Stormers v Highlanders - 2011R04

[AngrySeahorse]

Well, I couldnt sleep so here I am watching the game. 9-6 Stormers, quite a few penalties.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

x2 yellows, x1 each team, hand bags stuff. Stormers penalty takes them to 12-6.

And just after even more hand bags thrown. It's now half time.

 

[Sandpit Fan]

No tries last week, looking similar this week. You'd have to be worried about their ability to get over the try line if you were coaching, particularly against the Cheetahs.

Bekker looked a bit hard done by with that yellow, I didn't see him throw a punch.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Agree re. the punch. I was going to back the highlanders for tonight...I mean for this morning, but I had a feeling the highlanders are ripe to lose one.

 

[Sandpit Fan]

Agree re. the punch. I was going to back the highlanders for tonight...I mean for this morning, but I had a feeling the highlanders are ripe to lose one.

Wish I'd had the same feeling.... I had them down for the win on this one.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Stormers 18, Highlanders 6. Full time.

Stormers were brilliant in defence and really were dominating the Highlanders at the breakdown. Highlanders were the better attacking team though with much larger amounts of possession (Stormers had to make twice as many tackles). I would say the Stormers win was half due to their defence and half due to Highlanders screw ups.

The Stormers attacking game may have cured me of my insomnia - it has made me quite sleepy, off to bed.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Wish I'd had the same feeling.... I had them down for the win on this one.

Oh no. I had Crusaders by 13+ tonight which worked a treat but I had the Sharks for 7.5pt over the Rebs which werent so good. Highlanders v Crusaders should be a ripper.

 

[Larno]

FT 18-6 to the Stormers. A shame for the Clan, they deserve a bit of good fortune. One can only hope they pick up again for their next game.

 

[Blue]

FT 18-6 to the Stormers. A shame for the Clan, they deserve a bit of good fortune. One can only hope they pick up again for their next game.

Why? Genuine question. I reckon they have ridden out their good fortune.

Stormers still have the same problem as last tear. Great defense but can't score tries for shit despite so many talented backline players. Very strange. They need to improve a whole lot from here else they won't even get close to playoffs.

 

[Larno]

The underdog thing more than anything else. Nice to see a team which has had a few shithouse seasons of late do well.

 

[Newb]

The underdog thing more than anything else. Nice to see a team which has had a few shithouse seasons of late do well.

i'd agree on that. plus they seem to lose all their good players to the teams up north. dagg comes to mind. nice of thomson to stick it out.