Stormers
32 - 33
Bulls
08 Feb 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 1
DHL Stadium
In a tightly contested match at DHL Stadium, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Stormers 33-32. Wiese opened the scoring for the Bulls with a try in the first minute, but Malherbe quickly responded for the Stormers. Kriel's penalty and Wessels' try put the Bulls ahead, but the Stormers fought back with tries from Moerat and Roos. The match swung in the second half with Gelant and Dixon scoring for the Stormers, while Kriel's penalties kept the Bulls in the hunt. The turning point came when Carr received a yellow card for the Bulls, allowing the Stormers to capitalize. In a dramatic finish, the Bulls secured the win with a late try from Dixon. The match showcased outstanding performances, particularly from Kriel and Matthee for the Bulls, and Roos for the Stormers.
Broadcasters
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Weather
Temperature: 23.2°C (Feels like 23.3°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 13.8 km/h, gusting to 28.4 km/h Humidity: 54% Cloud Cover: 4%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 1' try Cobus Wiese
- 10' try Frans Malherbe
- 11' conversion Jurie Matthee
- 18' try Jan-Hendrik Wessels
- 19' conversion David Kriel
- 26' substitution Jan-Hendrik Wessels
- 29' penalty David Kriel
- 31' penalty Jurie Matthee
- 35' try Salmaan Moerat
- 36' conversion Jurie Matthee
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' penalty David Kriel
- 41' try Harold Vorster
- 42' conversion David Kriel
- 42' substitution Marcell Coetzee
- 46' substitution Cobus Wiese
- 46' substitution Sti Sithole
- 51' substitution Johan Grobbelaar
- 51' substitution Joseph Dweba
- 54' yellow_card Gerhard Steenekamp
- 55' try Evan Roos
- 57' try Warrick Gelant
- 61' penalty David Kriel
- 61' substitution Stefan Ungerer
- 61' substitution Deon Fourie
- 61' substitution Frans Malherbe
- 64' yellow_card_complete Gerhard Steenekamp
- 65' substitution Wilco Louw
- 70' try Ruan Vermaak
- 71' substitution Embrose Papier
- 71' substitution Sergeal Petersen
- 71' substitution Daniel du Plessis
- 71' substitution Salmaan Moerat
- 72' substitution David Kriel
- 77' substitution Jurie Matthee
- 78' try Ben-Jason Dixon
- 79' yellow_card Nizaam Carr
- 80' full_time