The match of the weekend kicks off our Saturday rugby viewing, with ex champs the Crusaders taking on the current overall leaders in the Stormers in a huge encounter. Both teams will want the four points from this match, the Crusaders to get back at the top of their conference, and the Stormers to keep their unbeaten record intact.
The Crusaders have shifted Dan Carter to the midfield in order to play Tom Taylor at flyhalf, with Ryan Crotty again being the player to miss out while Dan Carter eases back into the thick of things. The Crusaders are to be without their captain Richie McCaw for at least another month as he recovers from injury, with Read continuing the captaincy duties.
The Stormers come off a good opening win on their tour, and will keep the momentum for this must win match in their eyes, as they chase their first Super Rugby title, and we all know the best way to win it by playing all your playoffs at home. Gio Aplon is replaced by Gerhard van den Heever for the away team, after sustaining a minor injury against the Highlanders last weekend. The front row also sees the return of Brok Harris.
Crusaders: 1. Wyatt Crockett 2. Corey Flynn 3. Ben Franks 4. Tom Donnelly 5. Samuel Whitelock 6. George Whitelock 7. Matt Todd 8. Kieran Read 9. Andy Ellis 10. Tom Taylor 11. Zac Guildford 12. Dan Carter 13. Robbie Fruean 14. Sean Maitland 15. Israel Dagg
Reserves 16. Quentin MacDonald 17. Owen Franks 18. Luke Romano 19. Luke Whitelock 20. Willi Heinz 21. Ryan Crotty 22. Tom Marshall
Stormers: 15. Joe Pietersen ,14. Gerhard van den Heever ,13. Juan de Jongh,12. Jean De Villiers (C) ,11. Bryan Habana ,10. Peter Grant,9. Dewaldt Duvenage,8. Duane Vermeulen,7. Rynhardt Elstadt,6. Siya Kolisi,5. Andries Bekker,4. Eben Etzebeth ,3. Brok Harris ,2. Tiaan Liebenberg,1. Steven Kitshoff
Reserves: 16. Deon Fourie,17. Frans Malherbe,18. De Kock Steenkamp,19. Nizaam Carr ,20. Louis Schreuder,21. Burton Francis,22. Gio Aplon/ JP du Plessis
Referee: Chris Pollock
Assistant Ref 1:Vinny Munro
Assistant Ref 2:Mike Fraser
TMO:Kane McBride
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This should be a good game.
@lostfish (Comment 1) : That sad face shouldn’t be there I was on my crap phone cos the kid killed my iPhone…
@lostfish (Comment 2) :
What sad face? 😉
@lostfish (Comment 2) : 😯
Go Stormers…
Guys please can you keep the updates coming…can’t get to watch…
CRUSADERS 3 vs STORMERS 0 after 5 min. Penalty converted by Tom Taylor for CRUSADERS
CRUSADERS 3 vs STORMERS 3 after 9 min. Penalty converted by Peter Grant for STORMERS
Tom taylor with try and conversion: saders 10 stormers 3
CRUSADERS 8 vs STORMERS 3 after 13 min. Try scored by Tom Taylor for CRUSADERS
CRUSADERS 10 vs STORMERS 3 after 15 min.
CRUSADERS 10 vs STORMERS 8 after 21 min. Try scored by Juan De Jongh for STORMERS
CRUSADERS 10 vs STORMERS 10 after 22 min. Try converted by Joe Pietersen for STORMERS
Saders 10 Stormers 10 de jong try
@KSA Shark © (Comment 3) : The button next to the fullstop is the emoticons and it goes to the sad face first. It wasn’t meant to be there…
CRUSADERS 13 vs STORMERS 10 after 25 min. Penalty converted by Tom Taylor for CRUSADERS
Crokket gets a yellow for high tackle
@lostfish (Comment 14) : KSA removed it 😉
CRUSADERS 16 vs STORMERS 10 after 32 min. Penalty converted by Tom Taylor for CRUSADERS
@Franshark (Comment 17) : I see that now…
CRUSADERS 16 vs STORMERS 13 after 39 min. Penalty converted by Joe Pietersen for STORMERS
Saders 19 – 13 Stormers, Saders got a penalty for Kolisi offsides on the stroke of halftime.
CRUSADERS 19 vs STORMERS 16 after 44 min. Penalty converted by Joe Pietersen for STORMERS
CRUSADERS 22 vs STORMERS 16 after 50 min. Penalty converted by Tom Taylor for CRUSADERS
CRUSADERS 22 vs STORMERS 21 after 58 min. Try scored by Bryan Habana for STORMERS
Try not converted
CRUSADERS 25 vs STORMERS 21 after 66 min. Penalty converted by Tom Taylor for CRUSADERS
Elstadt gets yellowed
@lostfish (Comment 14) : It isn’t there. 😛
Stormers running out of ideas and discipline fast!
@Franshark (Comment 27) : Ja you can only play Bakkies rugby for so long before you get “noticed”
@KSA Shark © (Comment 30) : 😆
And that’s the game folks!
CRUSADERS 28 vs STORMERS 21 after 71 min. Penalty converted by Tom Taylor for CRUSADERS
@vanmartin (Comment 32) : Full time?
score?
CRUSADERS 31 vs STORMERS 21 after 77 min. Penalty converted by Tom Taylor for CRUSADERS
@KSA Shark © (Comment 34) : S 21 – 31 C, 1 min left
3 from 3 on SB for me and 3MPs if the score stays like this. 😎
FULL TIME
CRUSADERS 31 vs STORMERS 24 Penalty converted by Peter Grant for STORMERS
Well, lost this one on SB..thought the stormers would stay composed..was it a good game to watch?
These Stormers are good. Still say they have already booked themselves a place in the final. Thought the ref was not good and cost the Stormers.
@Just a Fan (Comment 39) : No not really way too much kicking won’t be surprised if both teams made more than 40 kicks each
Sorry Stormers 😈