Blues vs Stormers Live

Game on.

Big fend Mbonambi as the Stormers rumble ahead.

Stormers moving it around nicely. DA chips into touch.

Stormers playing it very wide but not drawing in the defense.

DA loses it in contact. Might have been a forward pass anyway .

Blues break out and win a penalty 7m out.

Not sure Dan du Plessis should keep playing if he can hardly walk.

Well read by Petersen rushing up .

Stormers leak another ruck penalty.

Stormers rushing well on defence. Blues blow it out wide with a long forward pass.

Umaga trying to sneak onto the field dressed as a water boy, but he is sent off right quick.

Good break Coetzee but sh ould have offloaded to Jantjies.

No way through. Stormers relying too much on slow long passes and getting disjointed out back after a few phases. Mbonambi looking good.

3 - 0 Stormers.

Nonu breaks, loses it, and Stormers blow another attacking opportunity with a wild long pass from Willemse straight into touch.

Stormers fluff their attacking lineout.

Not sure why Klein Carel Jr per sists in taking contact. He makes no inroads and just got ripped easily there.

Good penalty goal though, 6 - 0 Stormers.

Good touchfinder Willemse.

Tele'a fends off DA and beats Leyds to score.

What a pathetic missed tackle from die Ellendeling.

Blues pick up turnover ball and Stormers saved only by Ioane losing it before the line.

Same weak high tackle he tried on Brown against England. Clueless.

Nonu straight through Klein Carel Jr.

That suspicious water boy is on again.

10 - 6 Blues halftime. Not much happening out back for the Stormers. Even though they're moving it around a lot it's all lateral for the most part and doesn't look too organized. Blues getting plenty of possession in that last 20 and could have had at least one more try on the sheet. Both teams making plenty of errors.

Stormers grinding themselves to a halt behind the advantage line until Klein Carel gets a stab through.

Steph drops it cold, just took his eyes off it at the wrong moment. Another slow long Willemse pass checked the Stormers attacking momentum in the lead up.

Stormers putting in a lot of effort for little reward. At least they got the penalty.

Klein Carel makes it 10 - 9.

No try, forward pass. Sad for the Stormers.

Steph drops another and the Blues counter. Great chasing cover tackle and steal by Willemse.

Nothing chip by Klein Carel.

Another hop, skip and burrow from DA. Etzebeth driven back. Stormers creating no attacking momentum.

Both teams guilty of poor long passes.

Blues again lose it while surging.

Ioane straight through Kolisi.