Live Coverage: Stormers vs Brumbies

Welcome to the G&GR live coverage of the Brumbies taking on the Stormers from Capetown.

9 Wallabies to start for the Brumbies, looking strong

Stormers girls are still hot too, morning ladies!

GDay Mosebag. Early enough?

and we’re off!

Morning Gagger, just hit 4:12am, go Ponies

Reckon I’ll stick around for the first half… .

Chisolm penalised for holding on on the ground, Stormers lineout around the Brumbies 22

Stormers making good yards in the rolling maul

and the Maul is back, looking good

Can’t believe they didn’t go for poles

Stormers maul to the 22 and get the penalty for Brumbies collapsing. Strange choice to go for another lineout, this one on 5m

I missed the Sharks margin by 2, same as Brumby Jack :(

Yeah, it’s a hard road we hoe Joostie

Morning Moses, Morning all…

Morning Brumby Jack, your boys were lucky there!

Get out of jail free via the Stormers hooker dropping the ball cold

Yes, poor handling seems to be the order of the day so far

So long as my fantasy players man up

Full arm penalty to the Stormers from Brumbies scrum feed. Ouc

That is one fucked up hair cut

Ma’afu for collapsing. Stormers get the 5m lineout and set up the maul this time and they’re over in the corner! Heading pustairs, but looks like try

Is ill discipline going to ruin the Brumbies again? It looks like it…

On the line is in or out?

Oh yeah. Fucking lucky that one

Wow, outrageous decision by the TMO to award no try

Nothing wrong with that!

Just touched the in goal line

Brumbies applying some pressure in the Stormers 22, G Smith pulls out another grubber..

Reckon the Brumbies may need to work on Maul defence as well…

@BJ, see the Newb comment in the right? Can you approve it with the +, then click the medal to add him to the unmoderated readers group?

Stormers 2 off his feet on wrong side!

I already did it mose

you guys are on top of it

There’s another one there now ;)

Touchie Gregan in with a report,,,

Damn you George, that’s -3 to my fantasy team :(

Great old school steal. Couldn’t help himself

seems harsh to penalize someone for making a play like that

If it was 09 it would be + points to Smith for a ruck burgle…

Can’t blame him for that, it’s his genetic makeup

I don’t believe George is physically capable on not turning that over

Bob Skinstad in love with the Newlands pitch….

The Newlands pitch isn’t so pristine after that mess Skinstad just made

Habana stupid, thanks for the territory

AAC showing his skills under the high ball again

beautiful to watch AAC like that

Great break by Stormers 12, good option on the kick too

If they must score, my preference would be Louw ;)

should have gone to the man inside

Stormers knock on, a VERY long adv by Joubert for a lineout infringement

That was ridiculously long advantage, infringement was very soft, hardly inteference

Stormers cheerleaders trying to outdo the Shorks girls?

Great run by AAC, he just eats up the smallest gap

too bad, Brumbies had the Stormers scrambling

Brumbies get the 5m lineout, ballsy

Brumbies taking the option to not contest the lineout and pays off with Stormers for obstruction

and…. turnover

nice idea

Did the commentator just say the Stormers Loosehead’s name was Rolf Harris?

So much for long advantages!

That was so cynical

Both teams trying to throw it around but poor handling letting both teams down

pretty sure it’s brok harris

love how the brumbies piggies run

Wonder how Brok goes with a wobbleboard?

Gits taking the 3 this time, 6-6

AAC’s got the burners on today

wow, bad play by the stormers winger

Can’t blame the Stormers winger, he’s probably got AAC man-love as well

agreed beerandsport

no complaint? More likely he doesn’t want to get marched 10m for dissent!

Nice saving tackle by Rocky, shame the Stormer didn’t have the ball!

Handling letting both teams down at crucial times

Surely both teams can’t keep up this intensity

big hits being thrown around out there

Valentine could have grabbed that ingoal when it was still moving.

Good passage of play there for the stormers

and all that good work undone by poor handling

Giteau should leave the high ball catching to AAC

Scrum is much improved since Joubert’s last word

Smtih tackled by player not retreating the 10m there

Lost forward? Was kicked by the 8!

Stormers lucky there, was looking great for a Giteau drop goal

interesting game, lots of running, big hits

A decent first half by both teams, poor handling needs to be addressed though. The Stormers were unlucky in having a try denied. Rocky needs to get angrier and play like last week. AAC very solid at the back.

Rocky has been pretty quite, though is very effective at cleaning up messy ball on the ground.

Preliminary fantasy scores are in for Saders vs Sharks… Carter 32 points ;)

Zak Guildford 39 points with 2 tries

I predict Morne Steyn to get 60 this week

Morne getting 60 points in a losing effort would be the perfect result for me, he’s my captain!

Let’s hope the Brumbies play the full 80 and don’t have an eye on the departure lounge

@BJ, if you keep scrolling down on the recent comments column, the new ones show at the bottom (invonvenient I know!)

Annoying hey dudebudstud, I had Thorn at the start of the season but he was injured

Danie Roussow better have a better game than thorn or I am gonna kick myself

Danie, big call!

you dont think he will?

I hope he doesn’t! Getting monstered by Palu would be the ideal result

G SMith with some outrageous passing moves there

More that I want the Tahs to win..

lol I have Palu too

I have 4 Tahs on my team, but 3 bulls too

Well that’s fine then! I’ve relaxed my fantasy morals, in the past I’d transfer out anyone who was playing the Tahs

I’m doing pretty good, I was in 52 place at the end of the 3rd round

G Smith saves the day with another ruck burgle

*2nd

Alexander with the big kick…..

2nd round that is

Peter Lowe has had a good game. Which is annoying, I was confusing him with my fantasy lock Francouis Louw

Alexander kicking? An essential skill for a Brumbies prop to have

with forwards role models such as smith and hoiles, is it any wonder the Brumbies forwards play “loose” ?

Good hit by Valentine!

I had a terrible round 2, no Chiefs, Hurricanes or Reds. My worst 4 players return a total of -17 points!

what place is everyone in the fantasy league?

It all makes sense now, AAC’s midfield bombs, that was the plan all along

I’m glad I got up to see it succeed now ;)

I’m 93rd now… hoping this week will be better.

AAC sticks to what he knows best

I just dropped to 101 after the crusaders game

Valentine you cheeky ranga bastard, tapping the tighthead on the head as he gets penalised

but hopefully I bounce back and crack the top 50

although if i win the whole league i dont know how i will claim and use the grand prize

live in canada!

Will there be a try in this match? let’s hope so…..

Giteau playing 9, Smith playing 10. Nice

But with the handling on display, it doesn’t look like it

The crowd’s getting a little noisy in KaapStad

I’ll claim it for ya ;)

Doing the mexican wave, good to see they take their rugby seriously in the cape!

hassling and harrowing? Yes, I agree it’s tie for Harrison

Is it me or does Pietersen look like Percy jnr?

Would need to check his socks for a comb, to be sure

Commentator is full of it, Habana released his hands sure, while leaning on the tackled player which his knees. Not released, penalty to Brumbies is correct

Skinstad tries hard but is getting up there with Bladen in the annoying stakes

If it’s not poor handling, it’s accidental obstruction that ruins good play

Time for Mortlock and Rocky to make their presence felt

Habana all over the tackled player, can’t complain there

glad I don’t have Habana in the fantasy pool

I do :(

Habana needs a try to break even at this point…

Chapman on for Hoiles

Who’s captain now?

How is lealiifano meant to roll away when Habana is lying all over him?

Either Mortlcok, Elsom, G Smith..the water carrier..unsure

So anyone but Giteau ;)

Harrison on for Hand ;)

That’s 3 midfield bombs that AAC has regathered

whyh don’t they just stop lying to themselves and give the cheerleaders stripper poles? They aren’t fooling anyone

CanadianRugby – CONCUR!

sounds like a solid plan to me CR

Maybe it’s the way to ensure crowds are up? amongst other things

just have little station around the sidelines. stripper stations

Edmonds on for Moore, Phibbs for Valentine

Wow, 7 phases!

great steal

Ball security is woeful, trying for wonder passes when getting smashed

I’ve noticed that in the last few passaged from the Brumbies, very late passes by forwards who are 95% tackled..

early engagement from the Stormers!

Questionable by Joubert

It seems both teams are waiting for a mistake by the other team to win the game

Just a lot of pretty poor skills so far. Can’t wait till the Tahs match at 4am tomorrow, we’ll show you how to really butch an opportunity

Guess Gits doesn’t trust lealiifano to catch..

joubert knows how to seek out a penalty

I have visions of a Grant DG to win….

or a knock on…

12all draw, with both teams unable to string together 3 phases

Nice Gits, lets get up their end

i’m not watching the game, no foxtel, who is in possession

Stormers just got the ball on thier 22
George Smith intercept

this seems like one of those games where the backs and forwards stop being friend

and try to my fantasy flanker!!!!!!

G SMITH INTECEPTS AND WINS THE GAME SURELY FOR THE BRUMBIES!!

Glad I kept the faith with king George!

wow

he is afreak

fantastic!

As predicted a mistake wins the game for the Brumbies

I’ll take any win in SA

so when you said Grant Drop Goal you really meant Smith intercept

I tipped Brumbies by 5 !!

I tipped by 7

@RC, maybe just watch the highlights of George Smith’s intercept

Stormers lineout 5m from Brumbies line, going to be a cracker of a finish

Phibbs VERY lucky with that attempted clearance

Siren, maul set up, Peter Lower scores

going upstairs…

Possible try, TMO

Looks as much as a try as the last one…

he’s fucked my margin :(

Can’t deny this one

how far in fro the sideline

terrible D

halfway in

damn

MISSED!!!

Brilliant

Ponies win 19-17

Percy Jnr shanks it Brumbes win

I’m pissed about my margin though.

Pieter Louw had a good game

always tough to see the bookies get up

gutsy win

A game where both teams did their best to lose it with poor handling, the Brumbies will take that and the Stormers should be disappointed

sounds like a draw would have been a fairer outcome, but, heh, happy to take the points

Brumbies finish their SA tour with 5 points? Good result

now I’m off to watch France/Wales. Which will hopefully be a little better in the handling department

have a feeling the tah’s would be happy to take 5 away

Or at least in the goal kicking department ;)

who would want the hero/villain role of a goalkicker

Thanks all for joining us, we’ll be posting a match review later today. Till then feel free to keep discussing the match in our forums: https://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/forum/index.php?topic=9926.msg63447#new

thanks moses