FULL TIME: STORMERS 37-27 BULLS
CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 37-27:
Smith slots the conversion.
TRY, BULLS, DU PLESSIS, 37-25:
The Bulls eventually bash over and retain their hope of grabbing a losing bonus point.
The Bulls look out on their feet despite winning a penalty but we could see another rolling maul.
Willemse sets the Stormers away but the pass has gone forward and the Bulls have a scrum on the ten metre line inside the Stormers half.
The Stormers are throwing the ball around with gay abandon and nothing seems to be going the Bulls way at all in a frantic passage of play.
PENALTY, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 37-20:
Libbok slots the kick.
Two sloppy scrum penalties allow the Stormers to call for the tee and chew up more time as well as taking a chance to move their lead out beyond two scores.
The scrum has to be reset and the referee allows it to take an age to be reformed and that won't thrill the Bulls.
A sloppy pass kills the Bulls momentum after a string of positive attacks from the visitors.
Goosen clears his lines for the Bulls but the Stormers can bring it back from the ten metre line if they can secure the lineout ball.
CONVERSION, BULLS, GOOSEN, 34-20:
Goosen adds the extras and the Bulls aren't out of it just yet.
TRY, BULLS, VAN STADEN, 34-18:
Van Staden is unstoppable from short range and the Bulls have a lifeline.
The Bulls go to the corner again as they continue to grind their way back into the contest.
De Wet makes a hash of a kick and the Bulls now have an attacking scrum.
A relieving penalty is awarded to the Stormers who get out of trouble.
The Bulls incredibly knock on at the quick tap and the Stormers have to secure the ball from defensive scrum to clear their lines.
The Bulls attack with advantage as they seek a path back into this contest.They can't take the advantage but they will come back for the penalty.
Hartzenburg is almost away with the intercept but he just can't hold it and the Bulls have an attacking scrum.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 34-13:
Libbok slots the conversion to ensure the Stormers have scored 21 points in six minutes.
TRY, STORMERS, ZAS, 32-13:
The Stormers have turned on the style now and Zas does brilliantly when it seemed the attack had been killed off but he cut back in against the grain and powered over.
The Bulls are now giving away cheap penalties and it is a long way back for them now.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 27-13:
Libbok slots and the Stormers are stretching their legs.
TRY, STORMERS, HARTZENBURG, 25-13:
Straight off the restart, the Stormers shred the Bulls defence and Hartzenburg is set away into the corner.
CONVERSION, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 20-13:
Libbok makes no mistake this time.
TRY, STORMERS, DWEBA, 18-13:
Dweba bullocks over the line from short range and the Stormers are back in front.
The Stormers go to the touchline after being awarded a penalty for a high tackle, this time a harsh call against the Bulls.
Libbok has missed a kick from straight in front of the posts and that is a huge let-off for the Bulls.
A harsh high tackle call allows the Bulls to move play towards the Stormers 22. The Bulls cannot find their jumpers through and the Stormers boot it away.
The Stormers have an attacking scrum after a dynamic attack is only just snuffed out by the Bulls but they knock on in the process. However its pulled back for foul play and the Bulls have a penalty.
The second half is underway and the Stormers are quickly onto the attack.
HALF TIME: Stormers 13-13 Bulls
The Stormers have another penalty and they go to the line again.
The Stormers win a penalty after the restart and opt to go to the lineout.
PENALTY, BULLS, GOOSEN, 13-13:
Goosen levels the scores from the tee.
The Bulls have a decision to make as they win a penalty with time running out in the first half. Goosen has called for the tee.
The Bulls scrum gets the wood over the Stormers and win a penalty which they use to send play up into the Stormers 22.
Dweba feeds the lineout but his effort is not straight and the Bulls have the scrum feed.
Fourie kills off a promising Bulls attack set up by a turnover on halfway. The Bulls looked likely to score but great defense from the Stormers ends the move as they win a penalty.
The Stormers keep the heat on with the boot and the Bulls just can't get out of their own half right now.
The Stormers threaten to break open the Bulls on the kick counter but another handling error ends their attacking movement.
A handling error costs the Stormers the ball on attack just as they were upping the pressure on the Bulls. The Bulls can't use the ball and we have to come back for a scrum.
CONVERSION, BULLS, GOOSEN, 13-10:
Goosen slots from out wide to narrow the gap.
TRY, BULLS, CARR, 13-8:
Nizaam Carr goes in at the corner after relentless waves of Bulls pressure.
The Bulls rumble forward after a lineout that didn't look kosher but the visitors need to find a way back into this game.
YELLOW CARD, BULLS, LOUW:
Louw was the man who brought the maul down and he goes to the bin.
PENALTY TRY, STORMERS, 13-3:
The Stormers maul is collapsed while on the gallop and the referee has no choice but to award a penalty try.
Willemse does well in the air and wins a penalty for the Stormers which they use to set up a lineout in the corner.
PENALTY, BULLS, GOOSEN, 6-3:
Goosen nudges one over from close to halfway and the Bulls are on the board with the yellow card nearly expired.
The Bulls attack with advantage but they can't seem to find any way to get through the fierce Stormers' defence.
The Bulls get an easy exit from the lineout and a big kick switches play to a similar area in the Stormers half.
Libbok pokes a grubber into touch just outside the Bulls 22. They are happy to play the game in the Bulls half of the field.
The Stormers pounce at the breakdown and win a penalty that allows them to switch the flow of the game once again.
The Bulls maul helps them make an easy exit after a penalty comes their way.
Dayimani misses out as he tries to get over the line but he has made a double movement and the Bulls win a relieving penalty.
YELLOW CARD, BULLS, VAN STADEN:
Van Staden goes into a tackle and clashes heads with Du Plessis after a replay he will get a yellow card and the Stormers get a penalty to clear their lines.
We have a TMO review for a clash of heads.
Inspired work on the fringes by Arendse gets the Bulls going forward on attack but they will have to content themselves with an attacking scrum.
PENALTY, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 6-0:
Libbok makes no mistake from some way out.
Dayimani bursts away from the back of the scrum and the Stormers win the penalty at the first breakdown and once again Libbok calls for the kicking tee.
The scrum has to be reset and this battle could well decide how this contest goes. Jacobs has his hands full controlling this one.
A poor pass from Libbok surrenders the ball to the Bulls but they really can't get any sort of momentum and eventually a Bulls knock on hands the scrum to the Stormers.
The Bulls take it through the phases but then lose patience and kick straight into touch will plays right into the hands of the Stormers who have the lineout feed inside the Bulls half.
PENALTY, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 3-0:
Libbok makes up for his earlier error with a good strike.
The kick doesn't find touch but the Stormers get a penalty at the breakdown as the Bulls offend at tackle time and Libbok can call for the tee.
Davids gets taken out in the air after the Bulls test the Stormers with a hoist and the Stormers have a penalty which they can use to move play into the Bulls half for the first time.
KICK OFF! Goosen sends up the kick which Willemse secures for the Stormers and they find touch on their own ten-metre line.
The referee for this one will be AJ Jacobs (South Africa) assisted by Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa) and Griffin Colby (South Africa) while the TMO is Marius Jonker (South Africa).
Bulls: 15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Marco Van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje (captain), 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Replacements: 16 Bismarck Du Plessis, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Sebastian Lombard, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Izak Burger, 22 Chris Smit, 23 Stravino Jacobs.
Stormers: 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Ben-Jason Dixon, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Steven Kitshoff (captain).
Replacements: 16 Jean-Jacques Kotze, 17 Alister Vermaak, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Clayton Blommetjies.
Greetings and a warm welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship match between the Stormers and the Bulls from DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
