[2015 Super Rugby] Stormers vs. Bulls (Round 11) 25/04/2015

[TRF_heineken]

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

19:10 CAT (SA, GMT+2)​

Teams:

Stormers: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Johnny Kotze, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Pat Howard, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Duane Vermeulen (captain), 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Ruan Botha, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Jean Kleyn, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Kurt Coleman, 23 Huw Jones

Bulls: 15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Jacques du Plessis, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Dean Greyling

Substitutes: 16 Callie Visagie, 17 Morne Mellet, 18 Arno Botha, 19 Lappies Labuschagne, 20 Akona Ndungane, 21 Tian Schoeman, 22 Jurgen Visser, 23 Trevor Nyakane

Referee Jaco Peyper

AR1 Jason Jaftha

AR2 Francois Pretorious

TMO Shaun Veldsman​

 

[SomeOke]

Tough game both teams looking to be gathering some momentum, I like our pack better, but the bulls have the better pivot and a nice mix of youth and experience in their backs. Hard to call but I'd say we're favourites at home.

 

[TRF_heineken]

Tough game both teams looking to be gathering some momentum, I like our pack better, but the bulls have the better pivot and a nice mix of youth and experience in their backs. Hard to call but I'd say we're favourites at home.

You are favourites indeed.

But I think the Bulls will just narrowly take this one. I hope Jan Serfontein gets to play, I want to see what he and Burger Odendaal can do in the midfield.

Also, this past weekend I saw glimpses of the old Arno Botha, and I hope he gets a start, shift Jacques Du Plessis back to lock alongside Flip and put Lappies at 6. My biggest worry is our scrums...

 

[Bull]

Bulls scrum is a definite worry and what we'll do at 9. Also hoping for an Odendaal and Serfontein midfield.

Peyper is again the ref.

 

[TRF_heineken]

Bulls scrum is a definite worry and what we'll do at 9. Also hoping for an Odendaal and Serfontein midfield.

Peyper is again the ref.

If Odendaal and Serfontein are our centre pair, then I'll move JJ to wing and put Hougaard at scrumhalf. Easy.

 

[Bull]

If Odendaal and Serfontein are our centre pair, then I'll move JJ to wing and put Hougaard at scrumhalf. Easy.

Ditto

 

[TRF_heineken]

So Odendaal is not being risked after his knock last week.

But it's good to see Jan Serfontein back in the mix...