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The DHL Stormers held on with everything they had – at the end of a dominant second half display – to snatch a narrow 18-13 victory against the Vodacom Bulls in the inaugural Vodacom United
Rugby Championship final at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday night as they outscored the visitors from Pretoria by two tries to one.
It was a battle of inches as both sides threw everything at one another, trying to use their powerful forward packs and exciting backs to gain authority on a cold and wet night in the Mother
City, and with both teams delivering tenacious efforts, it proved to be an epic encounter.
The only points scored in the first half were an early try by Vodacom Bulls centre Harold Vorster, converted by flyhalf Chris Smith, while the hosts only managed a late penalty goal by flyhalf
Manie Libbok, which saw the visitors enter the break 7-3 ahead.
The second half was an equally tight scramble, but two tries by the DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos and replacement hooker Andre-Hugo Venter, with a conversion by Libbok, was enough to give them
an edge over the Vodacom Bulls who were limited to two penalty goals by Smith, earning the Capetonians the tournament crown.
With both teams showing their desperation to clinch the prestigious title, the match was riddled by penalties and errors at crucial times, however, this did not dampen their spirits as they
fought until the final minute. The breakdowns, in particular, proved to be a tight scramble and a key source of penalties.
The Vodacom Bulls put the first points on the board in the third minute as Johan Grobbelaar (hooker) made a great break and then a well-timed pass to Vorster, who forced his way through the
defence to crash over the tryline.
Both teams tried to make their presence felt as the half progressed, and the DHL Stormers finally had a strong opportunity to earn their first points in the 33rd minute, but Libbok’s
attempt at the goal posts went wayward.
The Capetonians continued to fight until the halftime whistle, and they were within striking range of the try line in the dying minutes of the half, but their attempt was unsuccessful, and
they were forced to settle for a penalty goal by Libbok, which saw them trail by 7-3 at the break.
Smith pushed the Vodacom Bulls score into double figures in the 42nd minute with a penalty goal, but this was short-lived as Roos forced his way through to the tryline to touch
down two minutes later, and Libbok’s conversion leveled the scores at 10-10.
The visitors were dealt a massive blow in the 52nd minute as Cornal Hendriks received a yellow card for dangerous tackle on the DHL Stormers’ Ruhan Nel (centre), and this saw them
being reduced to 14 men.
The home side took full advantage of this with Venter diving over from a rolling maul as a result of the penalty, to push the DHL Stormers 15-10 up.
Smith kicked a penalty goal in the 64th minute to reduce their deficit, but Libbok slotted a clever drop goal with six minutes to play, which saw the home side take an 18-13 lead,
and they managed to hold out the visitors to snatch the tournament victory.
Scorers:
DHL Stormers 18 (3) – Tries: Evan Roos, Andre-Hugo Venter. Conversion: Manie Libbok. Penalty goal: Libbok. Drop goal: Libbok.
Vodacom Bulls 13 (7) – Try: Harold Vorster. Conversion: Chris Smith. Penalty goals: Smith (2). |
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OomPB
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Sorry Blou.
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Red_Machine
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This result made me more sad than when the Lions lose a game
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I am glad, sad tosser.
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Why? It is a good thing, shows you money can’t win you everything, you need to also think outside the box and have players who want to work hard and get over the line. The Stormers beat the Bulls 3 times in the competition, they have their number. |
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Sjoe, ok
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Add to that, that as a union they have always been favored by SA rugby and more often than not get the long end of the stick, while we always get the short Edited by Red_Machine - 20-Jun-2022 at 8:14am |
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Vok man, kan jy lees? Sorry beteken jammer. Ek en Blou het n baie goeie en lang soort van forum verhouding met mekaar hier. Wat van net, geluk met jou span. Dis vokken maklik, probeer gerus. Dankie vok dat ek nie Leeu supporters veralgemeen nie. Dis net n sport en die son skyn nog steeds.
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Sjoe ok x 2...
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Lykmy die kaapse wyn vloei nog sterk na daai wen
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😂😂
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OomPB
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die game was so laat, het al pajamas aangehad.
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Ek het al Vrydag snoek en patats gemaak namens julle.
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my buurman is n groot Leeu supporter. Gelukkig nie n Soutie nie, so ons support mekaar se spanne.
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WP is dalk ook arrogant maar dank vader ons hoef nie vir die res van ons lewens te hoor die Blou Bulle was die eerste SA span wat die URC kon wen soos hulle met Super Rugby gedoen het al het Transvaal die Super 10 voor hulle gewen!!!!
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Jip Geluk WP julle het met tye baie mooi rugby gespeel
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Baie geluk WP van my kant ook! Was groot WP supporter ook Saterdag aand!
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Lions4life
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OomPB
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Dankie manne, nou gaan ons nog n 100 jaar wag.
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Geluk Oom PaarlBok. Julle het ons uitoorle. Geniet dit. Stormers se eerste "groot" beker.
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Ek moet erken, ek sou dit gelike het as die Bulle die URC beker ook het. Maar die beste span het gewen
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Dankie my mater Daar is n oaar speler soos Zakkie en Grobbies wat saam my jongste gespeel het by Kleingim. So ek voel jammer vir hulle maar Dan is dit altyd goed om te sien hoe die kinders in ysters ontwikkel. Interresant hoe Paarl Boishaai by die Leeus speel, tot hul afrigter ook wat nou weer terug is. Bulle met Paarl Gim met Klein Slaptjips en die Stormers met Paul Roos ploeg. Darem die beste van Boishaai soos Moerat en Roos wat hier speel. Stormers sal seker nou weer n 100 jaar vat om n baker te wen.
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Gelukkig is dit nie elke 1000 jaar soos die Leeus nie |
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En mense was bekommerd oor hoe arrogant die Bulle sou wees en almal se neus in dit vryf
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Ek dink enige speler sal so groot oorwinning gevier het! Kitshoff se dit is gelyk aan die Wereld Beker! Welgedaan Stomers! Jy kan sien die passie wat die Stomers spelers het vir die WP trui! Daar is baie geskiedenis
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