Stormers

37 - 20

Full Time

Blues

Blues vs Stormers

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Trouble here as Albertus De Wet breaches the defence.

78'

Stormers have won 80 rucks so far this game.

78'

This is dangerous for the defence as Stephen Perofeta bursts through to advance the Blues attack.

77'

Stormers make a substitution with Dean Muir coming on.

76'

Stormers make a substitution with Ramone Samuels coming off.

76'

Stormers sub Neethling Fouche comes onto the field.

76'

Wilco Louw departs for Stormers.

76'

Jaco Coetzee comes on for Stormers.

76'

Siya Kolisi leaves the field.

76'

Leni Apisai comes on.

73'

James Parsons comes off.

73'

Penalty Goal

Damian Willemse does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

71'

Albertus De Wet comes on.

69'

Raymond Rhule comes off.

69'

Stephen Perofeta curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

68'

Spellbinding play by Akira Ioane is finished off with a try.

68'

A gap opened in the defence and Akira Ioane took full advantage.

68'

Try

Incisive passing by Blues is finished off by Rieko Ioane, as he goes over for the try.

68'

Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.

67'

Salmaan Moerat comes on.

67'

Jan de Klerk comes off.

67'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with JC van Rensburg getting some game time.

67'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Steven Kitshoff being replaced.

67'

Stormers make a substitution with Craig Barry coming on.

64'

Stormers make a substitution with Damian de Allende coming off.

64'

Penalty Goal

Damian Willemse makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

64'

Blues sub James Parsons comes onto the field.

63'

Leni Apisai departs for Blues.

63'

Sonny Bill Williams has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63'

The defensive line has been broken as EW Viljoen goes through the gap.

62'

Mike Tamoaieta comes on for Blues.

61'

Ofa Tu'ungafasi leaves the field.

61'

Leni Apisai comes on.

61'

James Parsons comes off.

61'

Murphy Taramai comes on.

58'

Antonio Kirikiri comes off.

58'

Jonathan Ruru comes on.

58'

Sam Nock comes off.

58'

What a run here by Jerome Kaino as they gets over the gainline!.

58'

Ramone Samuels has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

58'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Cobus Wiese getting some game time.

58'

Stormers decide to make a substitution, with Chris Van Zyl being replaced.

58'

Conversion

Stephen Perofeta adds the two points for Blues.

57'

Try

Silky skills by Blues ends with a try for Michael Collins.

56'

Michael Collins makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

56'

Fabulous play by Blues has led to Matt Duffie being able to wriggle through a gap.

55'

Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.

54'

Blues make a substitution with Ross Wright coming on.

54'

Blues make a substitution with Pauliasi Manu coming off.

54'

Blues sub Jimmy Tupou comes onto the field.

54'

Gerard Cowley-Tuioti departs for Blues.

54'

George Moala comes on for Blues.

51'

Melani Nanai leaves the field.

51'

Conversion

Damian Willemse does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

51'

JJ Engelbrecht played a key part in that try.

49'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Stormers is finished off by EW Viljoen.

49'

Trouble here as JJ Engelbrecht breaches the defence.

49'

This is dangerous for the defence as Jerome Kaino bursts through to advance the Blues attack.

49'

Stephen Perofeta has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

46'

Try

Akira Ioane scores the try from close range.

45'

A gap opened in the defence and Akira Ioane took full advantage.

45'

What a tackle there by Ramone Samuels as he saves a certain try!.

43'

The defensive line has been broken as Antonio Kirikiri goes through the gap.

43'

Stormers have won 60 rucks so far this game.

40'

Stephen Perofeta comes on.

40'

Bryn Gatland comes off.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Conversion

Damian Willemse makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

35'

Try

Stormers are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Dewaldt Duvenage touching down.

35'

What a run here by Siya Kolisi as they gets over the gainline!.

33'

Stormers have won 40 rucks so far this game.

33'

Penalty Goal

Damian Willemse kicks the penalty.

29'

Nizaam Carr makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

27'

Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.

26'

Stormers have won 20 rucks so far this game.

19'

Fabulous play by Blues has led to Melani Nanai being able to wriggle through a gap.

17'

Penalty Goal

Bryn Gatland has kicked a penalty goal.

16'

Conversion

Damian Willemse converts the try.

14'

That's a great try assist by Pieter-Steph du Toit.

12'

Try

A series of passes by Stormers results in a try for Raymond Rhule.

12'

Trouble here as Pieter-Steph du Toit breaches the defence.

12'

This is dangerous for the defence as Nizaam Carr bursts through to advance the Stormers attack.

11'

Conversion

Damian Willemse has kicked a conversion.

JJ Engelbrecht sets up the try.

Try

Great hands by Stormers leads to a try for EW Viljoen.

A gap opened in the defence and JJ Engelbrecht took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Steven Kitshoff goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Stormers v Blues

Sat 17th March 2018, 06:05am PDT

Points Flow Chart

Stormers win +17

Time in lead

Mins in lead

100%

% Of Game In Lead

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Willemse

37 - 20

71'

Ioane

68'

34 - 20

Willemse

34 - 15

64'

Perofeta

57'

31 - 15

Collins

56'

31 - 13

Willemse

31 - 8

51'

Viljoen

29 - 8

49'

Ioane

45'

24 - 8

Half Time

Willemse

24 - 3

35'

Duvenage

22 - 3

35'

Willemse

17 - 3

29'

Gatland

16'

14 - 3

Willemse

14 - 0

14'

Rhule

12 - 0

12'

Willemse

7 - 0

Viljoen

5 - 0

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Stormers vs Blues Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Stormers face off against Blues in Super Rugby Pacific on Sat 17th March 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:05. In South Africa it’s at 15:05 SAST, 02:05 NZST in New Zealand, 00:05 AEST in Australia and 06:05 EST in the US.

Blues won the last encounter but Blues are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Blues in 4th and Stormers in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Stormers vs Blues Squads

The official squads for Stormers vs Blues will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.