The Stormers host the Brumbies in Cape Town to round off Friday’s action
The Stormers are being talked up heavily in the media as usual this season, but this time around it is with good reason as they seem to be one of the two SA teams in with a real good shout early on in the season. The Brumbies have not shown any reason for either concern by either their fans or opposition with two average showings thus far.
Ref: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
ARs: Pro Legoete (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa) (subject to possible change)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick Off: 19.10 SA Time, 17.10 GMT
Stormers: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Pieter Louw, 5 Andries Bekker (captain), 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 JC Kritzinger.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Eusebio Guinazu, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Pieter Myburgh, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Lionel Cronje, 22 Sireli Naqelevuki.
Brumbies: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Pat McCabe, 13 Stirling Mortlock, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Francis Fainifo, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Josh Valentine, 8 Stephen Hoiles (captain), 7 George Smith, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Guy Shepherdson, 18 Justin Harrison, 19 Mitchell Chapman, 20 Patrick Phibbs, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Tyrone Smith.
I’m going to be there!
En ekke!
Oooh yell, lyk vir my here goes nutting on.
Lucky sh1ts.
Go Stormers.
LMS picks for this game.
CA Brumbies 7
Vodacom Stormers 6
there will be 7 unhappy people after this game me thinks.
Superbru picks for this match
Picks for Stormers 45833 (88.15%)
Picks for Brumbies 6098 (11.73%)
Picks for draw 64 (0.12%)
A LOT more onesided than I thought it would be
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) : Do you really think the Brumbies have been average in their first two outings !
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 7) :
Maybe average is not the right word.
They beat what is believed to be a very poor Western Force side in Rnd 1 and lost to the Very good bulls in Rnd 2.
So they have done nothing out of the ordinary so far to either show they are crap or show they are awesome.
Maybe not average but not as poor as the Sharks and not as outstanding as the Bulls.
Interesting fair enough i guess. I don’t think the Force will be a walk in the park at Perth, (the Chiefs may find that out this week) and lets face it everyone in the world is told from birth it’s impossible to beat the Bok at attitude. No one will beat the Bulls up there this year either.
I think the Brumbies have looked quite good.
Elsom in my opinion is the best player going around in this comp already if not the world, one to watch today.
They may give some real cheek today
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 9) :
it’s impossible to beat the Bok at attitude
Very Freudian slip there. 
@KSA Shark © (Comment 10) : I laughed at the article this week on Brock Harris being a Bok tighthead….Stormers spin…surely no one believes that….he looks the weak link. Benn Alexander could have him tonight !
True we couldn’t beat them at altitude either.
Sorry for the confusion
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 12) :
Agreed. he has improved since before but is STILL not a Bok contender in my book, shows you how kak he was before.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 14) : Good call, right…. off to watch the match, may see you at halftime. Enjoy
@Hertford Highlander (Comment 15) :
Will do.
Bekker leads out the team for his 50th cap.
Go Stormers, win by 5. No more, no less, kapiche!
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 18) :
Stormers over going to TMO
TMO calls it touch in goal as the ball touches the touchline and the ground at the same time.
Bobby spews as usual “I’m not sure the correct call has been made there”
0-0
10mins
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 22) :
thanks
I’ve got a Million things going on here.
Pieterson converts a penalty.
3-0 Stormers
Stormers 6 – 3 Brumbies
23min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 25) : just about to post an update when I find yours
Hehehehehhehehehe Brumbies scrumhalf very cleverly wins a PK for his side as he runs into an offside Habana.
US scrumhalves are clever jong. :lol;
Habana not so clever give Joubert lip and gets marches 10m
Brumbies slot the PK
Stormers 6 – 6 Brumbies
28min
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 26) :
HALF TIME
Stormers 6 – 6 Brumbies
This game is not as exciting as it was billed to be.
and its still 6-6
Well i’m out, will try and give some updates during the Canes vs Lions match. Enjoy
@Jarson’s (X + V) (Comment 32) :
Cheers.
Joe Pietersen slots a PK
Stormers 9 – 6 Brumbies
49min
Stormers… You’d better win by 5!
Giteau slots a PK
Stormers 9 – 9 Brumbies
52min
I think Habana was expecting some heavy rain at Newlands. He looks to be wearing a life jacket or at a minimum arm bands.
The crowd getting bored and the mexican wave starts going
I’m afraid this is nowhere NEAR the matchup it was supposed to be.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING!!!!!!!!
Joe pietersen misses a PK
Stormers 9 – 9 Brumbies
57min
Penalties conceded
Stormers 11
Brumbies 12
Habana gives away yet another penalty. At least the 3rd i’ve seen.
Stormers 9 – 12 Brumbies
63min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 42) : 6 of those 12 against Habana
Opps musta dozed off.
Stormers 12 – 12 Brumbies
72min
George Smith Intercept try
@KSA Shark © (Comment 45) :
I was about to look by how far i had the Stormers to win on SB. Not gonna bother now.
0/2 today.
Giteau converts
Stormers 12 – 19 Brumbies
78min
Well done Brumbies. Stormers blinked first.
Joe P sets up LO 5m out on attack for the Stormers.
Stormers take and Maul
Louw goes over.
Going to TMO
Try IMO.
Awarded.
Kick to come to draw. time is up.
Joe Pietersen Hooks it.
FULL TIME
Stormers 17 – 19 Brumbies
@McLovin (Comment 48) :
A bit early but correct in the end.
Brumbies bounced back well from last week.
Losing home games is criminal.
Not the end of the world.
LMS updated
3 deaths
@McLovin (Comment 56) :
Nope not for you guys, you are still right up there.
O well.
Go Lions!
Man did i fook this up.
Game 16: Stormers v Brumbies: Stormers by 18
Next week against the Highlanders
should be a good time to rebuild for the following week against the Hurricanes 
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@KSA Shark © (Comment 61) : Highlanders have won 4 out of 7 at Newlands so far.
@McLovin (Comment 62) :
Oops maybe Next week won’t be so good then.
@McLovin (Comment 62) : Sommer picked the Stormers by plenty regardless.
@McLovin (Comment 64) : i don’t remember what I picked
so it was exciting finish to rather less exciting game.
Bring on Lions
@KSA Shark © (Comment 63) : Hopefully the free staters soften them up a bit tomorrow.
@rekinek (Comment 65) : Long period of frustration followed by near heart attack/stroke.
bad luck guys
@McLovin (Comment 66) : i would hope so – i am putting lots of hope in cheetahs tomorrow
@McLovin (Comment 67) : i thought persons in your state do not need to worry about this human (living humans) ailments
@rekinek (Comment 70) :
Time to relax with Wales v France.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 61) : You are having a laugh
1sr BP for the Stormers
wrong one though
@McLovin (Comment 72) :
France 26 – 20 Wales.
I got a SB margin point.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 5) : morning everybody got sb stormers by 10 so there goes my point shit
@KSA Shark © (Comment 57) : only got 1 so far will c today got Hurricanes on lms so we shell c
Stupid Stormers
thanks for denying me a SB point 