Stormers 32 - 33 Bulls

Full time

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

Where to watch in: United Kingdom

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

Kickoff
1'

Try

Cobus Wiese · Bulls

0 - 5
10'

Try

Frans Malherbe · Stormers

5 - 5
11'

Conversion

Jurie Matthee · Stormers

7 - 5
18'

Try

Jan-Hendrik Wessels · Bulls

7 - 10
19'

Conversion

David Kriel · Bulls

7 - 12
26'

Substitution

Gerhard Steenekamp on for Jan-Hendrik Wessels · Bulls
29'

Penalty

David Kriel · Bulls

7 - 15
31'

Penalty

Jurie Matthee · Stormers

10 - 15
35'

Try

Salmaan Moerat · Stormers

15 - 15
36'

Conversion

Jurie Matthee · Stormers

17 - 15
Halftime 17 - 15
Second Half
41'

Penalty

David Kriel · Bulls

17 - 18
41'

Try

Harold Vorster · Bulls

17 - 23
42'

Conversion

David Kriel · Bulls

17 - 25
42'

Substitution

Nizaam Carr on for Marcell Coetzee · Bulls
46'

Substitution

Ruan Vermaak on for Cobus Wiese · Bulls
46'

Substitution

Brok Harris on for Sti Sithole · Stormers
51'

Substitution

Akker van der Merwe on for Johan Grobbelaar · Bulls
51'

Substitution

Andre-Hugo Venter on for Joseph Dweba · Stormers
54'

Yellow Card

Gerhard Steenekamp · Bulls
55'

Try

Evan Roos · Stormers

22 - 25
57'

Try

Warrick Gelant · Stormers

27 - 25
61'

Penalty

David Kriel · Bulls

27 - 28
61'

Substitution

Herschel Jantjies on for Stefan Ungerer · Stormers
61'

Substitution

Marcel Theunissen on for Deon Fourie · Stormers
61'

Substitution

Sazi Sandi on for Frans Malherbe · Stormers
64'

Yellow Card Complete

Gerhard Steenekamp · Bulls
65'

Substitution

Francois Klopper on for Wilco Louw · Bulls
70'

Try

Ruan Vermaak · Bulls

27 - 33
71'

Substitution

Zak Burger on for Embrose Papier · Bulls
71'

Substitution

Sebastian de Klerk on for Sergeal Petersen · Bulls
71'

Substitution

Jonathan Roche on for Daniel du Plessis · Stormers
71'

Substitution

Gary Porter on for Salmaan Moerat · Stormers
72'

Substitution

Boeta Chamberlain on for David Kriel · Bulls
77'

Substitution

Clayton Blommetjies on for Jurie Matthee · Stormers
78'

Try

Ben-Jason Dixon · Stormers

32 - 33
79'

Yellow Card

Nizaam Carr · Bulls
Fulltime 32 - 33

Player ratings

Stormers

15 Warrick Gelant 8.4
14 Ben Loader 5.4
13 Wandisile Simelane 6.1
12 Daniel du Plessis 6.7
11 Leolin Zas 6.2
10 Jurie Matthee 5.5
9 Stefan Ungerer 5.8
1 Sti Sithole 5.4
2 Joseph Dweba 6.6
3 Frans Malherbe 6.9
4 Salmaan Moerat 7.1
5 Ruben van Heerden 6.4
6 Deon Fourie 6.0
7 Ben-Jason Dixon 6.9
8 Evan Roos 6.5
16 Andre-Hugo Venter 6.3
17 Brok Harris 5.5
18 Sazi Sandi 5.9
19 Gary Porter –
20 Marcel Theunissen 6.3
21 Herschel Jantjies 5.9
22 Jonathan Roche –
23 Clayton Blommetjies –

Bulls

15 Devon Williams 7.0
14 Canan Moodie 5.9
13 David Kriel 6.9
12 Harold Vorster 7.3
11 Sergeal Petersen 6.7
10 Willie Le Roux 6.1
9 Embrose Papier 7.2
1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels 7.2
2 Johan Grobbelaar 6.1
3 Wilco Louw 6.9
4 Cobus Wiese 7.0
5 JF van Heerden 6.3
6 Marcell Coetzee 7.3
7 Reinhardt Ludwig 7.1
8 Cameron Hanekom 7.9
16 Akker van der Merwe 7.9
17 Gerhard Steenekamp 4.5
18 Francois Klopper 6.0
19 Ruan Vermaak 6.7
20 Nizaam Carr 5.1
21 Zak Burger –
22 Boeta Chamberlain –
23 Sebastian de Klerk –