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Clayton Blommetjies’s late miss costly as Bulls edge out Stormers

121 days ago

Clayton Blommetjies of DHL Stormers (Photo By Tyler Miller/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Clayton Blommetjies missed a late conversion as Stormers saw their six-match winning run at DHL Stadium come to an end in a 33-32 defeat to Bulls in their rearranged United Rugby Championship Round 1 fixture.

Stormers outscored their South African rivals five to four in tries with Frans Malherbe, Salmaan Moerat, Evan Roos, Warrick Gelant and Ben-Jason Dixon crossing for the home side and Jurie Matthee kicking two conversions and one penalty.

Cobus Wiese, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Harold Vorster and Ruan Vermaak went over for Bulls, with David Kriel landing two conversions and three penalties, as they triumphed in Cape Town for the first time since 2021.

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3 Comments

RS 121 days ago

En Blommetjies kan nie skoppetjies

K-Bob 121 days ago

To caption the Stormers' season thus far: The campaign of unforced errors.

What causes unforced errors? Kak coaching, that's what.

And, while the de facto 12 month season contributes to an increase in injuries, proper strength and conditioning training should somewhat alleviate that.

Now that the admin and finance problems appear to be sorted out (kind of), the coaching is f'ed up. What a 🤡 show.

WL 121 days ago

Relax buddy, bulls also made mistakes and missed a couple kicks in front.

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“I have no doubt we wouldn’t have been able to keep the players in South Africa as we just don’t have the money to. It is reality, and the moment you accept reality and we work with this and we find creative ways around that.”

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