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Brock looks old
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The Stormers are so shit under the high ball.
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Blake wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:39 pm The Stormers are so shit under the high ball.
Indeed
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Stomps have tits for hands
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NO WAY Hoyland isn’t wearing an illegal chest guard :think:
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Drizzling. 73 mins. Still no points 2nd half.
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Neither team seems like they want to win this.
Both fucking up every time they get into the red zone.

Conditions really tough out there for how physical things are.
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Love this ref. Klarse
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Sandstorm wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:54 pm Love this ref. Klarse
Agree. No complaints.
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Only thing worse than the Stormers’ catching has been their kicking.
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20 all. Scrappy, but watchable 2nd half
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Both sides just running into each other....no offloads
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20 all. Well 2 points
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Blake wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:58 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:54 pm Love this ref. Klarse
Agree. No complaints.
Awesome, great performance
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Sandstorm wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:04 pm 20 all. Scrappy, but watchable 2nd half
Very frustrating to watch. Yes, conditions were incredibly tough, but the handling and kicking was so very shit.

It’s like none of these players have ever played in the wet before.
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Nou die Bulle!!!!
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Nice going Stormers. SA teams showing plenty of backbone this weekend. Can't remember when last I saw a scoreless half of pro rugby.
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Well done on the draw Stormers
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Blake wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:01 pm Only thing worse than the Stormers’ catching has been their kicking.
Swiel is just garbage. If we had a proper 10, Stomps would have won easily.

At least the forwards lasted 80 mins tonight :thumbup:
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Brok Harris wouldn't have conceded a penalty in the scrum if he'd stood up and punched the referee in the face.

Even stevens at the end is probably about fair, very good defence from both SA sides this afternoon.
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Blake wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:05 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:04 pm 20 all. Scrappy, but watchable 2nd half
Very frustrating to watch. Yes, conditions were incredibly tough, but the handling and kicking was so very shit.

It’s like none of these players have ever played in the wet before.
Only last 10 were wet. No excuse for the terrible back 3 standards of catching before that.
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Stormers MOTM Brokkie
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OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:09 pm Stormers MOTM Brokkie
Great shift by the old timer
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Tichtheid wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:06 pm Even stevens at the end is probably about fair, very good defence from both SA sides this afternoon.
Stormers defense were awesome.
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Van Aarde could have stayed in the hotel
What a waste not to use a player like that
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Sandstorm wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:10 pm
OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:09 pm Stormers MOTM Brokkie
Great shift by the old timer
He was collapsing like a cheap accordion for the last four or five scrums, but the ref wasn't having it
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Cartman wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:11 pm Van Aarde could have stayed in the hotel
What a waste not to use a player like that
Who is Van Aarde?
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The doos ref is back.
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Navidi bonbed a try in the corner there, now off.

Very winnable game for the Bulls but I've been hurt before. Rarely look like they give a shit.
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Tichtheid wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:12 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:10 pm
OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 6:09 pm Stormers MOTM Brokkie
Great shift by the old timer
He was collapsing like a cheap accordion for the last four or five scrums, but the ref wasn't having it
Yes. Ref was great everywhere except the scrums where he - probably wisely - decided he didn’t know what was happening in there……so just let the ball go to the backs.
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Daar kak Goosen se knie.
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That's Goosens career over. ACL gone I reckon. Surgery and a year off. Hard to come back from that.
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Why are the Bulls so shite?
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Every game so far like they want to get the damn thing over with. Very basic attack too.

Maybe White's not the guy to take them forward?
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Bit better. They need Marcel and Bismarck to stand up.
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lemonhead wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:08 pm Every game so far like they want to get the damn thing over with. Very basic attack too.

Maybe White's not the guy to take them forward?
I had fairly high hopes for the Bulls coming into this but they've been playing braindead rugby. Jakeball its called. Worked once to win a RWC and ran OK with the Brumbies and the Sharks for one season each. Other than that he's done squat. A bit of a fraud really is our Jake.
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Ons speel kak
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Did Josh Strauss not join the Bulls?

Is he just not being selected?
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FalseBayFC wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:25 pm
lemonhead wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:08 pm Every game so far like they want to get the damn thing over with. Very basic attack too.

Maybe White's not the guy to take them forward?
I had fairly high hopes for the Bulls coming into this but they've been playing braindead rugby. Jakeball its called. Worked once to win a RWC and ran OK with the Brumbies and the Sharks for one season each. Other than that he's done squat. A bit of a fraud really is our Jake.
I did like Jackman's story about the two of them up in Marcoussis.



If things do head south for a team you need more than confidence to turn it around.
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Pretty easy score. There's more of them there if they can get the territory.
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