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Stormers beat Reds in Brisbane

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Article Published: Friday 20 April 2012






The Reds have won the last two matches against the Stormers but overall the Stormers have a better record against the men from Brisbane.

Match details

We are waiting for the kick-off.
 
0.00: Joe Pietersen gets proceedings under way as he kicks off for the visitors.
 
1.00: The Reds are penalised inside their own territory. Peter Grant will have a kick at goal from 30m out.
 
2.00: Grant bangs over the kick to hand the vistors an early lead.
 
3.00: The Reds gain momentum as they string together phases inside the Stormers' 22. They get within 10m of the line as they probe the visitors' defence. Sam Lane is carried off the field as the Reds' injury woes continue early on in this game.
 
6.00: The Stormers put immense pressure on the home side as they drive them back into their own territory. Luke Morahan looks to clear but has no space as Gio Aplon applies the pressure. The Stormers have a throw in at the lineout inside the Reds' 22.
 
7.00: The Stormers gain momentum off the back of their lineout and Aplon is able to dot down out wide.
 
8.00: Grant bangs over the conversion to extend the Stormers' lead.
 
9.00: Radike Samo is penalised inside the Stormers' half and the visitors look to gain territory as they kick up field.
 
12.00: The Stormers are penalised at the breakdown. Mike Harris will have a kick at goal from 30m out.
 
13.00: Harris misses the kick.
 
15.00: The Reds gain valuable metres inside the Stormers' half but the visitors affect a turnover and relieve the pressure.
 
16.00: The Reds lose momentum as they concede a penalty at the breakdown. Pietersen kicks for touch.
 
20.00: The Stormers work through several phases but the home side affect a turnover just inside their own half.
 
23.00: The Stormers apply pressure off an attacking lineout. Beau Robinson looks to clear the ball but it hits Rynhard Elstadt in the face. The Reds have a put in at a scrum just on their own 22m line.
 
25.00: The Stormers look to run the ball from inside their own half. They work through several phases but a pass out wide from Bryan Habana goes loose and rolls into touch.
 
27.00: James Horwill gets a toe on the ball and races towards the line. Gio Aplon is able to gather and Joe Pietersen clears to get the Stormers out of jail.
 
29.00: The Stormers are penalised for holding on and Ben Lucas will have a shot at goal from 45m out.
 
30.00: Lucas bangs over the kick to hand the Reds their first points of the game.
 
32.00: The Reds are penalised for going off their feet on half way. Aplon kicks for touch.
 
33.00: The Stormers concede a penalty at the breakdown. Harris kicks up field to set up a Reds lineout inside Stormers territory.
 
34.00: The Stormers are penalised off the back of a lineout. Lucas lines up a kick at goal from 30m out.
 
35.00: He misses the kick and the scoreline remains 10-3 to the visitors.
 
36.00: The Stormers gain momentum off the restart and they are able to get themselves just 10m from the line. Grant gets past several defenders to dot down for the Stormers' second try.
 
38.00: Grant converts his own try as the Stormers extend their lead.
 
39.00: The Stormers thread together several phases just on half way but Aplon is unable to hold on. The ball is kicked into touch and Steve Walsh blows the whistle for half time.
 
The half time score was Reds 3 Stormers 17.
 
40.00: Lucas gets the second half under way as he kicks off for the home side.
 
42.00: The Stormers look to gain momentum as the work through phases inside Reds territory. The Reds affect a steal and get the ball out wide to Rod Davies who rockets it down field. He runs 30m to get the home side just 10m out. They lose the ball, however, and the Stormers get a put in at a defensive scrum.
 
44.00: The Stormers are penalised 5m out for going off their feet and the Reds take it quickly. It looks like Rob Simmons has crossed over but the TMO will get the final decision.
 
45.00: The TMO rules that the ball was knocked on and the Stormers get a defensive scrum just 5m out.
 
48.00: The Stormers look to build phases from inside their own half but the Reds' defence stands firm.
 
51.00: The Reds concede a penalty for offside and Grant will have a kick at goal from 25m out.
 
53.00: Grant bangs over the kick and the Stomers extend their lead.
 
55.00: The Reds apply serious pressure as they get within 10m of the line. They are unable to control the ball, however, and fluff another scoring opportunity.
 
57.00: The Reds are camped inside the Stormers' 22. They work through over ten phases just 5m out. They use the pick-and-go to gain metres but the Stormers' defence stands firm.
 
59.00: Will Genia looks to make a break as the Reds work the short side. He is pushed into touch, however, and the Reds miss out on another scoring opportunity.
 
60.00: James Horwill is finally able to get over the line to score the Reds' first try.
 
61.00: Harris bangs over the conversion.
 
63.00: The Stormers gain territory as they work through phases inside the Reds' 22. They are penalised for holding on, however, and Harris kicks for touch to relieve the pressure.
 
65.00: Again the Stormers are penalised for holding on and the Reds opt to kick for touch and set up a lineout just on the visitors' 22m line.
 
66.00: The Reds get themselves within 5m of the line but are penalised for holding on, much to the relief of the Stormers.
 
70:00: The Reds make a break to get themselves inside the Stormers' 22 but a tackle by Peter Grant sees the ball bungled into touch.
 
73.00: The Stormers are penalised inside their own half and Mike Harris opts to kick for the corner as the Reds are desperate to score.
 
74.00: The Reds' throw-in at the lineout is not straight and they miss out on another attacking opportunity.
 
76.00: The Stormers are penalised at scrum time and Harris will have a shot at goal in order to secure the Reds a bonus point.
 
77.00: Harris' kick sails over to reduce the deficit.
 
78.00: The Stormers gain momentum off the restart. The Reds are penalised and Grant will have a kick at posts from 40m out.
 
79.00: Grant bangs over the kick.
 
80.00: Louis Schreuder punts the ball into touch as the hooter sounds.
 
The final score is Reds 13 (3) Stormers 23 (17).

Scorers

Reds
Tries - J. Horwill
Pen - B. Lucas, M. Harris
Con - M. Harris
Drop -
Cards -

Stormers
Tries - G. Aplon, P. Grant.
Pen - P. Grant 3
Con - P. Grant 2
Drop -
Cards -

Match Officials
Referee:
Steve Walsh
Assistant Ref 1: Angus Gardner
Assistant Ref 2: Rohan Hoffman
TMO: Steve Leszczynski

Teams

Reds

1. Ben Daley, 2. James Hanson, 3. James Slipper, 4. Rob Simmons, 5. James Horwill (c), 6. Scott Higginbotham, 7. Beau Robinson, 8. Radike Samo, 9. Will Genia (vc), 10. Sam Lane, 11. Dom Shipperley, 12. Mike Harris, 13. Ben Tapuai, 14. Rod Davies, 15. Luke Morahan.

Replacements: 16. Albert Anae, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Van Humphries, 19. Jake Schatz, 20. Liam Gill, 21. Ben Lucas, 22. Nick Frisby.

Stormers

15. Joe Pietersen, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Bryan Habana, 12. Juan de Jongh, 11. Gio Aplon, 10. Peter Grant (vice-captain), 9. Dewaldt Duvenage, 8. Duane Vermeulen (captain), 7. Rynhardt Elstadt, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. De Kock Steenkamp, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Brok Harris, 2. Tiaan Liebenberg, 1. Steven Kitshoff.

Replacements: 16. Deon Fourie, 17. Frans Malherbe, 18. Nick Koster, 19. Nizaam Carr, 20. Louis Schreuder, 21. Burton Francis, 22. JP du Plessis.

 
 
 
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