2022/23 Champions/Challenge Cup

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Brok Harris
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What a warrior :clap:
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ASMO wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:28 pm Difference in basic skills levels is huge
Yep and the difference in power
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Stormers tackling is great.
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Then Louw turns him inside out at first scrum :oops:
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Sandstorm wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:29 pm Brok Harris
250 games for Stormers/WP
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What a warrior :clap:
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Smith really can’t get anything going today in hand, pretty much everything good from Quins has come through Care
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Quins play pretty much describes where England rugby is, all huff and puff and posturing with fuck all end product.
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Hartzenburg will playing the u20 WC.
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ASMO wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:34 pm Quins play pretty much describes where England rugby is, all style, very little substance.
Helter skelter. No phases strung together with a plan to get down the field as a unit.
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Why did Bloometjies come on at 11 and replace Senatla??? He's about 15 mph slower.
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Stormers’ defence has been superb. Quins have shown no lack of fight but have run out of ideas to break down this defence.
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This is the usual Stormers pack.
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:38 pm Stormers’ defence has been superb. Quins have shown no lack of fight but have run out of ideas to break down this defence.
Agreed, just smothered all Quins attacking chances
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3rd maul try. 32-7
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OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:44 pm Attendance 33651
Same as a month at Growthpoint Park
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Reporting in from a chilly Newlands. Its bloody going off here. Covered in beer.
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Lovely pass from Smith, Quins get their 2nd thru Dombrandt
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FalseBayFC wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:48 pm Reporting in from a chilly Newlands. Its bloody going off here. Covered in beer.
You kids.....
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Another Quins try as Stomps go to sleep.

Willemse has had a bloody mare apart from .5 secs of try magic in first half.
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Bloometjies has been on for 9 mins, I think he's missed 10 tackles already
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What the score please? And how is Skippy playing?
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OomStruisbaai wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:44 pm Attendance 33651
I saw they were selling tickets for R50. Good on them
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Sandstorm wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:53 pm Bloometjies has been on for 9 mins, I think he's missed 10 tackles already
11 tackles
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Score absolutely flattered Quins, Stormers just swtched off
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32-21 Stomps
83 mins
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ASMO wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:57 pm Score absolutely flattered Quins, Stormers just swtched off
We do that every week. Keep us tight like Leinster did last week at HT and we're very beatable
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Slick wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:55 pm What the score please? And how is Skippy playing?
32-28 Stormers full time. Much less close than that scoreline suggests. Smith couldn’t get anything going for 70 minutes then had some superb moments in the final 10.
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Well that last 7 minutes papered over a lot of cracks
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Harlequins fight back strong. Great character
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Paddington Bear wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:58 pm
Slick wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:55 pm What the score please? And how is Skippy playing?
32-28 Stormers full time. Much less close than that scoreline suggests. Smith couldn’t get anything going for 70 minutes then had some superb moments in the final 10.
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Lost count of the number of times our game plan was "give it to Marcus a mile behind the gain line with defenders around him and hope for the best". Nearly made a few tries out of those situations but we were absolutely smashed today. Stormers a joy to watch in attack and absolutely merciless in defence. I've never seen our biggest players just destroyed in contact time and again like that.

Well done on the win. Shame we can't get to see how good they are compared to other top tier Super Rugby franchises. Hope our injuries aren't too bad.
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SaintK wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:58 pm Well that last 7 minutes papered over a lot of cracks
Nah.
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The ref ruined the Stomps v Harlequins match a bit. The Stomp's 16th man.
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Oh Dear.......Adamson.....enough said.
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2023 4:05 pm Lost count of the number of times our game plan was "give it to Marcus a mile behind the gain line with defenders around him and hope for the best". Nearly made a few tries out of those situations but we were absolutely smashed today. Stormers a joy to watch in attack and absolutely merciless in defence. I've never seen our biggest players just destroyed in contact time and again like that.

Well done on the win. Shame we can't get to see how good they are compared to other top tier Super Rugby franchises. Hope our injuries aren't too bad.
Cheers Boet. Disappointed with our bench effort. Usually good in close out games.
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Keen to see how Seb Atkinson gets on here. I really rate him.
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That's bollox. Varney jumps into him. On that basis, no-one will be able to attempt a charge down.

Compare that with Cane smashing BB this am and that wasn't even penalised.
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Been disappointed with Dombrandt's progress. I thought he was a real prospect but he really disappears when his team loses momentum. Quins really missing Lynagh and Tyrone Greene too.
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French crowds booing and whistling because the ref has to stop play for a bad head injury. They really are the worst
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