Stompies vs Connacht . . .

Brilliant play by Sacha to score. He converts to make it 7-0.

You don't have to go looking for the positive contributions from good players.

They're self evident.

Great rugby brain on that kid

And the Oirish reply right away

Good response by Connacht as Jennings scores. 7-7.

Connacht number 8 runs over Willemse and like the Sharks yesterday there is no defense out wide

Haha that move from Sacha...he was actually trying to flying kick that ball after it bounced...

The man is a ninja turtle

Sacha kicking more than usual . . . but they have been good kicks. Stompies have a 5m scrum.

Perfect chip again from Sacha.

forcing a 5m scrum.

Oh good I just spotted Gelant.

Roos shows great power to score. 14-7.

Roos monsters over from the back of the scrum...

Brave call from the ref to give that without checking.

So Sacha scores the first try and basically makes the second one.

Good try….Connacht storm back

Again Connacht respond immediately with a try of their own. Some weak defence from the Stompies and Conor Oliver scores. 14-14

And the Oirish Guthrie back again...

All started from inside their own half because of people that can't tackle a stationary man catching a ball :/

And score…too easy!

Sacha just too good! What a try!

21-14

Sacha is a God!

Unbelievable…is there a more exciting player in the game

My word.

This guy is something else.

I'd empty the coffers to buy him if I were a rich French or English club.

If a coach plays this kid at 12 his license should be revoked. Injury is the only possible barrier to greatness

And here come Connacht again. Newcomer Paul de Villiers gives away a penalty and Connacht have an attacking lineout.

You have to admire Stav's boys, they just won't go away . . . but now they knock on and the Stompies have a scrum on their own 5m line.

Roos snuffled that maul ball

Agreed Moz.

100% agreed

Sacha scores his hat trick after a good run from Paul de Villiers.

I can't. I actually can't with this guy

Sacha's conversion attempt hits the upright and it's 26-14. Seems he may be human after all?

What more can we say!

A correction to your earlier comment Moz...

Any coach that plays him at 12 should be shot

My feed is about 30 seconds slow….humor me.

Gelant and Senatla between them botch a Connact grubber and it's an attacking scrum for the visitors.

We almost had a Gelant moment

Connacht's scrum is a shambles. Penalty to the Stompies.

The convicts with a scrum on the Stompies 5m...

they tried their best not to scrum and get a free kick...

the ref wisely warned them that they wouldn't get the free kick and would be penalised.

and they get penalised

they need to scrap this rule...

Haha Jean some funny comments on the scrum. Why would anybody want to be in that meat grinder

Pity Pakie ain't here, he'd have enjoyed this game

Penalty Stompies. Sacha goes for poles from 40m out but he pushes it right. It stays 26-14.

Crazy bit of play there. Dammit Roos!!!

Connacht score off the back of the maul. Weak defence from Sacha.

Roos lives in beast mode but he needs to calm down.

Pretty hard to stop a number 8 ….2 metres out when he has some momentum

Now Sacha makes an unforced error and spills it forward.

Galant has to lose at least 50m in a half else it's like he wasn't on the field.

Of course Gelant kicks out on the full.

Connacht just keep coming. Try Jennings. If the conversion is good then the scores are level at half time . . . and as good as the Stompies have been at times. you'd have to say it's a fair reflection.

Good game so far. Conversion missed. 26-24 at half time.

Both the Sharks and the Stormers simply don’t have the line speed to make the rush defense work….

Should be a good second half.

Credit to Stav's boys for staying in it.

The usual stuff from Connacht, good attack, can't defend to save their lives. Stormers seem much the same.

Connacht scrum is a mess again.

Gelant off the left boot…..scary!

This ref would have had a great career as an NFL blocker

Brilliant offload from Sacha sets up a try for Harzenberg.

Oh course Sacha would make the final pass for the try.

Damn even better….those two offloads!

Conversion missed. 31-24.

What price a Connacht try in the next 2 minutes?

if you were picking a Barbarians team who else except Sacha at 10.

Imagine the combination Dacha and Dud Allende….mouth watering prospect. Spell check wants Dacha…it works

Yellow now for Connacht after too many infringements on their own line

Two minutes up….keep predicting for Connacht Drinksbreak.

Moz, it's been a great two games thus far...

Why mention the Donkey De Allende?

Stompies lay siege to the Connacht line but they can't get over. It is a yellow card for Connacht though as Forde is binned.

Stavaungier comes on at prop

I’m missing Dud Allende. Actually the match up I’d love to see is Dud Allende vs Esterhozen. In the old days that would have happened in a Trials match.

Stormers wasting the yellow

Stompies bomb send makes its way on

Missing Dud?

surely this is impossible

Gelant yellow-carded for an intentional knock on. Officials checking for possible penalty try.

Galant syndrome strikes again.

And this might be a penalty try too...luckily not

So Galant has not cost the Stormers a try from his direct kick to touch and now he's put them under pressure with the yellow

Deon Fourie off after just coming on. Stompies have no more forwards so Loader replaces him.

Fourie Leaves…the bomb squad idea’s weakness exposed

And now Connacht go over.

they could square it up here if they convert.

Conversion missed, Stormer lead by 2.

29-31

So the worst outcome….Connacht score and Gelant conceded the card.

Connacht are the next team to score after sustained pressure. If the conversion is good then the scores are level. It's off the upright. 31-29 to the Stompies who still have 6 minutes to survive with 14 men.

Do you guys think Dobson deserves to continue at the Stormers,

Think the same question can be asked of all our URC coaches.

Sacha going for poles again.

It's over. 34-29.

Here we go, a time penalty to the Stormers just inside the Connacht 10.

Sacha slots it...

Stompies road by 5

34-29

Well done Sacha…good memory for future occasions

Well done Sacha…good memory for future occasions

Connacht losing their cool a bit.

now and trying to force the issues

Connacht with a lineout and then some frantic running they get right to the Stormers line but then knock it on.

Brock Harris...geez guy, we k own your old by at least try to make a tackle.

And it was Sachs's pressure on the receiver that made him drop it

Connacht have a scrum 5m out but Angier penalised for going early. Big let off for the Stompies.

Stavaungier blows the pass!

Stormers getting a penalty from the resultant scrum...now they can clear their lines and set up a lineout outside their own 22.

This ball better go to hand...

it does, they maul, up to the 10m...

And the scrum! The ref has been kind to the Stormers at the scrum eg the Vermaak elbow.

Stupid by Schockerling

Cordero scores for Connacht with no time left on the clock. The conversion will win it.

Hang on . . . TMO checking for obstruction . . .

Again, Stormers give a penalty away and now Connacht set up a lineout outside the Stormers 22...

many phases until fucking Galant tries to hug the runner and they get over for the try

Looks like Roos was obstructed. The try is chalked off. Stompies survive and the crowd goes nuts.

Game over. Hard luck Connacht.

Ref looking for obstruction...now...

Try cancelled, Stormers win.

Damn, my nerves.

Well done Stompies.

PS drop Galant for ever

Gelant gets dummied Connacht try being reviewed…lucky that had no effect on anything.

Unlucky Stav

Story of our season, close on so many occasions but just can't get over the line.

Another good match…..the Willemse at center move didn’t produce much.

I'd play Willemse at 15, and Dups at 12.

...and I'd ship Galant off to...anywhere.

When he got the yellow he was smiling as he sat on the chair.

That would seriously grate on me if I were the coach

He did mpre inm th e gfame than dear Esterhuizen.

Just one point - having a dunce as captain and the Connacht 12 yellow=carded the obvious answer is to get the 12 carded the obvious move would eb to get the ball out to the backline and then the fuck-up came - captaincy had terrible consequeces for the Stormers.

In the fanasy comptition I had 3 Shrks players in the team and 3 Stormer players playing:-

Hooker 3 Points

Etzebet 4 Points

Kolisi 7,5 Points

Total 14,5 Points

I also had 3 Stormers in my Fantasy team:-

Willemse 8 Points

Roos 17,5 Points

Sacha 79 Points

Total 104,5 Points

Lession of he saga in the game Roos did nore in the Connacht game than the three Sharks combind did in their game. Here are the stats of he two players:-

Roos

Hanekom

Willemse plays his best rugby at full back. That is also the position Rassie picks him the most…

We are stuck with De Allende - still the best 12 in the number 12 position and the only altrnativ is Willrmse - There are n other andidates at present,

In the flyhalf podition toay by a mile Sacha was the best followed by Wolhuter and Goosen.

It is also clear that the numbe 8 posiiton belongs to Roos if todays match is taken into account.

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Just watched the highlights. Sacha was a bit of alright, yeah :) Wish I could have seen the whole game.

But man the Stormers let in some soft tries. Gonna lose more than you win like that.

"It is also clear that the numbe 8 posiiton belongs to Roos if todays match is..."

LOL!

Roos was quieter than usual...Hanekom was good...I woulf like to see a combo of 6 Hanekom 7 PSDT 8 Roos ...but if it's a pick brtween Roos or Hanekom at 8...I'll go for Hanekom...he is really a special player...although it is easiest to shine in s do.inant Bools pack...

Yedterday here waas a fie warning in rgw Cape are - hich means a windy situation. I noiced that Sacha missed kicks at goal and so did he Connacht kicker, It make me thing that strong winds made goal kicking difficult. Was i windy today in the Cape area?

Another issue I looked at both games and have t agree wih the stats in mind Roos peformed better than did Hanekom.

Plum

Get it int your head, De A llende is a ten times better center th an deadead Esterhuizen wll ever be.

My word.

This guy is something else.

I'd empty the coffers to buy him if I were a rich French or English club.

A call to Johann Rupert and it would not happen. Since Rupert amd Motsepe own the Bulls franchise - if there sis anywhere he would go it is to the Bulls,

"Get it int your head, De A llende is a ten times better center th an deadead Esterhuizen wll ever be."

Yes, Mike, we know you are mega Stormers biased.

I'd attempt debating you but the last time you changed your mind was probably 1975.

Plum I am not Stormer minded - I think Dobson, Plumtree and White are defective coaches and I also advocate plaer fro the Lions, Bulls and Sharks as outside centers and wings. I like what I saw of players like the Van der Merwe's and Van Wyk are capable of, In a seperate item I dealt with that as well in some detail.

I also sa what White did to the Sharks in 2014 and why he was effectively fired by the Sharks at the end of 2014 bnecause of limied and divisive conduct in the squad, I am no sure how long White wil survive as Bulls coach of the Bulls - it depends entirely on Brits appointed by Rupert and Motsepe to look after their inestment interests in rugby and what he reports to the two main owners, Brits had a long hsitory linked to Rupert who at one stage was the main owner of Sarcens and he was on contract with that team.

There was a story told that Rupert in 2018 told Brits that he must renew his contract with Saracens for another year and then he ahd other plans for him in future, The oher plans were to appoint Brits to look after their rugby invesments in the Bulls - they own 74,5% of the shares in the Bulls franchise and provide money to conract players that got the Bulls competitive and I am not sure wheher White's contract wll be renewed by e wo real owners, prvding the Bulls wih millions to contract players, I pointed out int he past tha t initilly the Bulls contracting was ineffective initially and mainly dealt with playes like Morne Steyn and I am sure hey instructed White a Director of Buls rugby to contract Pollard t sign a contract with the Bulls as from the 2025-26 season.

I i not a fissue of debatnig - it is related to the interpretation of actua facts and the views o internatioal rugb experts thatcount wih me. Polard said clearly tat De Allende is the ebst inside center he played with ever and he would know more than you and I dio n that tpe of statement, When World Rugby experts pivk De A llende as the best iside center in 2024 I beleive them dn not site ememebrs who have personal opinions not necessarily linked to reality on player performances.

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I think the Stormers played OK...but the defense was a big problem...Moerat played better than usual, our 6 wasn't too shabby and our props adequate...backline was OK, but it's difficult to shine alongside Sasha...he totally stole the whole show.

Our props is not adequate. Kitschie, Bongi and Malherbe was our last consistent Competitive Scrum….

Sazi sands and also the newly acquired Mchunu are not strong scrummers.

Brok Harris and Ali Vermaak Are over the hill. Why doesn’t Dobson bring in TH Corne Weibach that is in the WP system?

Manpower - like White and Plumtree Dobson is a dolt as a coach. That is hampering the deveopment of younger players in SA.

Dobbo, Snyman and the rest of the coaching team is the best the Stormers can afford ATM...and we're getting relatively good value for money...