Gutsy Canes give Stormers a sniff
13 Jul 2012
JON CARDINELLI reports that a thrilling 28-25 victory for the Hurricanes in Wellington has left the door open for the Stormers to top the Super Rugby league.
A controversial try awarded four minutes into injury time allowed the Hurricanes to snatch a late win and keep their own play-off prospects alive in the process. This result is a bad one for the Bulls, Sharks and Reds, who are all chasing a qualifying spot, but it is a very favourable one for the Stormers.
The Cape side simply need to beat the Rebels in Cape Town on Saturday to win the league and secure a home semi-final. This would result in the Stormers’ first ever top-of-the-table finish, and put them into a position to play a possible final at Newlands.
The Chiefs certainly blew an opportunity in Friday’s encounter at the Cake Tin. It was clear that a bonus-point win was what they were after, as five log points would have secured top spot.
A simple win would also have given them a chance to finish in pole position. The Stormers haven’t scored a bonus-point win this season, but if the Chiefs had won narrowly in Wellington, the Cape side would need to win big in their own final league match. Perhaps the Chiefs should have secured the win before being so ambitious.
But special mention must go to the Hurricanes for their role in a result that has turned the tournament on its head. They were once again inconsistent in this crunch match, and flyhalf Beauden Barrett missed four kicks at goal. To be fair, they were the better side on the day, and as the final call indicated, the 50/50 calls also went their way.
There was minimal kicking in this contest as both teams went in search of a bonus-point win. The Chiefs started well, but then battled to live with Hurricanes at the breakdown. Indeed they were fortunate to be ahead in the final minutes, and if they had won they would have pointed to a crucial score right before half-time as well as Aaron Cruden’s intercept try in the 58th minute as game-winning plays.
But in defeat, it can be said that the eight points the Chiefs banked right before half-time were scored when Hurricanes prop Ben May was off the park. The tighthead was sin-binned for a reckless tackle on Sonny Bill Williams, and the Chiefs made the Hurricanes pay to the tune of eight points.
The intercept try allowed the Chiefs to take the lead at a crucial stage of the game, and credit must go to Cruden for reading the play and latching on to the pass by Barrett. It was a seven-pointer against the run of play, but it highlighted the Chiefs’ threat from the turnover.
Aside from his goal-kicking and that unfortunate pass, Barrett had an absolute blinder at flyhalf. His decision making was excellent and the Chiefs’ defence was guilty of giving him too much room to run and create opportunities for team-mates running a supporting line.
For the Chiefs, Williams was superb, breaking tackles and delivering some inspired offloads. But unfortunately for the visitors, Williams failed to link up with his team-mates after making many a break, and as a result the Chiefs failed to finish some great attacking surges.
The Hurricanes are a young side, but they showed terrific character as the clock wound down. The Chiefs should have put them away during this period, but poor ball security at the breakdown and some woeful tactical kicking allowed the hosts to take control.
It was all the Chiefs could do to hang on, conceding penalty after penalty at the breakdown. The Hurricanes eventually got over the line with the clock on 84 minutes, Dane Coles showing some incredible strength to finish.
Referee Jonathan Kaplan referred the decision to the TMO as the 25 000 screaming fans anticipated a fairytale finish for their Hurricanes team. Tawera-Kerr Barlow looked to have pulled off a heroic tackle on Coles, although it seemed inconclusive whether Kerr-Barlow had got his arm under the ball or if Coles had indeed got the ball down on to the tryline.
The TMO decided it was the latter, and that decision has had some far reaching ramifications. It’s now likely that the Stormers will beat the Rebels on Saturday and top the league, but the Sharks and Bulls will need to win big in their respective clashes to guarantee a spot in the play-offs.
For the Hurricanes, they have kept their hopes alive with an outstanding win over the Chiefs, and no doubt they will be cheering the Sharks and Bulls’ opponents on Saturday.
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14 Jul 2012, 00:13 am
@nama1(nama1)-849:
Only 74kg max, they sure looked a lot bigger on tv
14 Jul 2012, 00:14 am
@nama1(nama1)-849: Nama, you talking out your Port Nolloth now… Prat!
14 Jul 2012, 00:19 am
@Robzim(Robzim)-843:
Cape Town’s nice, the climate here in Victoria’s quite similar, we also get winter rainfall albeit a bit cooler
And the wine they grow here doesn’t come close to ours
14 Jul 2012, 00:19 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-850: Wonder how Mayweather or De La Hoya would do against those legends… Duran, Hagler, Leonard, Hearns…
Maybe too light
14 Jul 2012, 00:20 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-846:
That he did. In the 1st fight.
Why they (Hearns and his coach) did not expect him to come out fighting like a skollie in the 2nd fight.
He really caught the by surprise.
The fight between Hagler and Leonard though. The 2nd one which Leonard won also. I still remember Hagler say after the winner was announced, “Come on, I won this fight.” In my opinion , he did.
I guess, Leonard was just more “promotable” being the pretty boy and all. Hagler promptly stop fighting and just a while later, Leonards doctor advices him to stop boxing because his retina showed some damaged because of all the boxing.
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-847:
The best “short boxing match” ever.
@Robzim(Robzim)-848:
Currently sitting in Okiep. 10km’s from Springbok.
Didn’t know you were a diamand diver?
14 Jul 2012, 00:22 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-854: And then what about the original Sugar Ray… Robinson… Maybe they need to do a boxing simulator and make these chaps fight eachother digitally to see who’s who…
14 Jul 2012, 00:23 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-852:
Hey, the last time you said I was in Nababeep.
14 Jul 2012, 00:25 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-856: and then Raging Bull… Jake De Niro… Robert La Motta
14 Jul 2012, 00:27 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-844:
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Nxe4 6 d4 b5 and so on…. i used to know that stuff lately i try the guico pianno (spelling) on the web if i can……
i used to have this programme called “fritz” to help me … too much salt water to the brain these days to remember chess openings. Great game though, amazing actually, wish i have time to study and play it better.
14 Jul 2012, 00:27 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-856:
If they make a simulator trying to find out who the best pound for pound boxer is, I guess Baby Jake has a very good chance to be in the top 5 at least.
14 Jul 2012, 00:31 am
@nama1(nama1)-855:
> Currently sitting in Okiep. 10km’s from Springbok.
In die middel van Dorper wêreld?
Jirre Boet doen my ‘n guns en eet ‘n lekker Dorpertjoppie met ‘n ekstra vetjie namens my
Hier kry jy nie lekker skjaapvleis nie en hulle sny al die vet van die tjops af, dom wetters
14 Jul 2012, 00:35 am
@Robzim(Robzim)-859: Fritz… Shew… Me, I like Chessmaster… More intuitive.
14 Jul 2012, 00:35 am
@nama1(nama1)-855:
No, lol, i never dived for diamonds- some of my mates went that route though after national service in SA navy. None of them landed the big one though… they would have told me I assume , lol,
14 Jul 2012, 00:35 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-858:
> and then Raging Bull
Sounds like Bakkies cleaning out Poms at the ruck
14 Jul 2012, 00:38 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-864: Saw the movie… My man was the lead…Bob De Niro…
And the you get Al Pacino… My Man
14 Jul 2012, 00:38 am
@Robzim(Robzim)-863:
I once read, in Scope magazine if I remember correctly
, of two diamond divers who took their “diamond vacuum equipment” to the waterfall below the Bourkes Luck potholes and used it to suck up gold nuggets
14 Jul 2012, 00:39 am
Outtahere… Moment of truth later… Need my sleep… Cheers
14 Jul 2012, 00:42 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-862:
I am only a patzer – wish i could play that game properly……
saw u stuff about Michael tal aome time ago… thats what’s it all about isn’t it— wish i could figure those moves out- paul murphy for me– i wont even try fischer… just too complicated.
14 Jul 2012, 00:43 am
@Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-867:
Good night HG, hope the SA teams win tomorrow
14 Jul 2012, 00:43 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-861:
Sal so maak.
Laas week twee afvaltjies in die pot gehad terwyl ons vir die Sharks/Bulls game gewag het.
@Robzim(Robzim)-863:
They would never have told you. You just have to see what they came back as.
A guy with some dough or a drunk druggie.
14 Jul 2012, 00:46 am
@nama1(nama1)-870:
Of ‘n lekker vet ribbetjie op die kole, hmmmm
14 Jul 2012, 00:50 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-866:
hehehehe– so many romantic stories– maybe in the “old’ days – i dont know—the blokes that i know of who went there made zero money– thats from about 1980′s onwards
Lots of stories though- 99% of it being bullshit imo.
14 Jul 2012, 00:50 am
@nama1(nama1)-870:
Ek het saam met twee ouens gewerk, die een van Namakwaland en die ander van Namibië
Kon my verluister aan die manier wat hulle gepraat het, amper soos Jan Spies
Hulle het altyd gesê hulle eet skaap in die oggend, middag en aand en as hulle lus word vir groente dan slag hulle ‘n vark
14 Jul 2012, 00:50 am
VicBok – kan jy regtig Victoria se weer vergelyk met Kaapstad? Ek bly in Calgary maar travel gereeld na Vancouver vir besigheid en jul Somer temperature is nie naastenby dieselfde as Kaapstad. Maar nou gaan jy my seker vertel dat Victoria nie Vancouver is nie en die temperature baie verskil tussen die 2 stede.
14 Jul 2012, 00:52 am
@Robzim(Robzim)-872:
It must be dangerous work though, operating heavy machinery underwater in the Atlantic is not for sissies?
14 Jul 2012, 00:54 am
“En as hul lus word vir groente dan slag hul ‘n vark”.
Briljant. Jy het my dag gemaak.
14 Jul 2012, 00:55 am
@kwas(kwas)-874:
Nee, darem nie heeltemal nie, ek praat meer van die nat winters, droeë somers, laid back mense en die dat hulle ook wyn en wingerde het hier
Wat soek jy die tyd op die internet, ek dog julle is almal by die Stampede?
Hoe lank is jy al daar?
14 Jul 2012, 00:56 am
@nama1(nama1)-870:
CU Nama, lets hope we make the first spot tomorrow.
It should be a foregone conclusion – I mean we want to win the super 15, so how can we lose against the ” lowly” rebels.
Stormers by 20 at least.
14 Jul 2012, 00:57 am
@Robzim(Robzim)-878:
You should win it, they’re not as strong as the Stromers by a fair margin
14 Jul 2012, 00:58 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-871:
Ek sien eintlik nou hoe lek jy jou lippe en jou vingers af.
Persoonlik verkies ek ‘n afval bo enigiets anders.
Rib is lekker op sy tyd , maar daar is niks so lekker soos ‘n rug vleis, vars in die pot net nadat jy die skaap geslag het nie. Net ‘n ui en ‘n bietjie water met sout en peper.
…en vars gebakte roosterbrood…in die kookskerm gemaak.
14 Jul 2012, 01:00 am
@nama1(nama1)-880:
Jy’s ‘n wrede bliksem
Ek is nie vreeslik lief vir afval nie, my Pa hou van Kerriepens maar ek is nie juis mal daaroor nie
Is dit nie Denningvleis nie?
14 Jul 2012, 01:03 am
@Robzim(Robzim)-878:
I… C… what… U… are doing there.
Slaap lekker Rob.
Vertroue in die span. Ek het dit.
Springbok was…CBU…Common But Usefull for some …for others it was …Come Back Union.
14 Jul 2012, 01:06 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-875:
Yip, the water is cold, daimonds are very scarce and from what i have heard they use ancient technology. Its not only there, the whole SA commercial diving industry is far behind the times- farkin plain dangerous and not much respect for the poor divers who risk their lives on a daily basis.
anyway, check u, i am out.
14 Jul 2012, 01:08 am
@Robzim(Robzim)-883:
Good night, thanks for the chat
I’m done too, going home for the weekend
Bye
14 Jul 2012, 01:09 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-877: Ek gaan Sondag na die Rodeo final. Ek stel nie veel belang in die uitklop rondtes gedurende die week. Te veel dronk mense van orals oor die wereld.
Ek is nou al 5 jaar hier. Uiteindelik die jaar my burgerskap gekry. Is jy al lank daar in Victoria? Ek verneem die plek is vrot van die Afrikaners. In 5 jaar nog nie 1 Afrikaner in Calgary ontmoet. Die plek is te koud.
14 Jul 2012, 01:09 am
@nama1(nama1)-882:
lekker slaap. maklike wen vir ons more- die crusaders is die probleem, hulle is die enigste span wat ons kan klop vanjaar. maar op nuweland het ons kans, so lets see how it goes.
14 Jul 2012, 01:12 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-881:
Afval = pens + pootjies + skaapkop (soos ek groot gemaak is)
Gwarragoed = al die derms van die skaap + soetvleis
Harslag = milt + hart, + slukderm + longe. Dit word gemaal en met vars tuisgebakte brood geeet.oos ek vandag gedoen het vir ontbyt. (uitgesluit die lewer)
So het ons groot geword. Niks van ‘n skaap word weggeggooi nie, behalwe die kloutjies.
14 Jul 2012, 01:13 am
@kwas(kwas)-885:
Ek is nou al drie jaar hier
Daar is baie Suid Afrikaners in Calgary, gaan na sacanada.org en registreer
Hulle hou gereeld braaie en byeenkomste daar, hulle het tot SA winkels daar waar jy Ouma beskuit en Pronutro en sulke goed kan koop
14 Jul 2012, 01:17 am
@nama1(nama1)-887:
Boer jy met skaap?
Ek het met skape geboer, Meatmasters, Damara ooie gekruis met ‘n Wit Dorper ram
Die ou mense het ook nie yskaste gehad nie so hulle moes alles in ‘n ry opeet
My Pa vertel hoe hulle as hulle vark geslag het die vleis gaargemaak het en dan dit in ‘n koel plek in parrafienblikke gebêre het in lae gepak met gesmelte varkvet tussenin en bo-op
14 Jul 2012, 01:18 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-888: Ek sal daai website uitcheck. Dankie. Mis die Pronutro en beskuit. Ek kry darem gereeld my boerewors by die plaaslike farmers mark.
14 Jul 2012, 01:18 am
@Robzim(Robzim)-886:
Stem saam dat die Crusaders in ons pad staan.
Ek glo egter dat om die kampioen te wees moet ons enige span kan klop. Wil jy he dat HG ons vir die volgende 12 maande vertel dat ons maar per ongeluk die kampioen is omdat ons nie die Sader gewen het nie?
PS: Hy sal nie se dat hulle die uitspeel rondtes gehaal het omdat hulle nie die Saders gedurende die Liga fase gespeel het nie.
Ek glo aan die Stormers.
Jaar na jaar na jaar……. elke jaar.
Die is net nog ‘n jaar…..
14 Jul 2012, 01:21 am
@nama1(nama1)-891:
Die Crusaders is altyd goed, en aan die einde van die seisoen wanneer dit tel is hulle op hulle beste, en hulle is vol All Blacks wat gewoond is aan hoë druk wedstryde
14 Jul 2012, 01:26 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-889:
Ek boer nie self nie.Ek het in ‘n myndorp groot geword. Ek het vriende wat boer en gaan gereeld met hulle na hul veepos toe.
@kwas(kwas)-890
Kwas, wanneer het jy dan Kanada toe gegaan? Jy was dan nou die dag nog in die Vrystaat.
14 Jul 2012, 01:30 am
@victoriabok(victoriabok)-892:
Ek **** wat jy se. (Verskoon die politieke antwoord)
Blykbaar het niemand dit vir die Reds gese laas jaar nie.
14 Jul 2012, 01:31 am
h.oor
14 Jul 2012, 06:26 am
@nama1(nama1)-893: Vrystaat? Liewe donner, ek was in my lewe nog nooit daar in die vlaktes nie. Ek is ‘n boesman van Worcester.
Beteken dit daar is ‘n ander kwas op keo?
14 Jul 2012, 10:27 am
@kwas(kwas)-896:
OK.
Hier was op ‘n stadium ‘n Kwas wat vir die Vrystaat geskree het.
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