Saturday 21 Dec 2024
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Tries
Neethling Fouche 75'
Leolin Zas 47'
Joseph Dweba 33'; 12'
Suleiman Hartzenberg 24'
Franco Marais 63'
Edwill van der Merwe 43'
Conversions
Manie Libbok 76'; 48'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Raynard Roets
Out: Ruan Delport
76'
Willie Engelbrecht
Out: Ben-Jason Dixon
76'
Manie Libbok
Conversion
76'
Neethling Fouche
Try
75'
Franco Marais
Try
63'
Sanele Nohamba
Out: Sam Francis
61'
Conraad van Vuuren
Out: Asenathi Ntlabakanye
59'
Izan Esterhuizen
Out: WJ Steenkamp
57'
Paul de Wet
Out: Leolin Zas
56'
Brok Harris
Out: Alistair Vermaak
56'
JJ Kotze
Out: Joseph Dweba
53'
Adre Smith
Out: Salmaan Moerat
52'
Morgan Naude
Out: Juan Schoeman
52'
Franco Marias
Out: PJ Botha
52'
Paul De Villiers
Out: Deon Fourie
50'
JC Pretorius
Out: Jarod Cairns
49'
Manie Libbok
Conversion
48'
Leolin Zas
Try
47'
Manuel Rass
Yellow Card
46'
Manuel Rass
Out: Rabz Maxwane
45'
Neethling Fouche
Out: Frans Malherbe
45'
Edwill van der Merwe
Try
43'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Joseph Dweba
Try
33'
Jean-Luc du Plessis
Out: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
27'
Suleiman Hartzenberg
Try
24'
Ruben Schoeman
Red Card
20'
Joseph Dweba
Try
12'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Tries
5
2
Conversions
2
0
Penalties
0
0
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
MT
M. Theunissen
Ball Carries: 16
Tackles
BD
B. Dixon
Tackles: 18
Points
JD
J. Dweba
Points: 10
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2323
Tries per match
33
Penalties Conceded per match
109
Match Information
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Saturday 21 Dec 2024
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Tries
Neethling Fouche 75'
Leolin Zas 47'
Joseph Dweba 33'; 12'
Suleiman Hartzenberg 24'
Franco Marais 63'
Edwill van der Merwe 43'
Conversions
Manie Libbok 76'; 48'
Show more
Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Raynard Roets
Out: Ruan Delport
76'
Willie Engelbrecht
Out: Ben-Jason Dixon
76'
Manie Libbok
Conversion
76'
Neethling Fouche
Try
75'
Franco Marais
Try
63'
Sanele Nohamba
Out: Sam Francis
61'
Conraad van Vuuren
Out: Asenathi Ntlabakanye
59'
Izan Esterhuizen
Out: WJ Steenkamp
57'
Paul de Wet
Out: Leolin Zas
56'
Brok Harris
Out: Alistair Vermaak
56'
JJ Kotze
Out: Joseph Dweba
53'
Adre Smith
Out: Salmaan Moerat
52'
Morgan Naude
Out: Juan Schoeman
52'
Franco Marias
Out: PJ Botha
52'
Paul De Villiers
Out: Deon Fourie
50'
JC Pretorius
Out: Jarod Cairns
49'
Manie Libbok
Conversion
48'
Leolin Zas
Try
47'
Manuel Rass
Yellow Card
46'
Manuel Rass
Out: Rabz Maxwane
45'
Neethling Fouche
Out: Frans Malherbe
45'
Edwill van der Merwe
Try
43'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Joseph Dweba
Try
33'
Jean-Luc du Plessis
Out: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
27'
Suleiman Hartzenberg
Try
24'
Ruben Schoeman
Red Card
20'
Joseph Dweba
Try
12'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Conversions
Conversions
Penalties
Penalties
Drop Goals
Drop Goals
Scrums
Scrums
Lineouts
Lineouts
Possession
Possession
Territory
Territory
Handling Errors
10
8
Passes
186
141
Offload
13
9
Metres Gained
609
351
Clean Breaks
11
6
Kicks From Hand
26
22
Tackles
144
150
Missed Tackles
31
30
Mauls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Penalties Conceded
8
9
Head to Head
Previous 5 meetings
4
1
Won
Won
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
StormersL
L
L
L
W
LionsW
L
L
L
W
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
Line Up
1
AV
Alistair Vermaak
2
JD
Joseph Dweba
3
FM
Frans Malherbe
4
SM
Salmaan Moerat
5
JS
JD Schickerling
6
DF
Deon Fourie
7
BD
Ben-Jason Dixon
8
MT
Marcel Theunissen
9
HJ
Herschel Jantjies
10
ML
Manie Libbok
11
LZ
Leolin Zas
12
SM
Sacha Mngomezulu
13
Ruhan Nel
14
SH
Suleiman Hartzenberg
15
WG
Warrick Gelant
1
Juan Schoeman
2
PB
PJ Botha
3
AN
Asenathi Ntlabakanye
4
RS
Ruben Schoeman
5
RD
Ruan Delport
6
JC
Jarod Cairns
7
WS
WJ Steenkamp
8
FH
Francke Horn
9
Mv
Morne van den Berg
10
SF
Sam Francis
11
Ev
Edwill van der Merwe
12
ML
Marius Louw
13
EC
Erich Cronje
14
RM
Rabz Maxwane
15
TM
Tapiwa Mafura
Substitutes
16
JK
JJ Kotze
17
BH
Brok Harris
18
NF
Neethling Fouche
19
AS
Adre Smith
20
WE
Willie Engelbrecht
21
PD
Paul De Villiers
22
Pd
Paul de Wet
23
Jd
Jean-Luc du Plessis
16
FM
Franco Marias
17
MN
Morgan Naude
18
Cv
Conraad van Vuuren
19
RR
Raynard Roets
20
IE
Izan Esterhuizen
21
JP
JC Pretorius
22
Sanele Nohamba
23
MR
Manuel Rass
Match Videos
Commentary
80’
Full Time
FULL-TIME! STORMERS 29-10 LIONS. A great afternoon for the Stormers to get back to winning ways, but a tough day for the Lions, who just never moved into fourth gear. An entertaining afternoon of rugby… we hope you enjoyed following it with us.
79’
Commentary
Stormers power forward, Libbok launching a cross kick from the Lions 22 as he is brought to ground, but the bounce favours the Lions who clear… with the hooter following.
77’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK! 29-10; Libbok runs the shot clock down as he waits in front of posts before smashing it through the poles.
76’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, FOUCHE! 27-10; The Stormers power forward into the Lions 22, three lovely passes, with the last one finding Neethling Fouché, who powered 12m through open ground before flattening himself on the turf under the poles!
74’
Commentary
Nohamba tries a cross-kick to the wing, but it's just too deep and the Stormers will have a lineout to clear the danger.
73’
Commentary
The Stormers drive the Lions back towards their 22m, but the Lions keep coming and press up to the 5m line…
71’
Commentary
Lions with a penalty advantage have the ball to Nohamba, who kicks to touch for a 5m lineout… but the Stormers steal the ball back… Libbok sends a cross-kick to his right wing… and somehow the Stormers manage to force the ball away from the Lions and kick it out to touch. That's what high-risk poker looks like on the rugby field!
70’
Commentary
Lions pressing for all they are worth… a chip over the top fr Van den Berg to chase… but the in-goal area is thin and the ball skips out of play.
68’
Commentary
Stormers regain the ball and drive at the Lions, but they are penalised and Nohamba kicks play close to the Stormers 22.
65’
Commentary
Stormers press upfield but are run into touch inside the Lions 10m line.
63’
Commentary
CLOSE! Sanele Nohamba's conversion from the touchline is well struck but just creeps wide.
62’
Try
TRY, LIONS, MARAIS! 22-10; BRILLIANT PLAY from the Lions, the lineout taken short and the ball is fed back to Marais, who drives to the line and crashes over for the score. Superb try!
61’
Commentary
Stormers turn the lineout possession over and press play back upfield. Lions win a penalty on the halfway line… Van den Berg taps and goes, driving into the Stormers half … he's brought down and the Lions win another penalty, this time kicked into the Stormers 22 for a lineout.
59’
Commentary
Lions push the Stormers back to their 5m line, there's a dink through to run onto, but the Stormers claim the ball… and the ref blows for a penalty advantage for the Lions.
57’
Commentary
Lions continue to attack the Stormers with some great passing an running rugby.
53’
Commentary
GREAT RUN from Morné van den Berg to take play up to the Stormers' 22 before he is brilliantly tackled around his calves by Herschel Jantjies, and just not able to find a team-mate to pass to in a dangerous position for the home side.
49’
Conversion
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK! 22-5; Libbok slots his fourth attempt at goal and the home side have a happy lead.
48’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, ZAS! 20-5; Stormers swamp the Lions, with Zas crashing over for the try.
47’
Yellow Card
YELLOW CARD, LIONS, RASS. Manny Rass is carded for an interception that was knocked forward… really unlucky as he was in a great position to catch it…but by knocking it forward the ref had to card him.
45’
Commentary
Francis with the conversion attempt from the left touchline… he starts it out wide, possibly hoping to sling it back through the poles… it does slide back towards the poles but just not enough.
44’
Try
TRY, LIONS, VAN DER MERWE! 15-5; Ball is spun out wide to Edwill van der Merwe on the left wing… he runs at his man, dnks a chip over him, runs forward and, with a good bounce, collects it then dives over the line for the five points! Superb effort.
43’
Commentary
Great attack from the Lions, and excellent defence from the Stormers to hold them up.
41’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! The second half is underway.
40’
Half Time
HALF-TIME, STORMERS 15-0 LIONS. One-way traffic at the moment.
39’
Commentary
Lions turn over the ball and kick deep, but the Stormers kick back from inside their 22… the Lions win the lineout and are awarded a penalty which is kicked to the Stormers' 10m as the hooter sounds… a last chance for the Lions to score… but the Stormers win the ball back from the Lions and Hartzenberg pokes the ball into touch to end the first half.
38’
Commentary
Stormers run at the Lions again… run, ruck, run, ruck…
36’
Commentary
OFF THE POST! Libbok's conversion from the left of the poles, 15m in from the touchline, starts on wide of the near. post but curls in… BUT IT SLAPS AGAINST THE UPRIGHT and bounces back infield!! Libbok is having no luck with his spot kicks today.
34’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, DWEBA! 15-0; The Stormers power forward from the Lions' 5m line, Dweba peeling off to crash over for another try. The Lions are looking fragile at the back now.
32’
Commentary
The Stormers run the line, but there's a handling error and the Lions will scrum just short of their 10m…
30’
Commentary
The Lions concede a penalty and Libbok kicks play deep upfield for a Stormers lineout 10m past the Lions' 10m…
29’
Commentary
Feinberg-Mngomezulu goes off with a muscle strain after an earlier tackle…. the Lions press forward on attack and make ground towards the Stormers 22 but knock-on and the Stormers will feed the scrum.
27’
Commentary
Libbok again misses with his conversion attempt… again from about 10m in from the right touchline, this time his effort starts right and can't pull back in.
26’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, HARTENBERG! 10-0; With the penalty advantage, Libbok gives a pinpoint crosskick to Suleiman Hartzenberg, who dives forward to catch the ball and dot down in one motion for a super smart try.
24’
Commentary
GREAT BREAK forward by Schickerling, but as he is brought down his pass fails to find his man, but the Stormers keep pressing forward…
21’
Commentary
The Stormers power over for a try, but the TMO has ruled it offside. Good break for the Lions, but being one man down for three-quarters of the match is a big ask.
19’
Red Card
RED CARD, LIONS, SCHOEMAN! The Lions man is sent off after going into a ruck with his shoulder and head making contact with a Stormers player in a very dangerous manner.
Correct decision.
19’
Commentary
Lions a scrum and look to push forward, but the Stormers reclaim possession and press them back…
19’
Commentary
Lions a scrum and look to push forward, but the Stormers reclaim possession and press them back…
16’
Commentary
Stormers win their lineout on their 10m line, run the ball but are brought to ground and the visitors look to counter-attack, but play breaks down as they knock-on in the backline. Stormers scrum on the Lions 10m.
14’
Commentary
Libbok strikes the conversion well from 10m inside the right touchline, but it started wide of the far post and never looked like coming back, so that's not the start the World Cup-winner would have wanted.
13’
Try
TRY, STORMERS, DWEBA! 5-0; The Stormers plough forward and over the line, with Dweba delighted to touch down for the five points.
12’
Commentary
Penalty awarded to the Stormers for a high tackle on the 22… Libbok kicks into touch for a 5m lineout…
12’
Commentary
Lions with a scrum but the Stormers turn possession over and drive to the 22, the ref calling a scrum but first asking the TMO to check for foul play.
10’
Commentary
Van den Berg spots a gap and sprints through and over for the try… but the TMO has spotted something and calls play back to past the Stormers 22 for a home penalty. Tough break for visitors as that was a superb move.
9’
Commentary
Lions win a scrum close to the Stormers 22, they run the ball, the tackle is made but scrumhalf Morné van den Berg picks up the loose ball, sprints into the Stormers 22 and heads for the tryline…
7’
Commentary
Stormers kick upfield from the base of the ruck… the mark is taken and the Lions kick play back upfield. Stormers lineout.
5’
Commentary
Still the Stormers running forward, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu doing great work to push past the Lions 10m and up to their 22 before being swallowed by the Lions' defence… and the visitors turn over possession and kick play back upfield. Great spell by the Stormers and some excellent defending by the Lions.
3’
Commentary
Stormers run the ball, their forwards playing their part as battering rams against the Lions' defensive wall… four phases the Stormers keep running and passing, left, right, left, right…
2’
Commentary
Stormers awarded a penalty and they kick for a lineout 10m from the Lions 22…
1’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! We're underway here at the Cape Town Stadium!
0’
Commentary
Both sides lost their last match, in Round 7. The Stormers went down 21-15 away to the Sharks, while the Lions suffered a 17-10 away loss against Munster.
0’
Commentary
The Lions are on 19 points, eight above the Stormers… and 15 behind first-placed Leinster. There are just two points between them and 11th-paced Scarlets, so the mid-table is pretty packed, so there is no time for resting on one's laurels.
0’
Commentary
The Lions are enjoying a great start to the URC, winning four of their opening six matches, putting them sixth in the table. Ironically, they still have a minus-4 points difference, so there is a vulnerability for the Stormers to exploit in their defence.
0’
Commentary
The Stormers are down in 13th place in the URC table having won just two of their six games. They have gone down four times already and have a minus-15 points difference.
0’
Commentary
The Stormers come into this match having won their last five matches against the Lions, so they should be feeling pretty confident.
0’
Team News
Lions: 15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sam Francis, 9 Morné van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn, 7 WJ Steenkamp, 6 Jarod Cairns, 5 Ruan Delport, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman. Replacements: 16 Franco Marais, 17 Morgan Naudé, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Darriën Landsberg, 20 Izan Esterhuizen, 21 JC Pretorius, 22 Sanele Nohamba, 23 Manny Rass.
0’
Team News
Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Marcel Theunissen, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Deon Fourie (captain), 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ali Vermaak. Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Neethling Fouché, 19 Adré Smith, 20 Willie Engelbrecht, 21 Paul de Villiers, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Jean-Luc du Plessis.
0’
Commentary
Here are the teams…
0’
Welcome
Good afternoon and welcome to derby day in South Africa in the United Rugby Championship. It's the Stormers hosting the Lions at theCape Town Stadium… and the weather is perfect here in the heart of Cape Town.
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
MT
M. Theunissen
Ball Carries: 16
Tackles
BD
B. Dixon
Tackles: 18
Points
JD
J. Dweba
Points: 10
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2323
Tries per match
33
Penalties Conceded per match
109
Match Information
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
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