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This was set to be the clash of the season.
However the Bulls did a good enough job throughout the season to be in the envyable position of being able to lose the final game of the season and still end at the top of the table. The Bulls have rested no less than 14 players for this game effectively giving themselves a bye. Even with those changes this is sill going to be an exciting game.
Ref: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
ARs: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Reuben Rossouw (South Africa)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 17.05 SA time; 15.05 GMT
Stormers: 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 (captain), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Eusebio Guinazu, 18 Anton van Zyl, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Willem de Waal, 22 Tim Whitehead.
Bulls: 15 Tiger Mangweni, 14 Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 De Wet Barry, 11 Deon Helberg, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Pedrie Wannenburg, 7 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 6 Derick Kuün, 5 Bakkies Botha (captain), 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Bees Roux, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Jaco Engels.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Dean Greyling, 18 Fudge Mabeta, 19 Okkie Kruger, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Stefan Watermeyer.
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GO STORMERS GO
Its warm and sunny here at Newlands and there are lots and lots of Bulls supporters here.Pretty ones too
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 2) : eeee
me hope you are going to win my bet is on the Stormers so don’t let me down now 
Stands are still pretty empty,everyone having a massive party outside.
@Chaz (Comment 3) : They better not
Still no changes to any of the starting lineups
This is actually the Stormers’ strongest team now that Blaauw and Joe P are back!!
@wpw (Comment 7) : so stormers only need to win with a 4 points their PD is higher than Tahs am i right
Chaz
The Stormers just have to win the game and they’ll get a home semi… Not sure what their PD is compared to the Tahs but I am guessing it is considerably better
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 2) :
I notice how you didn’t say there are a lot of pretty ones.
That woulda been a lie. 
Stormers babes doing there part.Bless em
I see the Stormers dancers (strippers) are doin their thang!!
@wpw (Comment 13) : Quit whining you old fart
GO SHARKS !!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 11) : The pictures I have say otherwise, my theory is that alot of people lost bets this week.
Bulls take to the field.
Stormers take to the field and its gets very very loud in here
Stormers are looking good and that is a very good thing
Stormers lineout, Gio looks hurt
Joe Pietersen is a no-passer
I meant penalty
I hope Bakkies gets cited for that!!
Shame Bulls now he is hurt shame let him be they only want a HS
Nice to see Bakkies’ Captaincy hasn’t prevented him from leading with the head at a ruck and being the usual vuilgat Dutchman that we know.
@wpw (Comment 20) : Lossie girls af my bru
me out enjoy the game
GO STORMERS GOoooooooooooooooo
HABANA TRY
What a pass by Burger to put Habana in for the first try!!
That pass was at least 2m forward but it stands
Conversion over!!
Stormers 7 Bulls 0
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 16) :
The Bulls are a bunch of vuilspelers!!
Not rolling away, entering rucks from the side. Idiots!!
Bulls get pinged for not releasing
De Jongh should really have let that pass go
Another penalty to the Stormers. P3 has been offside more than just a few times!!
Grant does the rest 13-3
Bulls getting smacked backwards by Stormers defence
Joe P is kicking well
Good tackle by Moses on Aplon!!
That should have been a try,numbers outside wasted
De jongh really should pass more often
Habana TRY
Habana makes no mistake this time and dives over in the corner once again after some line busting by the Stormers
i wonderd what happened to the Jacques L Potgieter went to BULLS i see
my my its so good if a A team
wins a B team 
Wynie Strydom ‘wyning’ on the touchline!! Lol
If Francois Louw doesn’t get a Bok call up this year dan weet ek darem nie…
Bakkies showing bad sportsmanship as he kicks the ball away
GO Stormers it a game for the HS
TRY Bekker!!!
Stormers unpack the rolling maul which results in the ball going wide and after another phase Bekker crashes through for a try
@wpw (Comment 49) : he’s ok, but he’s no Deysel
@provincejoulekkading (Comment 50) : he looking for a 1st win as C
Stormers 25 Bulls 3
30 mins
Ja Rob, but he’s had a much better season than the overrated Deysel…
No Try!! Bwahahaha
Bulls knock forwards from a lineout.Need to trek al the way back from halfway to take the scrum
Duvenage sprints the ball from Stormers goaline to the halfway before getting tackled.A pass to APlon may have resulted in a try
Adams box kicks straight into touch
Duvenage returns the favour
Crap kick there by Duvenage…
Penalty Stormers after the hooter has gone. Should be an easy kick for Grant
28-3 half time
They say A B team makes no diff you run on as a team for that club so win you must and give it your best
Well me got a feeling that Stormers are going to take the F in High waters like HH would say
Game back on
eeeeaaaahhhhh
GO STORMERS GO
Flip vd Merwe penalised for a shoulder charge on Schalk!!
Official attendance at Newlands is 48 739
Come on Stormers!! Brilliant play between Burger, Vermeulen and Grant!!
We need that 4th try!!
You heard wpw they need a 4th try
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
STORMERsssssssssssssssssssssssss
Yellow card for De Wet Barry!
Damn thug!!
We actually don’t need the 4th try to get a home semi…
@wpw (Comment 74) : nooooooooooooooooooo like you said just a winnnnnnnnnnn
Another try now would be nice
BONUS POINT TRY
eeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
TRY TIME
I just love Aplon!!
Well BB send your B team for the finals against the STORMERS
NO MAN HA?BS
Habana pulls another Wynand Olivier and passes to the line
Job done.
Over & out.
habana and y oh my
bulls tryyyyy
Boring game, even beats lastnite’s game
Well me must say sth its good sportsmenship from the bulls to send their B team
well thats that and the Fat lady has sunk well done stormers
and must say great from the Bulls B team
SADERS vs the bulls at Orlando Stadium: the sequel
@Chaz (Comment 87) :
Fat lady has sunk
Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah
@KSA Shark © (Comment 89) : did you want the bulls to win eee
@Megatron (Comment 88) : oh my and the BULLS or may me say the fat lady is going eat you alive in Orlando Stadium eeeaaahhhh and you me friend is going into hiding
@KSA Shark © (Comment 89) : figer of speech
oh my and forgot LMS who won
Sorry for the LMS who picked the bulls
but me saying cheers for now
@Chaz (Comment 91) : what are you talking about chaz?
I see the troll is only now appearing once the Saders made it thru to the semis.
Welldone wpw – see you in the finals?
@wpw (Comment 95) : agree and he must really just read what i commented
@Megatron (Comment 94) : the Bulls are going to eat the Crusaders all up and then spit their bones out for next S15 eeeeaaahhhhh 
@diablo (Comment 96) : me must say and not because me a shark but what would oh happened if the A team played against the A team
but its great to see that the bulls also have hearts in the game and to see that 2 SA teams are into the SF
don’t you think
@diablo (Comment 96) : oh and me word the FINALS TOOOOOOOOOOOO
Stormers Saders final IMO.
Saders have a point to prove after being robbed last week.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 100) : now KSA do you really think that the saders are going to win the BULLS
@Chaz (Comment 101) : Hope, or wish?
@diablo (Comment 102) : wish the bulls to win so the stormers have a chance for a win at the last s14
Thanks diablo. I hope we beat the Tahs but somehow I have a bad feeling about next week’s semi…
@wpw (Comment 104) : faith me friend faith
Sometimes I become so tired of this provicial in-fighting – people who actually would like each other going at each other’s throats as if their lives depends on it
I find it soo tiring – defending my team, my heritage (Afrikander / Dutchman), but, hey, tomorrow I’ll be back out there fighting the fight 
BTW -, Chaz, do you and your BB son have a good ralationship, if that is not too personal a
@diablo (Comment 106) : yes we do, but sometimes he is a real pain in the but if you know what i mean i was telling him the SF and F is in Soweto and he tells me no its only the F he is a true BB but born from a Cheetah and a big Shark
but the comment is so true it make me think stimes we are all SA and our teams want to win but my word when the SA teams are in the F and not your own team its the other teams we support 
Well i’m off
may the SA teams next week do their best and keep the S14 cup in SA
Good luck to our SA teams
Good luck
WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!! The Stormers are gonna win the S14!!
@Chaz (Comment 107) : That,s good
@wpw (Comment 95) : look @ this moron! I’ve been here when the saders were losing! I have a life beyond the blog fyi!
Sure you were!
If the Bulls werent such big pissies, I couldve scored my 1st GSP on SB (6/7)
. Glad the Stormers thrashed them though 
Saders have to take another long plane trip, SA to NZ and then NZ to SA again in only 2 weeks, will they make it through another Bull stampede? This might just be a Bulls vs W’tahs final. But I would love to see a Bulls vs Stormers clash, with the Stormers winning the game (by 1 point)in the dying seconds
Jarson
You may just be right. I have a bad feeling about facing the Tahs!
@wpw (Comment 115) : Its semis bru, any team you face is hardcore