After beating the Bulls last week the Brumbies will try to get three in a row by beating the South African Stormers. The Stormers lost Jean de Villiers again due to injury.
Almost Live match summary
Referee – Steve Walsh !! (oh no)
Condition – warm 21 degC
Time: 0.00
5.00
Penalty to the Stormers
Grant gets it over
Stormers 3 Brumbies 0
10.00
Grant gets another penalty over
Stormers 6 Brumbies 0
12.00
Brumbies get a penalty right back
Mortlock slots it over
Stormers 6 Brumbies 3
33.00
Brumbies give away another penalty
Grant slots it over
Stormers 9 Brumbies 3
40.00
Brumbies get another penalty
Mortlock misses and we go to half time
Stormers 9 Brumbies 3 – Half time
Bill Young has been repalced by the Brumbies
Nic Henderson has come on
41.00
Rathbone makes a break across the field – a wonderful run – passes the ball to Mortlock whop drops the ball by the line.
44.00
Brumbies give away a penalty for not releasing
45.00
Grant gets his penalty over
Stormers 12 Brumbies 3
49.00
Grant gets another penalty
Stormers 15 Brumbies 3
It had to come Brumbies try Alister Campbell gets over the line
Gerrard converts
Stormers 15 Brumbies 10
Ashley Cooper gets over in the corner Try Brumbies
Gerrard misses the conversion
Stormers 15 Brumbies 15
37.00
Nokwe makes a break and passes the ball to Burger who drops the ball in front of the line
38.00
Mortlock comes off
40.00
The final whistle goes its a draw.
15 all
The first draw in the Super 14 !
The Brumbies did however outscore the Stormers on tries – not that it will matter but they will take a moral victory from it.
Scorers
Stormers
Tries
–
Conversions
–
Penalties
Grant 5
Drop goals
–
Brumbies
Tries
Campbell
Ashley Cooper
Conversions
Gerrard 1
Penalties
Mortlock 1
Drop goals
–
Stormers:
15 Werner Greeff, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Jean de Villiers, 12 De Wet Barry (c), 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Bolla Conradie, 8 Adri Badenhorst, 7 Schalk Burger Jnr, 6 Luke Watson, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Ross Skeate, 3 Eddie Andrews, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 JD Moller.
Reserves: 16 Hanyani Shimange, 17 Neil Fullard, 18 Henk Eksteen, 19 Justin Melck, 20 Neil de Kock, 21 Naas Olivier, 22 Gus Theron.
Brumbies:
15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Clyde Rathbone, 13 Stirling Mortlock (c), 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Mark Gerrard, 10 Stephen Larkham, 9 George Gregan; 8 Jone Tawake, 7 George Smith, 6 Daniel Heenan, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Alister Campbell, 3 Guy Shepherdson, 2 James McCormack, 1 Bill Young.
Reserves: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Nic Henderson, 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19, 20 Julian Salvi or Patrick Phibbs, 21 Gene Fairbanks, 22 Joel Wilson.
