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It's a penalty every 120 secs against Embra at the moment
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Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:59 pm It's a penalty every 120 secs against Embra at the moment
He's a fussy ref. We're doing well to be evens at half time with that penalty count against us.
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robmatic wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 1:25 pm
Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:59 pm It's a penalty every 120 secs against Embra at the moment
He's a fussy ref. We're doing well to be evens at half time with that penalty count against us.
We got ourselves back into the game after a terrible start.

We are a different team with Pyrgos pulling the strings, and not always in a good way.
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Managing to watch both games.

Clayton Blommettjies.....what the hell did the Stormers see in him.
Stormers better come out strong second half.
Lovely to see Roos in action.

The Bulls look flat...
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robmatic wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 1:25 pm
Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 12:59 pm It's a penalty every 120 secs against Embra at the moment
He's a fussy ref. We're doing well to be evens at half time with that penalty count against us.
When even the Irish Co commentator is saying Edinburgh are being hard done by from the ref there's definitely some soft pens being given.

And he doesn't appear to care that the Bulls defensive line is standing offside a whack of the time.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Stormers look very rusty.
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Wee Darcy for the hat trick
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Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 1:50 pm Wee Darcy for the hat trick
Wish he was English. Then again after Eddie is ‘forced’ to pick him it would be for a match where he has to chase high kicks all day and would then never be picked again.
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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Aki a real dushbag.
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Mixing some excellent game management with some average stuff here.
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Stormers finally get it right
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Proper passage of physical rugby there between Blues and Edinburgh. Been a good game.
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Score Update Please!
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turned away...73 minutes in ...Edi 31 Bulls 30... how the hell did that happen...
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Chilli wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:14 pm Score Update Please!
31-30 to Edinburgh.

Both have 4T BP secured.
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Bulls 30 Edinburgh 31
“It was a pet, not an animal. It had a name, you don't eat things with names, this is horrific!”
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Would expect the Bulls to score before the end so the question is whether Edinburgh will score again.
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Absolutely gutted
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Steyn made a great kick...33-31 with a minute left to the Bulls
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Well there'll be a kick at goal to come.
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no doubt there
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looks like a great hard tackle to me (and I am cheering for Edi)...but could easily be called a card though
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Oh for having Boff on the park
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missed kick and Bulls win :/
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Thank you most kindly.
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Eisch. Close Bulls
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Stormers win
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Congrats Bulls.


We didn't adapt to the ref at all, 14 - 8 penalty count against us, that makes it an uphill struggle.
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Stormers a little rough around the edges and helped out by Aki getting a red card at 60mins, but I'll take the 5 points thanks.

Need to fix our lineouts. They were a mess last year, and we struggled today as well. Improved a bit when Solomon came on for AHV, but still not as polished as they need to be.

Backs look lively, and it's fun to watch, but they sometimes need to also tone it back a bit and not force the pass.

Dyamani man of the match. Our reason is going to depend on him, Roos and Libbok staying fit and staying on form.
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Blake wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:37 pm Stormers a little rough around the edges and helped out by Aki getting a red card at 60mins, but I'll take the 5 points thanks.

Need to fix our lineouts. They were a mess last year, and we struggled today as well. Improved a bit when Solomon came on for AHV, but still not as polished as they need to be.

Backs look lively, and it's fun to watch, but they sometimes need to also tone it back a bit and not force the pass.

Dyamani man of the match. Our reason is going to depend on him, Roos and Libbok staying fit and staying on form.
Is that possible? :shock:
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First time for everything I suppose ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
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Stormers will have to improve a lot for Embra. Luckily we'll have our Springbokke back. Connacht look good until Aki lost his brains.
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Well, bollocks.

If we'd had a regular goal kicker we would have won that.

Good game all round but the ref was a bit, shall we say, patchy
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
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Chilli wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:41 pm
Blake wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:37 pm Stormers a little rough around the edges and helped out by Aki getting a red card at 60mins, but I'll take the 5 points thanks.

Need to fix our lineouts. They were a mess last year, and we struggled today as well. Improved a bit when Solomon came on for AHV, but still not as polished as they need to be.

Backs look lively, and it's fun to watch, but they sometimes need to also tone it back a bit and not force the pass.

Dyamani man of the match. Our reason is going to depend on him, Roos and Libbok staying fit and staying on form.
Is that possible? :shock:
However Venter had a massive game. He had to play to the ball with our misfit loose forwards.
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OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:45 pm However Venter had a massive game. He had to play to the ball with our misfit loose forwards.
Ja, he had a good game around the park and scored a great try. But his first job is hooker and he needs to fix his lineout work.

If you want to do well at the business end of the competition you have to be able to rely on your set pieces to generate some momentum for the team.
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Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:44 pm Well, bollocks.

If we'd had a regular goal kicker we would have won that.

Good game all round but the ref was a bit, shall we say, patchy


Hopefully the injuries and concussions weren't bad, we need to go fully loaded next week, and actually start playing at kickoff instead of waiting 25 minutes like we have the last two games
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After 2 rounds the log is looking pretty much like it ended last year. The top 8 and bottom 8
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Blake wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:50 pm
OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:45 pm However Venter had a massive game. He had to play to the ball with our misfit loose forwards.
Ja, he had a good game around the park and scored a great try. But his first job is hooker and he needs to fix his lineout work.

If you want to do well at the business end of the competition you have to be able to rely on your set pieces to generate some momentum for the team.
Boet honestly he scored the winning try in the final.

I usually gave Blommetjies a lot of stick but he was very good in his Stormers debut. Libbok just go from strength to strength.



Now for the Lions to make it 4 out of 4
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