02 May 2015
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02 May 2015
FULL TIME IN BLOEMFONTEIN
Cheetahs 25 Stormers 17
The home side certainly took all their opportunities today, while the Stormers butchered a few. Although their scrum wins them penalties, the Stormers lineout remains a real problem and their handling was atrocious at times.
A well deserved victory for the Cheetahs.
02 May 2015
80' - Coleman misses again, that is four in a row. The hooter sounds and the Cheetahs have won! The third time they have beaten the Stormers in Bloemfontein in a row.
02 May 2015
79' - The Stormers receive another scrum penalty. Coleman will kick at goal to try and close the gap to less than seven points so as to gain a bonus point for the visitors.
02 May 2015
77' - More handling errors from the visitors, the ball goes backwards but into touch. The Cheetahs can throw in on the Stormers 10m line.
02 May 2015
75' - Another promising Stormers attack comes to nothing, this time Kotze knocks on as the visitors push into the Cheetahs 22m area.
02 May 2015
70' - CONVERSION easily slotted from right in front by Pietersen.
The Stormers will need to score twice now to win this.
Cheetahs 25 Stormers 17
02 May 2015
69' - TRY to the Cheetahs. Poor defence by the Stormers as the Cheetahs got the ball out into midfield, very slowly albeit. A dummy runner got the attention of Burger and Blommetjies burst through to score. Tienie Burger should receive some praise for winning a turnover that lead to the try.
02 May 2015
69' - TMO called into action, Blommetjies is over, running in with not a Stormers player around him. The TMO is going to have a look for possible obstruction.
02 May 2015
68' - Again Coleman has missed with his attempt at goal, that is three in a row now.
02 May 2015
67' - The Cheetahs are making numerous errors here, this time, they are penalised at the ruck again. Coleman will have another shot at goal.
02 May 2015
65' - Coleman pushes that away to the right. He doesn't have the accuracy of Catrakilis.
02 May 2015
64' - The Stormers scrum is causing havoc now. Botha is penalised for a scrum infringement. Coleman will kick at goal.
02 May 2015
62' - The Stormers butcher a try! They had a overlap, but Leyds fires a pass hard and too far out in front of Kolbe who can't hold on. If he did, he would have been away.
02 May 2015
61' - A mazy run by Kolbe as he runs downfield, beats a number of defenders but has to take contact as he has no support. Unfortunately, he loses the ball.
02 May 2015
58' - Stormers substitutions. Koch replaces Malherbe. Schreuder replaces Groom. He wins his 50th Super Rugby cap.
02 May 2015
57' - CONVERSION slotted from straight in front by Coleman.
Cheetahs 18 Stormers 17
02 May 2015
55' - TRY to the Stormers! Stormers captain, Vermeulen bashes his way over after a quick tap is taken from another penalty as the Cheetahs had ventured offside. No one was going to stop him that close to the line.
02 May 2015
54' - Another penalty to the Stormers but Leyds elects to take it quickly. The Cheetahs are penalised for falling over the ruck onto the Stormers side.
02 May 2015
53' - Coleman sets up a lineout in the Cheetahs half after the Stormers are awarded a penalty at scrum-time.
02 May 2015
51' - Stormers substitution. Vermaak replaces Kebble.
02 May 2015
47' - The Cheetahs have a chance to extend their lead as the Stormers are penalised for not releasing in the tackle, Vermeulen is the guilty party. Pietersen has a shot at goal from around 50m but the ball misses out to the right.
02 May 2015
45' - Stormers substitutions. Ntubeni replaces Mbonami. Carizza replaces Botha
02 May 2015
44' - A promising Stormers attack comes to an end as Kolbe knocks on.
02 May 2015
43' - Coleman pulls his penalty attempt to the left of the uprights.
02 May 2015
41' - The Stormers have the first chance for points in the second half after Jones makes some ground. Prinsloo brings him to ground, but doesn't roll away. Coleman who has replaced Catrakilis will kick at goal.
02 May 2015
Second half underway in Bloemfontein as Coleman kicks off.
02 May 2015
HALF TIME IN BLOEMFONTEIN
Cheetahs 18 Stormers 10
02 May 2015
40' - The Stormers receive a penalty after the hooter sounds, its not kickable so they elect to kick to touch.
02 May 2015
39' - Botha does well to get a steal with the Cheetahs on the attack in the 22m area. The Stormers look to run out of trouble. They turn the ball over, but Britz knocks on. Scrum to the Stormers on their own 10m line.
02 May 2015
38' - The Stormers have now lost two lineouts on their own throw in quick succession, a real problem for them all season.
02 May 2015
35' - The vistors get a penalty as Oosthuizen is deemed to have collapsed the scrum. Catrakilis kicks for touch and the Stormers have a lineout on halfway.
02 May 2015
34' - The Stormers have a defensive scrum in their own 22m area. A few resets so far.
02 May 2015
29' - CONVERSION is slotted by Catrakilis.
Cheetahs 18 Stormers 10
02 May 2015
28' - TRY to Leyds as the Stormers hit back straight away. An excellent attack down the left hand side, Vermeulen and Burger prominent. Burger in fact,created the space by coming back inside slightly, creating the space for Leyds to work in and speed over.
Leyds actuall handled first and then managed to run outside the two forwards and receive the ball from Burger. Excellent play by the young winger.
02 May 2015
The Cheetahs have been the far better side so far in this encounter.
02 May 2015
26' - Pieterson cannot convert from the touchline.
Cheetahs 18 Stormers 3
02 May 2015
25' - TRY to the Cheetahs! What excellent skill by Benjamin as he chases a kick ahead by Petersen and manages to get the better of two Stormers defenders, toe it ahead, collect and score.
Whatever Joubert wanted the TMO to check certainly was no problem.
02 May 2015
25' - Benjamin has scored, but the TMO is called into action to check something.
02 May 2015
23' - Stormers substitution. De Jongh is replaced by Jones (injury).