The big derby of the weekend sees the desperate Stormers face the fancied Sharks
Both teams have lost plenty of men to injury; who will the last man standing here?
Kick-off at Newlands is at 17h05.
Stormers: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Damian de Allende, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Gio Aplon, 10 Gary van Aswegen, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Gerbrandt Grobler, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Kurt Coleman, 22 Cheslin Kolbe.
Sharks: 15 Francois Steyn, 14 Sean Robinson, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Keegan Daniel (captain), 7 Ryan Kankowski, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Kyle Cooper, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Anton Bresler, 19 Tera Mtembu, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Riaan Viljoen, 22 Odwa Ndungane.
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GO SHARKS !!!!!!!!
@juba_fan (Comment 1) : ah yup!
Hopefully Stormers can at least get a losing bonus point.
With the Sharks’ 16th man Joubert it’s going to be tough. 😉 😈
Should be a walk in the park for the Sharks.
Never fear, your commentator is here. 😎
OK I just had my first taste of root beer. Not nice. 😕
My dad is a big Stormer fan. Would give me great joy if our boys from Durban could again kick some Stormers ass. Our forwards will have to lay the platform again and expose them at scrum time.
Would have started with Wors at TH.
Cant wait!! If we draw first blood the doubt will set in at the Streamers.
REMEMBER THEY WILL PLAY IT LIKE A FINAL AS THEY CANT AFFORD LOSING ANYMORE!
Come on Sharks!!!
Mclovin are you a streeptrui fan? If you are, whats ur take on todays derby?
awh cant wait!! hope Fransi will have a big game. ditto Robinson
@DBOY (Comment 8) : He is. But he’s one of the bearable ones.
Let’s go boys!!!
@DBOY (Comment 8) : I’m bang. Stormers to lose. Stormers have lost their mojo.
van Aswegen…will he injure himself again ?
@klempie (Comment 10) : Bearable? I’m downright loveable. 😈
Are the stormers the greatest collection of dirty players ever assembled? I would say so!
Here we Go!! SHARKS!
Who said Kanko can’t play flank! Did you see that steal?
Deon Fourie got that Bicycle face…u just wana “trap” him lol.
Kanko to be MOTM
Cooper you doring…
Awh what was that?
Lambo out on the full with no pressure on him… 😕
van der Merwe wins the lineout though.
And then Cooper throws skew. Indifferent start by both sides.
First scrum. Stormers edge it.
Cooper come on u are not Burden.
Stormers pen.
Jordaan holding on.
Stormers bashing it up to the 22. Jordaan doesn’t release Bekker. Joe to kick from just outside the 22.
Stormers got the hit lol
3 – 0
Stormers 3 – 0 Sharks
5 mins
Can we get a nice backline move
Lambie met n uitstekende skop!
SuperPat on a dime and wins 30m.
Stormers steal our lineout
Stormers scrum penalty…wtf
We are struggeling at our set pieces
JP nails Joe P
Pen. Stormers
Franco offside
van der Merwe offside. Will be a dolly. Sharks not in the game again. 🙁
van Aswegen off.
6 – 0
Stormers lead early on
Joe P. 2 penalties.
Stormers 6 – 0 Sharks
13 mins
Van Aswegan injured already…
Where’s PSDT?
@GreatSharksays (Comment 43) : Must have gone off without much noise, never noticed him going off.
van Aswegen lmao
Psdt got blood
Sharks have the ball and are using it for the first time in the match but Stormers tackling them back.
Stormers have won it back. Their backs looking far more dangerous.
Coleman on
Poor start so far.
Between Skinstad and Garth Wright, the commentators are never short of a WP slant.
Psdt back on
High tackle on Fourie.
23min left
High tackle on Fourie by Daniel. On our 22 again so here come another 3 points.
We need to put some phases together and put them on the back foot
@Big Fish (Comment 50) : Ha. Conspiracy theorist. 😛
Joe P converts… 9 – 0
Stormers 9 – 0 Sharks
18 mins
nice attacking position
We just aren’t in the mood today. 😕
Sharks go down on their own scrum. sigh
wtf Joubert
Stormers maul us 25m
Jeepers whats wrong
Bosman nice defensive steal. 😎
Nice Franco… 🙄
Lambie ….
Some harsh words from Plum.halftime 🙂
this is gonna be one of those halftime wake up call matches we’ve become accustomed to
Their forwards are dominating ours
Penalty Sharks.
Lambie with a good lineout kick
15min left
Burden throws in on the Stormers 22
I believe this is the first time we’ve got into their 22.
5m out
Penalty Sharks….Keegs quick taps but he gets taken down 5m from the line. Stormers not ten.
De kock down
Steenkamp off.
Cooper back on.
9 – 3
Lambie converts
12min left
de Kock off
Grobler on
Lambie makes it
Stormers 9 – 3 Sharks
28 mins
Pietersen isolates himself and Cooper takes advantage.
Lambie is going from halfway…not convinced by this.
Quite looking forward to the Bulls Cheetahs game.
Short….thought so.
Penalty Sharks!
9 – 3
Lambie with a 50m kick. misses
van Aswegen came back on at some point
Robinson been quiet
Sharks lineout on Stormers 10m
van Aswegen not convinced by his injury
The guys look clueless with the ball again… 🙄
Penalty Stormers.
Fourie with a steal
Stormers penalty results in a lineout just inside Sharks 22
We need a better second half. We cant get worse
@DBOY (Comment 92) : Yes we can…
knock on from Rooi kop
i hope not
We can take these guys!
de Jongh under the posts
De jongh try
Stormers 16 – 3 Sharks
36 mins
16 – 3
damn
We need tries
so the master of one step scores
16 – 6
38min
Duwenage offside on a kick chase. Lambie setting up.
Through.
Stormers 16 – 6 Sharks
39 mins
NIce Reinach.
knock on aplon
Sharks scrum after half time siren.
Sharks into the 22!
Beautiful work undone!
Stormers rip it away 10m out.
HT Stormers 16 – 6 Sharks
we can still take it.
DJARRE but Steyn is a gemors.
How i miss Ludik!
Some one get Paul Jordaan off the field!! What the hell is he doing??
He has cost us 14 points atleast
what happened to that blonde winger… Williams or Richards?
@DBOY (Comment 115) : Mark Richards. Blitzbokke
@robdylan (Comment 112) :
Yeah, Frans hasnt been good. Again. But its the forwards who are really costing us. Poor set piece and no go forward at the drives and rucks.
@Big Fish (Comment 117) : and getting driven back on attack and defence.
@Big Fish (Comment 117) : Beast and Jannie looking their age…
The ginger kid looks like he’s spending a lot of time with Brok. Always in the flyhalf channel. 😈
I’m taking strain here.
How many meters has Daniels made? I have him at minus 20 so far. 😈
@McLovin (Comment 120) : Hey in south africa is called buffel chanel
These Tiger wheel and tyre weber promotions are really lame… 😕
We need to dominate the set piece. As simple as that.
@McLovin (Comment 122) : Sharks forwards combined about miuns 200
Joubert is dreaming
Some lenient calls on both sides of the breakdown
Nice JP
OMG!!! Our forwards are getting drilled in contact.
Stormers off their feet. Penalty bang infront.
Penalty Sharks
16 – 9
after some good play
Stormers 16 – 9 Sharks
48 mins
Medics have gaffer taped JP’s foot to his leg.
Robinson knock on
Good deffense Sharks
Jp off Odders on
28min left
Reinach!!!
Stormers defensive scrum deep in their own half.
What a shocking wing combo we have at the moment.
Odders holding on
Odwa holding on. Penalty. Kickable.
Looking at about 38 metres on the angle I reckon.
Stormers 19 – 9 Sharks
55 mins
Actually getting a little tired of Odwa playing now. 😕 He is trying… but it plainly isn’t enough unfortunately. 🙁
19 – 9
24min left
Im sorry to say it, and we might still win, but we are carrying both wings, a FB and a 13 in this game.
Stormers lineout just inside their own 22
Is Jannie playing?
Bosman spills it on a promising move. 😕
Sharks close!
Penalty Sharks
Brilliant play
5m line out
whaaaaaa???
We get a penalty and Daniel chooses a lineout with a 10 point deficit??
Ai!
Sharks r just hanging on, they must take control
Sharks mauling off the lineout. Stormers dirupt well.
Pen Sharks
Stormers pull it down. Penalty and this time we’re going for points. 🙄
Stormers 19 – 12 Sharks
62 mins
19 – 12
Lambie makes it a 7 point game
The decision making and passing is pathetic.
We need to get into Stormers territory
Kanko knock on
Kanko fluffs it at the back of the scrum. Stormers ball
Steyn off
Viljoen on
Steyn is the only player breaking tackles
Viljoen cant be worse
Stormers 8m out
6 metres.
Oh man! We finally drove some Stormers back!
Pietersen DK wide
Come on boys!
Joubert you blind bat
Viljoen phew
we are not looking like a team that wants to win
Stormers maul the ball over the line. Held up.
held up 5m scrum
5m Stormers scrum
i cant watch
McLeod is on… 😕
this is the biggest scrum of the night
penalty. Beast going down.
That was useless by Kolisi…how did he not score there…
Come on Sharks
Stormers 22 – 12 Sharks
73 mins
22 – 12
So we have to score two tries in 6 mins? 😕
Mtembu on
Sharks lineout just outside Stormers 22
Meyer knock on.
The basics are really fucking pathetic.
Bosman is useless…
Sharks need a 12…donno where they gonna find 1 in their squad though…
Lamnie’s passing has been slow and poor this game…
another bad pass
Paul Jordaan is soooo shit!!!!!
We not even getting a bonus point
Tough luck folks. Still a healthly log position. 🙂
Sharks trying to get a BP.
Well played Stormers. 😎
Penalty Sharks. Stormers not rolling away.
So Lambie can kick for a BP.
22 – 15
FT Stormers 22 – 15 Sharks
I need a multi vitamin.
Well done Stormers.
I hope no one intends slating the whole team or coaching staff.
Today was really about some players not playing anywhere close to SR level. Which was a real shame, cos the game plan we are trying to play is really exciting.
Can’t even blame the gameplan this week.
@McLovin (Comment 202) : Congrats.
Well done. Let’s take a break tonight and start to prepare for the Cheetahs.
@klempie (Comment 205) : Thanks old bean. 🙂
1 point is alright.
Without Cooper ,Du Toit ,Daniel and Reinach we wouldn’t have gotten anyway near their 22
Sharks will still end the weekend top of the conference.
Best Stormers can get is 10th. 😥 😆
This briliant game plan of kicking our posession in the air has won us a lot of silverware! Great plan Plum and coaches!!
Starting to warm to that Reinach chap.
Hope he goes up for sale soon. 😈 😉
Kolisi was huge tonight
well done Stormers…. you needed that one and to be honest, we simply didn’t look as though we cared anywhere near as much
Help Bulls HELP!!!!
One has to ask why the hell Sean Robinson was played ,we were a man down for most of the game.
Beast and Jannie need a tongue lashing after that game
Play like that next week and the Cheetahs will roll us at home. How these guys could not be bothered to arrive mentally for a local derby is beyond me. Finish on top of your conference and you are guaranteed at least a home game in the playoffs.
No intensity. No desire to win. The Sharks were bullied at the breakdown. The scrum was pulverized. How they could not have been “up” for this game is beyond me… because it was clear to everyone this past week that the Stormers were desperate for a win today. Disappointing. Again, we seem to have ‘mental’ issues.
Now, to the team’s inability to score tries. Frans Steyn is the fly in the ointment, in my view. Jordaan is woefully out of form too. We cannot welcome Tim Whitehead back soon enough.
It has dawned on me, for another year, that this Sharks team is just not good enough to win the whole thing. We may scrape into the play-offs again, but I am not holding out for more.
@Big Fish (Comment 203) : What is exciting about kicking the ball away?…and what is exciting about having on-off runners? its simple ball carrying straight at the man all season = no tries!!
No deception, no innovation, no desire….again.
Its still early days but someone mentioned it above – SuperPat is starting to forge himself into a “He Who Must Not Be Named” clone!!!
The Stormers werent great. One simple passage of “get through and offload” resulted in the try – not that complicated!!
Having Sbura Sithole starting the game surely wouldve made a difference to the result! WHY ROBINSON AND NOT SITHOLE???? WHYYYYYY????????
Heh Ridz, ngulo umdala okanye ngulo umncinci lo?
Young one Ludz
Sure thing Ta Riddler, hay ziyayilwa i top dawg ezi-chap