The Chiefs managed to salvage a bonus point in Pretoria last week and will be going all out for more than that in Cape Town this evening.
The Chiefs were without chief strikers Sitiveni Sivivatu and Lelia Masaga plus Brendon Leonard yet they still managed to stay close to the Bulls.
The Stormers are missing Jean De Villiers and Andries Bekker, this could be the difference between who walks away with bragging rights.
A Chiefs loss will not mean automatic elimination of their play-off chances but it will hurt their chances of a home semi-final.
Who will be missed the most? Sivivatu and Masaga or De Villiers and Bekker?
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 19:10 Local time
Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
ARs: Mark Lawrence (South Africa), Julian Pritchard (Australia)
TMO: Michael Cupido (South Africa)
Stormers:
15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Tonderai Chavhanga, 13 Dylan Des Fountain, 12 Peter Grant, 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Willem de Waal, 9 Dewaldt Duvenhage, 8 Luke Watson, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Schalk Burger (captain), 5 AJ Venter, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 JD Moller.
Replacements:
16 Schalk Brits, 17 Wicus Blaauw, 18 Martin Muller, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Morgan Newman, 22 Tiger Bax.
Chiefs:
15 Mils Muliaina (captain), 14 Sosene Anesi, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Callum Bruce, 11 Dwayne Sweeney, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Toby Morland, 8 Sione Lauaki, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Toby Lynn, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 James McGougan, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Ben May
Replacements:
16 Hika Elliot, 17 Sona Taumalolo, 18 Kevin O’Neill, 19 Tanerau Latimer, 20 David Bason, 21 Mike Delany, 22 Tim Mikkelson
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Go Stormers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please lose chiefs
are we stormers friends now ❓
@rekinek (Comment 3) : only for this game 😉
A Stormers win here will be EXACTLY what the doctor ordered.
I don’t care if I don’t get the Grandslam BP on Superbru.
Stormers need to win here.
Watson needs to score 4 tries for my Fantasy league.
Yay, more rugby!
… And not at 3am!
A moments silence.
I’m off to gym for a run. They’ve got those fancy treadmills with the screens in front of you so I can still watch. 😎 Later.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 7) : yay
@klempie (Comment 9) : VA – hey
i do exactly the same.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 7) :
it’s mid morning for you now? right?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 12) :
oops 13:15 for you now.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 12) : It’s 1:15pm.
Is that technically mid-morning? I never know since I work late.
Duvenhage gets high tackled in the corner and De Waal gets a shot at goal.
He misses.
0 – 0
5min
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 15) :
😆 I’d call it early afternoon. 😉
go stormertjies do us a favor
Jantjes down after sliding into Muliaina.
his right shin or ankle is broken from what it looks like.
Bax get’s his S14 Debut.
They are still working on Jantjes
@KSA Shark © (Comment 19) : that looks sooooo bad 😥
ouch
on upside – stefan may snick into 15 bok jersey
do I sound like a sort of vulture 😳
@rekinek (Comment 21) :
yip not good.
What lloks worse to me is the two teams in the background.
Chiefs doing little grid runs to stay warm. Stormers standing around talking kak to each other. 😕
@klempie (Comment 9) : So much for that idea. 🙄
Jantjes going off now, game restarts with a scrum.
@rekinek (Comment 23) :
There was an article this morning suggesting Ludik should be the 15 (On News 24)
@klempie (Comment 25) :
What happened? Did you sit down and wait for the enrgetic feeling to pass? 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 27) : Seems Virgin is closed after 7pm on Saturdays. I thought they closed at 8 but perhaps that is Fridays.
Another Stormer down. What a bunch of girls! No offense lurker. 😉
@klempie (Comment 28) :
OUCH.
@klempie (Comment 29) : None taken, Klempsie 😯
Great Run by Watson and he almost scores.
De WAAL TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
de Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!
Go Girlies!!
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 31) : 😛
@klempie (Comment 33) : Yes, well it figures because girls are better than boys. 😉
de Waal converts.
7-0. 😎
Conversion over
Stormers 7 – 0 Chiefs
17min
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 35) : At a LOT of things. 😉
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 35) :
AT? 🙄
@KSA Shark © (Comment 39) :
Looking Pretty definitely. The Pretty ones play for the Stormers. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 39) : Um, obviously lurking in SA rugby sites KSA. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 39) : Well for one thing, keeping YOU in check! 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 40) : Yes, they ARE pretty.
20min
Stormers 7 – 0 Chiefs
@KSA Shark © (Comment 40) : Well they try to play.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 41) : 😛
@klempie (Comment 42) : 😳 😆
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 43) : You obviously haven’t been to England yet… 😛
@klempie (Comment 45) :
@klempie (Comment 47) : I have Klempsie, I have.
Messam try!
Converted by Donald
Stormers 7 – 7 Chiefs
25min
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 49) : Well imo they need to do some foreign recruiting there to beautify the gene pool a bit. Wow. How chauvinistic is that. LOL 😆
I’m gonna play a bit of texas Hold Em.
Scuse me If I’m a bit scarce for a while.
@klempie (Comment 52) : Pretty darn chauvinistic 😉 but it’s ok, I’m shallow so it kinda balances out. No, wait… It doesn’t balance out at all, does it? We’re both bad.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 53) : Fine! I’ll take over! sighs 🙄
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 54) : Good, good. 😎
Burger off with a knee injury. Dropping like flies they are.
AJ is leading the side now.
@klempie (Comment 55) : Yay! You’ll do fine.
Is this the last year for the Super 14? What will SA players do?
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 59) : We’ll see. 😛
Try Morland against the run of play.
All the way from the Chiefs own tryline they send it wide and the Stormers are on the backfoot on defense.
Converted.
HT 7-14
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 60) : The S14 will expand to 15 in 2012 as far as I’m aware. After that SARU is thinking of scrapping southern hemisphere rugby and joining the Heineken Cup in Europe which I hope doesn’t happen.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 60) :
For next year’s format, if they can’t come to an agremeent it will stay the same.
After that is the problem. All the negotiations that are ongoing now are for 2011.
@klempie (Comment 63) :
http://www.sharksworld.co.za/2009/05/01/future-of-super-rugby-on-a-knife-edge/
@klempie (Comment 63) : Sorry I meant 2011. Typo.
@klempie (Comment 63) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 64) : Cool. I was worried.
Oooh, lunchtime!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 65) : Having a S14 without national players is just dumb in my opinion.
@klempie (Comment 68) :
And then playing the test matches midweek to accomodate the S14 is as thick as wanting to put spinner on a 1400 bakkie. 😡
You know, I gotta tell you guys, Stormers rugby, which has the possibility of being exciting rugby, is booo-ooo-ring.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 69) : Was that a suggestion?? 😯
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 70) : Well, Cape Town has a reputation for being laidback. 😉
Kalie Woekie just WON’T run at full pace will he? 👿
They suck the fun out of the game.
@klempie (Comment 71) :
Yeah mate read the article. I was flabbergasted 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 26) : Ludik not too bad – barring yesterday’s kick that was charged down
@KSA Shark © (Comment 73) : I’m going to call him James May from now on.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 75) : I read it. Must’ve missed that bit.
@rekinek (Comment 76) :
I tend to agree. If Jantjes is out then I think Ludik might have a serious chance of making the squad.
@klempie (Comment 78) :
Sorry that was from THIS article:
http://www.sharksworld.co.za/2009/04/29/australia-call-to-suspend-sanzar/
Whilst two of the partners of SANZAR seem happy to play internationals in the June Test window it would seem that little research has been done on this in particular as one can hardly imagine that the likes of England, Ireland, France and Wales would be happy with being reduced to being treated as mid-week teams in favour of a provincial tournament – even if they do tour in June with second stringers
The Springboks, All Blacks and Wallabies could end up with no one to play in June if the Northern Hemisphere nations do not agree to be reduced to mid-week teams.
58min
Stormers 7 – 14 Chiefs
guys what are the chances of stormers winning without schalk and jean.
they are not looking too bad – must say. this baxter guy shows promise.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 80) : Oh yeh. It’s the NH teams touring in June. Maybe midweek tests against those nohopers is not such a bad idea after all. 🙄
@rekinek (Comment 82) :
We can only hope they DO win.
Muliaina goes over TMO pending.
This feels like the longest game I have ever watched.
No try.
Ball stopped short of the line.
Leckie apologized for blowing to early. That is dangerous, he will now have a “I owe the chiefs one” in the back of his mind.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 86) :
There WAS about 10min of injury time early on while they took jantjes off. 😉
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 86) : Yeh but good company. 😉
Try Morland.
Thanks Stormers you bunch of losers.
Morland try. 😕
7-21
@klempie (Comment 89) : Yeah, you guys are alright.
I feel for de Waal. Leaves the Cheetahs in search of a team where he can achieve something and the most he’ll get is two log positions at the end of the Super 14. 🙄
oki this thought about stormers actually winning it must have jinxed them
10 phases on attack from the chiefs and then the Stormers steal it.
PLEASE DON’T LET THE CHIEFS GET A BP?????????????
The Hurricanes play the Chiefs next week so hopefully that will cancel one of them out of the play-offs.
@rekinek (Comment 95) : 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 96) : man, when was it last time that stormers did the sharks a favour
@klempie (Comment 94) : Have I been calling you Klempsie by mistake all this time?
lost forward 🙂
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 99) :
It’s okay, I thought it was intentional. As in Klempie is masculine and Klempsie is feminine. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 96) : It would probably be best if the Canes win that one as a Canes loss with a BP will mean that Canes AND Chiefs will stay ahead of Bulls and Sharks.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 99) : 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 101) : As in Klempsie her way of being affectionate with me. It’s her pet name for me. 😎
@rekinek (Comment 98) :
I think it was WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY back when they bought Luke Watson. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 101) : Is Klempsie a word?
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 105) :
If it is, I ain’t heard of it.
@klempie (Comment 102) : what about a NIL – NIL draw ❓
Kahui TRY!!!!!!!! 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 104) : and today they gave Chiefs the BP + rather favourable points difference.
@klempie (Comment 103) : Yes, that is why I did it. 😉
I’m starting to console myself that Sharks have a good record in Kiwiland
Try Converted
Stormers 7 – 28 Chiefs
79min
Naqelevuki TRY!!!!!!!
wow The Woekie try
@KSA Shark © (Comment 113) :
And he only ran fast because he lost his balance. 👿
Well done Stormers. You keep your run of Sharks screwovers intact.
Converted by Grant
Stormers 14 – 28 Chiefs
FULL TIME
Log updated
Chiefs go 2nd
Stormers stay 11th
Well, that was fun… Or something.
7 from 7 for me, not happy about it though. Trust the saffas to screw each other
Before this round on LMS
0 alive with a lifeline.
12 alive with no lifeline.
67 out of the game.
After this round on LMS
0 alive with a lifeline.
10 alive with no lifeline.
69 out of the game.
Bullies & Fig Bish eliminated
@JarsonX (Comment 120) :
Same for me. 😎
I think there will be a LOT of GSPs this week
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 119) :
The Rugby was, or something. The chatting was fun. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 123) : Yeah, you guys are good times… the Stormers aren’t.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 124) : She’s talking about me KSA. 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 121) : getting tough
Speaking of good times, I am going to go waste some of them over at Facebook. 😀 Later, dudes.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 127) : Bye bye. 😎
Some BIG / VITAL games next week
Crusaders vs Reds – Important for Crusaders
Chiefs vs Hurricanes Vital to see who will go top
Brumbies vs Blues Important to see who will JUST miss out on the semis
The Sharks vs Waratahs Vital win for both teams
Vodacom Bulls vs Vodacom Cheetahs – Important but a foregone conclusion as to who will win
Hurricanes 39
Chiefs 37
Bulls 37
Sharks 35
Waratahs 32
Crusaders 32
Brumbies 32
Blues 31
Force 30
Highlanders 23
@klempie (Comment 125) :
I hope so. Coz I’m a grumpy old fart. 😉
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 127) :
Cheers.
cheers guys – chat later
@rekinek (Comment 132) :
Cheers.
I’m out. Later guys.
@klempie (Comment 134) :
Cheers.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 121) :
Yes, thanks for your “HOT TIP” on backing the Lions. 👿
@klempie (Comment 116) :
In the King James version of the Bible, 2 Kings 18:21 it says:
Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Sub Pharaoh for Look and the Stormers, and you have it right.
@Big Fish (Comment 136) :
HOT TIP!?!?!?!??!?!?! I just agreed with your selection, 😉