Steyn slays Stormers

Steyn slays Stormers

22 Feb 2013

Morne Steyn kicked the Bulls to a winning Super Rugby start as the hosts easily beat the Stormers.

The Bulls won 25-17 after leading 9-0 at half time.

A Loftus crowd of 44 272 watched the opening match to the South African season.

The match was poor in quality with both teams a mess in the line outs and ineffective on attack among the backs.

Defence was good and the physicality was, as always, prominent, but neither side threatened with ball in hand. The backs on both sides moved it too lateral and this was a match won in the trenches by the more dominant and composed pack.

The Bulls at scrum and in the collisions were the stronger and superior team, especially in the first 40 minutes. The go forward and momentum was with the Bulls for the majority of the match and despite a brief rally from the Stormers after half time the visitors offered little.

Stormers captain Jean de Villiers admitted afterwards the better team on the night had won and that the Stormers had been forced into too many mistakes.

Steyn, man of the match, kicked seven from seven, and impressed with a composed and mature tactical kicking game. Steyn, with his forwards in charge, controlled the game and the Bulls played the match in the right areas of the field.

There was very little flow to the game and it wasn’t helped because of periods in which there were uncontested scrums. This favoured the Stormers whose pack took a beating.

Elton Jantjies suffered in his debut for the Stormers and one felt for the young Bok flyhalf, who suffered the tragic loss of his father less than a month ago. Jantjies is an outstanding goal kicker with a Super Rugby career average of 80 percent, but his radar never functioned and he missed four successive penalty kicks. Joe Petersen was introduced for Gio Aplon and kicked all three efforts, but the match was one influenced by the Bulls forward effort and sealed by Steyn’s flawless goal kicking.

Steyn and Pierre Spies excelled for the hosts, and predictably Victor Matfield’s planning in combating Andries Bekker and the Stormers line out paid dividend. It was also aided by Deon Fourie’s experiencing a night at hooker the equal of Jantjies’s goal kicking.

Jean de Villiers was a strong presence for the Stormers and Bryan Habana’s night did not lack for effort. Siya Kolisi was the best of the Stormers loose-forwards but with the Bulls, as a unit, the more cohesive and impressive up front, Steyn was good enough to slay the Stormers.

By Mark Keohane


613 Comments

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  • 1.grant10: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 17:49 pm

    go Stormers!!!!!!

    Nerves are moertoe!

  • 2.BrumbiesBoy: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 17:54 pm

    Joy is me, my stress is over and now I can sit back and relax…

    Good luck to both teams, extremely difficult one to call and perhaps I can only lean slightly to one side because of HGA (home ground advantage).

  • 3.RL: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 17:59 pm

    Stormers are the overwhelming favourites.

  • 4.S_K: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:16 pm

    Come on Stormers!Should be an epic encounter,but I fully expect the Stormers to come out on top against this leaderless Bulls team.

  • 5.kaalvoetklong in China: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:17 pm

    Nah i bulls by 10

  • 6.S_K: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:18 pm

    @RL-3: you not busy with internationals this weekend? :D

  • 7.kaalvoetklong in China: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:18 pm

    Sitting in a pubin China waitingforthr game… Struggled my nanna off tofind a pub that shows the game

  • 8.kaalvoetklong in China: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:20 pm

    Bad grammer i know.Struggling with the keypad not wasted yet haha

  • 9.BrumbiesBoy: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:20 pm

    @kaalvoetklong in China-7: What’s the pub’s name?

    “Wugby World?”

  • 10.kaalvoetklong in China: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:22 pm

    Mcaullys dont know if i spelled it right but i know its an irish pub

  • 11.kaalvoetklong in China: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:24 pm

    Where you at brummbiesboy you in china, im in shenzhen

  • 12.BrumbiesBoy: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:28 pm

    @kaalvoetklong in China-11: No, I’m in SA.

    But there’s a blogger on this site called NZINCHINA and I think he might’ve said he’s in that same city.

    He should be on here later I’m sure.

    Check around you maybe he’s in the same pub!

    ;-) :-)

  • 13.kaalvoetklong in China: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:32 pm

    Cool thanks man

  • 14.RL: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:36 pm

    @S_K-6: Capo are you not ‘busy’ with poodles :mrgreen:

  • 15.sparticus: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:41 pm

    Go stormers

  • 16.S_K: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:46 pm

    @RL-14: very lame,my little guppyboy. Surely you can do better? Why not draw a picture ? :D

  • 17.RL: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:50 pm

    Woof woof woof

    Run my little `@@”>

    Capo is on the loose on a mission to impregnate you.

    Sic.

    :lol:

  • 18.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:53 pm

    the USN bulle vs the Stormpies…

    let’s go

  • 19.China Bell: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:54 pm

    Peyper must be worth at least 15 points to the Bulls

  • 20.brains_trust: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 18:58 pm

    Go ssssssstttttttoooooorrrrmmmmmeeeerrrrssss. !!!!!!!

  • 21.RL: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:05 pm

    Transformer I worked out the maths.

    Nutritech (iffy at best) harlot queens are +40 points to the antipode teams and +80 to the ‘derby’ teams.

  • 22.Theres something about stormers: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:06 pm

    Cmon guys- just a walk in the park…

  • 23.Fern: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:11 pm

    Go Bulls!
    @Kaalvoetklong you should hook up with NZinChina,he is short on mates.

  • 24.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:16 pm

    wynand chows de allende

  • 25.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:17 pm

    deon kak at throwing

  • 26.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:17 pm

    Obviously Deon farked it up.

  • 27.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:18 pm

    Goooooooo Bullssssssssssssssssssssssss

    Janjties misses 2 tackles already as Meisiekind ran over him

  • 28.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:18 pm

    WTF happened to Timotei’s hair

  • 29.brains_trust: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:18 pm

    Terrible start by t stormers

  • 30.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:19 pm

    3-0 Bulls

  • 31.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:19 pm

    Deon Dourie is the Bull’s secret weapon in the lineouts.

  • 32.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:20 pm

    fast paced match so far, also both teams flying in

  • 33.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:21 pm

    @Robzim-31: Well according to the revered Skop you big mate, :lol: F
    fourie is the best Hooker in SA

  • 34.Rhys7: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:26 pm

    Steyn v Jantjes kicking sesh this should be interesting.

    Wierdly Stormers lineout looks good as does Bulls attack. Still waiting to see The cape boys playing in the Bulls half

    P.s why are they wearing such similar kits grrrrrr

  • 35.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:29 pm

    Morné?@RuggaWorld

    Meisiekind went through Jantjies easier than my curry went through my digestive system two days ago.

  • 36.polaris: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:29 pm

    Stormers look potent like eunuchs in brothel sofar.

  • 37.brains_trust: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:29 pm

    What a terrible game,,’!!!!

  • 38.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:30 pm

    Jantjies misses from in front. thats unlike him.

  • 39.Fern: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:30 pm

    Morne Steyn playing well,if he keeps it up he can be the second choice 10 for the Springboks behind Lambie.

  • 40.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:32 pm

    both hookers nowhere!

  • 41.Fern: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:32 pm

    Same that happened to your front teeth Prawnie,it’s gone.
    Atleast his hair can grow back.

  • 42.polaris: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:33 pm

    @brains_trust-37: This is the first game of “real rugby”, so we were told.

    Even last weeks Aussie derbies now look like thrillers in this borefest.

  • 43.Rhys7: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:35 pm

    Fern shutup

    Goosen, Lambie and Jantjes the future forget Steyn

  • 44.Spiesisworthless1: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:36 pm

    Lame… cant get into this game after seeing the NZ conference clash earlier. Kirtchner sucks…

  • 45.Fern: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:38 pm

    Rhys go and read again what I posted…

  • 46.polaris: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:38 pm

    Hehe, hotspot.

  • 47.polaris: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:39 pm

    A wicket.

  • 48.KeurboomPark: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:40 pm

    Klap hulle, Stormers!

  • 49.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:40 pm

    @polaris-47: :lol:

  • 50.Sharks_are_gonna_get_you: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2013, 19:41 pm

    Penalty Stormers

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