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Super 15: Rebels - Stormers in Melbourne (03-06-2011, 10:40 GMT)

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Super 15: Rebels - Stormers in Melbourne (03-06-2011)

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AAMI Park, Melbourne (03-06-2011, 10:35 GMT)
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The Stormers will be aiming to finish their New Zealand and Australian tour on a high and secure their spot at the top of the South African conference, ahead of the Sharks and the late surging Bulls. They face a Rebels team that has just come off a bye after a rather demoralizing tour of South Africa, where they were thrashed by both the Bulls and the Cheetahs. The Rebels will certainly be happy to be back at home in Melbourne, where they managed to cause several upsets earlier in the season.

Rebels - 15 Richard Kingi, 14 Lachlan Mitchell, 13 Mark Gerrard, 12 Stirling Mortlock (c), 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 Julian Huxley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve, 7 Michael Lipman, 6 Jarrod Saffy, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Alister Campbell, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Subs: 16 Adam Freier, 17 Greg Somerville, 18 Kevin O'Neill, 19 Tim Davidson, 20 Sam Cordingley, 21 Peter Betham, 22 Afusipa Taumoepeau.

Stormers – 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Kurt Coleman, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Anton van Zyl, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw
Subs: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 Andries Bekker 19 Nick Koster, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21 Earl Rose, 22 Juan de Jongh.

The Rebels have again left out Dan Cipriani, with Julian Huxley gain given the job of running the team from first-five. Despite dropping Greg Sommerville to the bench, the Rebels forward pack remain competitive, with Ged Robinson, Hugh Pyle, and Gareth Delve all having strong season. Without Cipriani at 10 the backline lacks a bit of spark, but individually the likes of Cooper Vuna, Mark Gerrard, and Richard Kingi can break a game open with their dangerous running.

The Stormers have chosen to rest Andries Bekker, with Anton van Zyl given the start at lock. Tian Liebenberg gets the start at hooker, and Duane Vermeulen is reinstated in the Number 8 jersey, after being given a rest last weekend. Kurt Coleman gets another chance in the Stormers 10 jersey, with Earl Rose brought onto the bench as cover. de Villers and Fourie are reunited in the midfield, and are sure to ask a lot of question of the Rebels defense.


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We need to bag the 5 points to put ourselves in a position to challenge the Blues for that 2nd spot (we'll need the week's rest it gives because we've only had 1 effective bye). That and hope our top halves recover in time for the play-offs. STOOOOOOOOOOOOOORMEEEEEERS!
 
It’s going to be tough for the Stormers hope they can get the 5 pointer but first need to concentrate on getting the four. The Rebels is in my opinion really unpredictable at home but do they really have the composure to beat the Stormers that remains to be seen. I want the Stormers to win this and get the 5 points and be clinical in all departments they are strong challengers for the ***le this year.<O:p</O:p
 
Did i hear that stat correctly?!
Stormers have conceded only 13 tries all season?!?!
That's less than a try a game!
Epic defence!
 
Berger making an attempted drop goal?
Bloody South Africans, nearly as bad as the English.
 
Habana try. God, i haven't seen him score in AGES!
I reckon it's the beard. Adding a little va-va-voom to his play. Good set piece try from Stormers.
 
Pfffft, SH teams love a dropgoal


Forgot this was on this morning, missed the first 20mins, but gives me something to do until lunch :D
 
Did i hear that stat correctly?!
Stormers have conceded only 13 tries all season?!?!
That's less than a try a game!
Epic defence!

Yeah but our tries for isn't so hot; something like 10th/11th in that dept. Waratahs and to a lesser extent the Sharks & Crusaders have been pretty tight in defense as well.
 
Habana running out of the line almost paid off for the first time in 4 years :p
 
Ah good to see the standard of officiating is top class <_<
 
That penalty the Stormers #8 won was bull plop

He won the turnover fair and square, then there were two rebels players trying to take the ball out his hands, he was holding on, but then he got the penalty?


Rebels playing some good rugby in parts, just keep knocking on all the bloomin' time
 
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I've turned the game off to watch the cricket, which is just as frustrating to watch.

I'm so annoyed by the officiating in the game I just had to turn off. At the breakdown is a lottery and at the moment the Stormers players are picking the correct numbers. If the ref was consistent then I would not be moaning. He is definitely inconsistent and dire, any wonder why there are so little SH ref's going to the World Cup?
 
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Good reffing, agreed there was no need to send anyone off for that display of handbags.
 
Nice. This Kurt Coleman is having an okay game. As a Stormers fan what has been great for me this season is seeing the youngsters/newbies/fringe players rise to the occassion when we have needed them; Coleman, Sadie, Elstadt, Deon Fourie.
 
Time is running out to score that crucial 4rth try... C'mon, boys!!! Hope we won't be kicking ourselves for not going for touch for one of those penalties. Then again, you need to win first and those penalties helped put the pressure on the Rebels I guess.
 
There's the 4th try...at last!
This isn't quite the game it was in the first half. Scrappy as ****! lol!
 
Great try! A wonderful break leading to a great try.
5 tries now!
 
Well holy crap.

I wish I could have watched the game, a friend was updating me through Gtalk the whole time.
That last 30 minutes sounded like some amazing stuff, and I hear the Jacque Fourie try was an absolutely amazing run.
 

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