Reds vs wee stormies - live chat & banter

Stormers should win this easily, even a 20 point difference for the wee stormies will be a loss really.

 Stormers score a try in part because the reds went for the intercept & missed. Conversion good, 7-3 to stormers.

 14-3 to stormers after 18 mins.

 Of course Beeno is too scared to watch this game. Hopefully he's re-watching the canes vs Mighty Chiefs game to pick up a few pointers.

  I am catching up on the tape JW. Van wyk has just scored . What a brilliant break by Jean Luc. 

 Reds score a try on the 20 min mark.

  Reds starting to play with confidence, a lot of phases.

 PSDT is playing decently in this game.

 de Allende tractors forward for a yard. Spills the ball on his next play.

 Stormers pack lacks grunt. Missing Etzebeth. A lot of small guys playing in pack.But still leading 17-10 so go Stormers.

 Very exciting game Beeno, I'll set my alarm clock in case I doze off

JW no facetious commenst about Allende please. The guy is coming off along layoff!
Man I enjoyed that break by Jean Luc. The step and accelaration. I doubt bar rat could have done that!Etzebeth sitting in the stands looking like a star. Best lock in the wolrd by a considerable distance.Koch needs to improve his scrumming. Very mobile and hardworking out of the scrum. Looks like a loosehead to me. Kebble cleaning up his opposite number.

 JW take your medication oak.Jean Luc also kicks very well - at goal and tactically. Big left boot. Very impressive stuff.

 Beeno, news for you, having the "best lock in the world" sitting around & growing a goatee doesn't win games. Is he ever going to have a season where is not recovering from injury? One has doubts as it has been so long since he strung together a decent n umber of games.

 de Allande kick charged down & Reds score a long range goal. A 2 point game now.

 JW your hopes are leading to fantasies oak. Eben will be back to terrorise the wee abs.

 Wee Stormers backs need to up the ante.
Bring on Schalk! 

 Reds score another try, resulted from another de Allende mistake . Stormers better have a good bench.

 Great Groom try. Stormers retake the lead.What says J W!!!

 What nationality is the ref Beeno?

 Reds starting to assert themselves again but miss the penalty kick.

 Where is Malherbe. Stormers scrum needs him! 

 Stormers get a scrum penalty, not so sure that was a fair call.
Ref to the rescue once again.
 Stormers get 3 points.

 Stormers nicely on top now.Sink the penalty guys!

 JW you need an eye transplant. But only after that mu ch need brain transplant

 Reliance on the refs calls to get penalties not a sign of a top level team.

 Reds have lost their mojo & all the calls are going against them.

 Congrats to the stormers, Reds lost the game when the subs came in for both teams.

 Well JW a depleted Stormers side whips the wee reds real good.
No lucky one point win as with the pap chiefies who eve their captain admits were very lucky. 
Thats how you do it JW!
Koch, what to do with him. Great player outside the scrums but is he strong enough for tighthead. He should always have nbeena  loosehead. How do they make these mistakes. Perhpas with lots of hard work he can come right in the scrums.

 Yes JW even with all our injuri es we had too much depth

 Beeno, Reds have 1 win, 1 draw and 5 loses. This small dose of reality should help put things in perspective.

 Too many errors by the Stormers,  we should have won this with a BP. Glad we managed to pull it through though, almost slipp ed on the banana.

The tractor in super low gear then? It's unfortunate about Koch, but very rarely do vulnerable scrummagers find their mojo. The Bargie test last June showed us all we need to know.

The Stormers should have put the game away early. Some silly errors let the Reds back in. It was good that the Stormers could pedal to the metal to pull away. 
The Duplessis at 10 is looking very promising. So far he has all-around skills. The replacement that came on at the end at flyhalf also looked as well. 
I need to see more of them both- but they appear to be proper flyhalfs