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Saturday 11 Nov 2023
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, TBC
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
LC
L. Cannone
Ball Carries: 17
Tackles
Rv
R. van Heerden
Tackles: 13
Points
WG
W. Gelant
Points: 5
Match Information
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, TBC
Commentary
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79’
Commentary
The Stormers get the ball back but Gelant kicks a low kick straight into a Benetton player.
77’
Commentary
The Stormers collapse the maul and Benetton set up another lineout close to their line.
75’
Commentary
Benetton have the penalty and have to make a decision. They will kick to touch and look to finish this one off.
73’
Commentary
The Stormers throw waves of attack at Benetton but then a turnover sends them scampering back.
71’
Commentary
The Stormers will keep going to the lineout despite Dweba's struggles.
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69’
Commentary
Dweba can't hit his jumper again and the Stormers blow another shot.
68’
Commentary
The Stormers get a kickable penalty and again they will go to the touchline.
65’
Commentary
Dweba can't find his jumper and Benetton hack it clear but will see it come back at them from halfway.
63’
Commentary
The Stormers kicking game hasn't been great and they keep turning to it to their detriment. The Stormers are lucky to escape their 22 after a turnover from Dweba.
61’
Commentary
The Stormers get blown up for hinging at the scrum and Benetton can set another attack from the lineout close to the Stormers 22.
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60’
Commentary
The Stormers frustration grows as Dweba knocks on just inside the Benetton half.
57’
Commentary
CONVERSION, BENETTON, UMAGA, 20-17:
Umaga slots the conversion.
55’
Commentary
TRY, BENETTON, IZEKOR, 18-17:
Benetton finally find a way around the Stormers rush and Izekor canters in to score.
52’
Commentary
The scrum has to be reset but then the Stormers get the penalty at the scrum and bizarrely tap and go. They eventually kick clear and then infringe and Benetton can drive them right back towards the 22.
50’
Commentary
The Stormers put themselves under pressure from a lineout and Du Plessis scrambles it clear close to his own line. However, Benetton can't feed their lineout straight.
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47’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, DU PLESSIS, 13-17:
Du Plessis delivers a pinpoint conversion this time.
46’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, SKOSAN, 13-15:
Skosan goes flying in close to the corner as the Stormers hit back.
45’
Commentary
Roos gets a crucial penalty and the Stormers have another chance to attack.
43’
Commentary
Gelant tries a gamebreaking pass but it goes forward and Benetton have a scrum just inside the Stormers half.
41’
Commentary
The Stormers start the second half on the front foot but a poor kick ends their attack on the Benetton 22.
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40’
Half Time
HALF TIME: BENETTON 13-10 STORMERS
The Stormers have kicked a lot but not all of them have been great. Benetton have been the more accurate team in many facets. The Stormers do have a power edge up front which could tell in the second half.
40’
Drop Goal
DROP GOAL, BENETTON, SMITH, 13-10:
Smith pulls out a phenomenal long range drop goal after the Stormers try to clear after a missed penalty from Albornoz.
39’
Commentary
Now the Stormers give up a cheap penalty that Albornoz could kick to goal.
38’
Commentary
Du Plessis cannot convert the try again and it stays level.
37’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, NTUBENI, 10-10:
The Stormers maul over for the try.
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36’
Commentary
The Stormers get a penalty almost straight off the kick off and they reject the shot again.
35’
Penalty
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ, 10-5:
Albornoz slots the penalty kick.
34’
Commentary
Skosan is penalised for a late hit and Albornoz calls for the tee.
32’
Commentary
Du Plessis cannot convert the try.
31’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, GELANT, 7-5:
Gelant is first to a loose ball after Loader and Odogwu went up for the hoist and the Stormers are on the board.
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30’
Commentary
The Stormers turn down another kickable penalty goal as they setup an attacking lineout.
27’
Commentary
The Stormers are doing a lot of kicking and once again drive Benetton back to just outside their 22.
26’
Conversion
CONVERSION, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ, 7-0:
Albornoz converts.
25’
Try
TRY, BENETTON, ZANON, 5-0:
Zanon pounces on a grubber to score the first try of the match.
22’
Commentary
Benetton have the attacking scrum feed now after another error from the Stormers and carry into their opponents 22 for the first time.
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20’
Commentary
Smith is down injured and the referee wants to review it. The injury was caused by contact with a teamates head though and Benetton restart with a scrum feed.
17’
Commentary
Benetton can only clear as far as their own 22 but then Dweba's lineout feed goes astray and Benetton have another scrum feed.
16’
Commentary
Benetton stop the Stormers maul inside their own five and get the scrum which they will need to clear quickly with the Stiormers dominant up front.
15’
Commentary
The Stormers reject a shot at goal to set up a lineout deep in the Benetton 22.
13’
Commentary
The Stormers would be in for a try but for a knock on by Zas in the buildup after a much better kick from Gelant. Benetton have a scrum on their own 22.
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11’
Commentary
The Stormers pressure Benetton but Skosan knocked on in the tackle and Benetton will feed a scrum that straddles the halfway line.
10’
Commentary
Gelant now makes a poor clearance that will give Benetton a lineout feed on the Stormers ten.
8’
Commentary
The Stormers self-destruct again as they have two receivers at lineout and Evans pins them with a free kick.
7’
Commentary
Another speculative kick from the Stormers pushes Benetton pack to their five, they get up to claim the lineout though and find touch just outside their 22.
5’
Commentary
A poor kick from the Stormers goes unpunished as they have the scrum just inside the Benetton half after the Italians' feed at the lineout was not straight. The scrum goes down and referee Evans lectures the front rows.
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3’
Commentary
The Stormers win the kicking battle as Mendy kicks to touch about fifteen metres inside the Benetton half. The Stormers have the lineout feed.
1’
Kick Off
Benetton kick off and the Stormers kick but can't find touch and the hosts charge back into their half.
0’
History
The Stormers have lost their only previous visit to this ground going down 22-18 in September 2021. John Dobson's men beat Benetton 38-22 when the Italian side visited the Cape last term.
0’
Commentary
The referee is Craig Evans of Wales who will be aided by local Italian assistant referees Federico Vedovelli and Alex Frasson while Evans' countryman Sean Brickell is the TMO.
0’
Team News
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Ben Loader, 12 Ruhan Nel, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Marcel Theunissen, 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Neethling Fouche (captain), 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Ali Vermaak.
Replacements: 16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, 19 Gary Porter, 20 Nama Xaba, 21 Keke Morabe, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Clayton Blommetjies.
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Team News
Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Marco Zanon, 11 Paolo Odogwu, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro (captain), 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Ivan Nemer.
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Giosué Zilocchi, 19 Eli Snyman, 20 Alessandro Izekor, 21 Toa Halafihi, 22 Andy Uren, 23 Jacob Umaga.
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Welcome
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship round four match between Benetton and the Stormers from the Stadio Monigo in Treviso
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
LC
L. Cannone
Ball Carries: 17
Tackles
Rv
R. van Heerden
Tackles: 13
Points
WG
W. Gelant
Points: 5
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Match Information
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, TBC
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