ek bedoel, ek wil nie he almal moet te veel rook by die Stormers se holle op blaas nie. So kom ons kyk na feite… Ja, die Stormers het die beste verdediging in vanjaar se kompetisie.
En in die geskiedenis van die Super 14… vandat die Super 14 begin het, is die 171 punte wat teen die Stormers vanjaar aangeteken is die laagste. Die punteverskil is ook die tweede beste. die Stormers het vanjaar ‘n +194 aangeteken, en in 2006 (die Super 14 se eerste jaar) het die Crusaders 202 aangeteken.
Maar kom ons vat dit een verder. Super 12. In daardie tyd was daar 2 minder spanne, dus, volgens logika, 2 minder spanne wat punte teen jou kon aanteken. So dit volg rede om te stelling te maak dat in die Super 12 moes die punte wat teen ‘n span aangeteken is minder wees as 171… reg?
Nie heeltemal nie. In die laaste 10 jaar, is die 171 punte wat die Stormers afgestaan het die heel minste deur enige span in die top 4 (en moontlik enige span in toetaal). Om die waarheid te praat, ons moet terug gaan na 1999, toe die Reds 170 punte afgestaan het om die Stormers se telling te troef. Maar dan weer, die reds HET 2 minder games gespeel. Anders as daai vloek in 1999, is die Stormers, as mens kyk na punte afgestaan (wat volgens my ‘n f*kken goeie aanwyser is), die beste verdedigende span in die geskiedenis van Super Rugby in die profesionele era (inligting was nie beskikbaar vir die Super 10 tussen 93 en 95).
SO… wat ek probeer se is. Bulls, bring it on bitches!
31: ons sal maar moet wag en sien wie se sterkpunte die deurslag gaan gee saterdag. Onthou, om drieë te druk is nie die enigste manier hoe om te wen nie.
@ Greenpoint-Gunner:
…” bring it on bitches! ”
Hey, jy praat nie nou met jou Stormers tjommies nie 👿
blouste @ 33
nee hy praat met julle bul ondersteuners wat elke 5 minute laaik opstaan om bene te rek
en
dan
laaik per ongeluk in die horing op daai helmet gaan sit!!
..
genoeg om mens naar te maak as mens besef hoe GROOT sommige bul ondersteuners hulle horing verkies!!
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
#34
moes wees:
“hoe GROOT sommige bul (mans) ondersteuners die horing waarin hulle graag gaan sit, verkies!!
o,
en
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
bring
it
on
BITCHES!!
Asgat
Hou op :poop: praat man. Ons het mos al die sakie uitgesort. 😐
Waar gaan jy die game kyk ?
Louste @ 37
in darling. alles klaar ge-organise!!
38: in Liefling, sê jy vir my ? Mos altyd geweet jy is ‘n closet-blou bul ondersteuner ! Klim ma uit, klim uit.
LOL @ bdb
@ Ashley:
Waar ? Huis, pub ,club ?
39@ bdb:
is daai wat julle bulle sê as julle mekaar afhelp van die horings af?
40
pub bru. pub!!
Ashley wrote:
Gedra jouself, moet net nie met messe en bottels begin steek nie 😉
Gaan daar n fight club wees die week of los ons dit maar vir saterdag op die veld??
blouste @ 43
is dit nie wat opgevoede mense doen nie? 😯
dis die wetters onder ons wat gun skiet!! 😆
@ Ashley:
Typical cullert, bring a knive to a gunfight… 😆
@ Greenpoint-Gunner:
Ek het ophou lees na die 2de paragraaf. Boring….
@ tight head:
I think you’ve got it spot on
45: ek het gehoor die volgende liedjie is darling se stormers pub se nr.1 hit, g’n wonder julle lem mekaar so baie nie: http://gussilber.posterous.com/bloody-agent
blouste @ 47
exactly
voor jy nog kan skiet, het ons al vir jou gate in jou kop gemaak vir horings!! 😉
44: sien #49, stormers ‘fight’ al die hele jaar … onder mekaar !
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