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Saturday 18 Jun 2022
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Tries
Andre-Hugo Venter 56'
Evan Roos 44'
Harold Vorster 2'
Conversions
Manie Libbok 45'
Chris Smith 3'
Penalties
Manie Libbok 42'
Chris Smith 64'; 42';
Drop Goal
Manie Libbok 73'
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Timeline
End
80'
WJ Steenkamp
Out: Arno Botha
77'
Morne Steyn
Out: Chris Smith
74'
Nama Xaba
Out: Deon Fourie
74'
Manie Libbok
Drop Goal

73'
Junior Pokomela
Out: Hacjivah Dayimani
73'
Brok Harris
Out: Steven Kitshoff
73'
Ernst van Rhyn
Out: Salmaan Moerat
73'
Neethling Fouche
Out: Frans Malherbe
66'
Bismarck du Plessis
Out: Johan Grobbelaar
65'
Robert Hunt
Out: Mornay Smith
65'
David Kriel
Out: Canan Moodie
65'
Simphiwe Matanzima
Out: Gerhard Steenekamp
65'
Chris Smith
Penalty

64'
Embrose Papier
Out: Zak Burger
62'
Janko Swanepoel
Out: Walt Steenkamp
58'
Andre-Hugo Venter
Try

56'
Andre-Hugo Venter
Out: JJ Kotze
55'
Cornal Hendricks
Yellow Card
55'
Manie Libbok
Conversion

45'
Evan Roos
Try

44'
End
42'
Manie Libbok
Penalty

42'
Chris Smith
Penalty

42'
Start
40'
Chris Smith
Conversion

3'
Harold Vorster
Try

2'
Start
0'
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Match Information
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Saturday 18 Jun 2022
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Tries
Andre-Hugo Venter 56'
Evan Roos 44'
Harold Vorster 2'
Conversions
Manie Libbok 45'
Chris Smith 3'
Penalties
Manie Libbok 42'
Chris Smith 64'; 42';
Drop Goal
Manie Libbok 73'
Show more
Timeline
End
80'
WJ Steenkamp
Out: Arno Botha
77'
Morne Steyn
Out: Chris Smith
74'
Nama Xaba
Out: Deon Fourie
74'
Manie Libbok
Drop Goal

73'
Junior Pokomela
Out: Hacjivah Dayimani
73'
Brok Harris
Out: Steven Kitshoff
73'
Ernst van Rhyn
Out: Salmaan Moerat
73'
Neethling Fouche
Out: Frans Malherbe
66'
Bismarck du Plessis
Out: Johan Grobbelaar
65'
Robert Hunt
Out: Mornay Smith
65'
David Kriel
Out: Canan Moodie
65'
Simphiwe Matanzima
Out: Gerhard Steenekamp
65'
Chris Smith
Penalty

64'
Embrose Papier
Out: Zak Burger
62'
Janko Swanepoel
Out: Walt Steenkamp
58'
Andre-Hugo Venter
Try

56'
Andre-Hugo Venter
Out: JJ Kotze
55'
Cornal Hendricks
Yellow Card
55'
Manie Libbok
Conversion

45'
Evan Roos
Try

44'
End
42'
Manie Libbok
Penalty

42'
Chris Smith
Penalty

42'
Start
40'
Chris Smith
Conversion

3'
Harold Vorster
Try

2'
Start
0'
Commentary
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80’
Full Time
FULL TIME: STORMERS 18-13 BULLS
The Stormers somehow get hold of the ball and scramble it off the park to seal victory and win the URC Grand Final.
79’
Commentary
The Bulls maul rumbles towards the Stormers 22 before it goes down the referee rules that its a Bulls scrum after a knock on by the Stormers.
78’
Commentary
The Bulls win a penalty and Steyn will look to get them in range for a big maul.
77’
Commentary
The Stormers just want to keep the ball inside the Bulls 22 and they keep hacking kicks forward and hoping for the best.
76’
Commentary
Gelant and Steyn trade kicks and the Bulls man finds touch just inside the Stormers half.
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75’
Drop Goal
DROP GOAL, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 18-13:
Libbok drops back into the pocket and slots the drop goal.
73’
Commentary
Petersen gets up to win the high ball and gets towards the corner before his offload doesn't go to hand and the Bulls dot dead. The Stormers have a scrum five out.
72’
Commentary
A kind bounce for the Stormers ensures the Bulls have to start from close to their own 22 as they bid for another score.
70’
Commentary
The Stormers try to go wide on slow ball and are caught out as the Bulls win a crucial turnover on their own 22.
69’
Commentary
The Stormers maul is stopped short and then wave after wave of attacks can't make it over the Bulls line but they are eventually rewarded with a penalty.
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67’
Commentary
Willemse wins a high ball on the Bulls 22 and the Stormers rumble forward before Dayimani is tackled in the corner and the Bulls carry into touch.
66’
Commentary
Hendricks comes back on before the restart.
65’
Penalty
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 15-13:
Smith closes the gap from the tee.
64’
Commentary
An interesting call is made as the Bulls win a penalty and opt to take the shot at goal despite the dominance of their maul.
63’
Commentary
The Stormers pull off a short lineout close to their own line and Jantjies clears with the box kick.
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62’
Commentary
Gelant slips as he kicks and it hits an onrushing Tambwe and goes into touch inside the Stormers 22 although they will have the feed.
60’
Commentary
The Bulls allow the ball to squirt out of the ruck and into touch giving the Stormers a cheap exit.
59’
Commentary
Libbok misses the kick from out wide and that keeps this game right in the balance.
57’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, VENTER, 15-10:
The Stormers maul well and Venter shows great patience and eventually gets it down for the score.
56’
Commentary
The Stormers set up an attacking lineout.
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56’
Yellow Card
YELLOW CARD, BULLS, HENDRICKS
Hendricks is spared a red card as Nel was being tackled.
56’
Commentary
There is a high shot from Hendricks on Nel and the TMO will take a look at this before showing Andrew Brace.
54’
Commentary
A frantic passage of play from both sides has the crowd on their feet but neither side is able to land a killer blow.
52’
Commentary
Petersen just can't keep Jantjies' hoist in field but the Stormers continue to threaten.
50’
Commentary
The Stormers pull out some champagne offloads but probably try one too many and eventually their hands let them down and the Bulls hoof it up and it roles out just inside the Stormers half.
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48’
Commentary
The game falls into a kicking battle before Gelant tries a little chip and chase and it nearly comes off and then he loses it in contact. The Bulls try to bring it out on the counter but a skip pass skips everyone and rolls out out ten from halfway.
46’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 10-10:
Libbok splits the uprights and levels the scores.
45’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, ROOS, 8-10:
Roos stretches and scores for the Stormers and that is a huge moment.
44’
Commentary
Arendse and Tambwe get in a mixup on the goal-line and the latter is forced to dot it dead and the Stormers will have an attacking scrum.
43’
Penalty
PENALTY, BULLS, SMITH, 3-10:
Smith slots the kick to restore te Bulls seven-point lead.
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42’
Commentary
Petersen is isolated after gathering a kick and gives away a penalty in range for Smith.
41’
Commentary
Libbok restarts the game with a kick floated towards the Bulls 22.
40’
Half Time
HALF TIME: STORMERS 3-7 BULLS
40’
Penalty
PENALTY, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 3-7:
Libbok takes his time and slots the penalty which allows the DH Stadium to breathe.
40’
Commentary
The Stormers win a penalty after the hooter and they call for the shot at goal.
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39’
Commentary
Gelant rolls a neat little kick into touch int the Bulls 22 and that is a 50/22 and an attacking opportunity for the Stormers.
37’
Commentary
The Stormers are over-eager at the scrum and the Bulls have a free-kick.
35’
Commentary
Gelant can't hold a pass on the Bulls 22 and the Stormers still can't break down the Bulls defence. The Bulls will have the scrum feed.
33’
Commentary
Libbok pulls his kick at goal and that is a poor first kick at goal from the Stormers flyhalf.
31’
Commentary
The Stormers attack with advantage and dink a kick in but the Bulls gather it and they come back.
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30’
Commentary
A sloppy breakdown penalty ends the Bulls attack which was sparked by a great run from Tambwe.
28’
Commentary
The Bulls knock on in attack and from the advantage the Stormers kick before Arendse knocks on again and the Stormers have the scrum about 12 metres or so inside their own half.
27’
Commentary
Moerat knocks on just outside the Stormers 22 and the Bulls have a centrefield attacking scrum.
25’
Commentary
A horrid kick from Willemse ends the first Stormers attack in earnest in about ten minutes and that will be frustrating for the hosts who still trail 7-0.
23’
Commentary
Eight phases of Bulls attack come to nought as Fourie gets in to make the jackal steal and wins a relieving penalty for the Stormers.
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21’
Commentary
Jantjies slips as he kicks and he'll be relieved to have found touch ten from halfway from whence the Bulls will feed a lineout.
19’
Commentary
Kitshoff wins a crucial turnover after the Bulls maul powers into the Stormers 22 and the relieving penalty is kicked out on the Bulls 10 metre line.
18’
Commentary
Jantjies blocks Burger's kick but the rebound rolls into touch and the Bulls get their maul rolling from the lineout.
17’
Commentary
A bout of aimless kicking from both sides is brought to a halt by a Stormers handling error. The Bulls have the scrum feed ten inside the Stormers half.
14’
Commentary
A loose offload gifts the Stormers a lineout ten inside their own half.
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13’
Commentary
It's a goal-line dropout after Smith drills a kick into the Stormers in-goal and it's dotted dead.
12’
Commentary
A chargedown ends a Bulls counterattack but the will have the lineout feed on halfway. The Stormers attack broke down as Evan Roos knocked on in contact.
10’
Commentary
No surprises that Fourie is impossible to shift as he gets over the ball and now it is the Stormers who drive the Bulls back with a penalty kick that finds touch just outside the Bulls 22.
9’
Commentary
Coetzee pulls off a big turnover and Fourie then holds on and the Bulls win a penalty that allows them to set up a lineout ten inside the Stormers half.
8’
Commentary
The Stormers win a scrum time penalty which will allow them to get away from their own 22. Libbok finds touch just inside the Bulls half.
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6’
Commentary
Arno Botha is nearly in after the Stormers let Vorster's chip ahead bounce in their own 22 but the Bulls flanker knocks on.
4’
Conversion
CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 7-0:
Smith slots the conversion from next to the posts.
3’
Try
TRY, BULLS, VORSTER, 0-5:
Vorster powers over but the try is made by a bullocking run from Johan Grobbelaar off the back of the maul.
2’
Commentary
The Stormers bring down the maul but the Bulls reject a shot at goal and set up another lineout.
1’
Commentary
The Stormers initial exit isn't much of an exit with the Bulls having a lineout feed just outside the hosts 22.
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1’
Kick Off
The Bulls kick off the URC Grand Final against the Stormers at the DHL Stadium.
0’
Commentary
The atmosphere inside the DHL Stadium is electric and you have to say this is what the United Rugby Championship is all about.
0’
Commentary
The Bulls, meanwhile, downed the Sharks with an equally dramatic late Chris Smith drop-goal before stunning tournament favourites Leinster with a 27-26 victory in the Final Four, after victory in their final round-robin match snatched them a home quarter.
0’
History
The Stormers are here thanks to a battling victory over Edinburgh in the Final Eight and a dramatic late semi-final triumph over Ulster, having finished second on the log after the round-robin phase.
0’
Team News
Bulls
15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Madosh Tambwe, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Arno Botha, 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Substitutes: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Robert Hunt, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 WJ Steenkamp, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 David Kriel
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0’
Team News
Stormers
15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Steven Kitshoff (captain)
Substitutes: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Ernst van Rhyn, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Nama Xaba, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Sacha Mngomezulu
0’
Welcome
Greetings and a warm welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship final between the Stormers and the Bulls from a chilly and wet DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
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