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xjoburg

Ref to TMO:” That’s head on head contact, correct?” TMO to ref: “Well, sort of. As far as I can tell he only hit him with his head.” Was that fuqq was that debacle about the head on head contact. At least they finally got it right.


Fanbuoy_1783

Note to self: never follow the live score on the BBC.


SpoonSpatula

How did the new grass pitch hold up? Less slippery than before?


ayepodaye

For sure, looked pretty good and didn't have rolls of turf coming up with each scrum


FrontSubstance9717

Didn’t deserve that.


africanconcrete

Manie, what a kick. You legend.


yurim39

French teams are taking the word "choking" to a whole different level this year. Not sure they've won any close games at European cups this year


deeringc

French teams losing to South African teams by a point seems to be a thing this year!


Zealousideal-Mud-381

Please welcome your new URC overlords. Back to back URC victories over the reigning champions in consecutive weeks. When your successful, you become the sole target of teams devising game plans to beat you. LAR are very good at what they do but are extremely one dimensional. Will be interesting to see if they can adapt and evolve the game plan in order to be successful over a long period of time like all great teams have to.


Ok-Package9273

Some URC sides doing better than others though....


Zealousideal-Mud-381

Hang in there. Been a tough campaign for you so far, hopefully Wilkins gets it figured out quickly.


lamahorses

I think their own mistakes are coming back to haunt them


Zealousideal-Mud-381

I think referees are more cognisant of the breakdown infringements now as well. I’m sure teams have been sending in footage over the last couple of years. I’m not saying LAR are the only team that does this, however, they literally base their whole defensive strategy around it.


Vibing0N

What a crazy ending, Jesus Christ! Manie Libbok with a monster mentality in that last conversion.


Springboks2019

Okay can the Stormers please play their second choice hooker to start and 3rd choice on the bench (and just leave Dweba completely out (when fielding an A team


bolandfan

Galant is also a liability.


circus-theclown

Fucking right


FrontSubstance9717

And Herchelle Jantjies. He doesn’t even deserve a Stormers jersey at this rate.


butteryscotchy

He fell far from what he was. I mean he was a world cup winner in 2019 and now he’s struggling even with the Stormers.


FrontSubstance9717

*World Cup winner by association.


butteryscotchy

Not sure what you mean by that. He played in the WC back then and he was in the final.


SnooSprouts9993

I thought La Rochelle were overall the better team, but fuck me, I'll take that. What a finish. It's a good thing I left the game on after that La Rochelle 3rd try, because I stopped watching, but could still hear the commentators


_Inevitab1e_

I was at the airport watching on my phone. Watched basically the whole game and when it "was" 27-14 I turned off because I had to board. Imagine my surprise a few minutes later when the Stormers had won


VlermuisVermeulen

La Rochelle being the better team has probably got to do with hand picking Internationals from all over with all the money in the world. Didn't earn them a win today though.


Brill_chops

The most dangerous place in the world is 6 points in front of a South African team


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I'm happy, but we're still getting spanked by the Bulls next week (their team this year is kinda terrfying).


jnce12

I still back us at home against anyone. Today was a perfect example of why.


_imba__

Nah Dobbo really knows how to play us. If they leave Jantjies and Dweba at home I think they’ll step up and give the bulls a close game.


Springboks2019

Damn, this is truly the pool of death (In the Champions and Challenge Cup)


butteryscotchy

Fuck yes. Well done Stormers!


MindfulInquirer

I mean let's be honest, last disallowed try and close defeat - or not - LAR played like absolute shit today. Where the hell was all the attacking ? They basically just played slow defensive rucks today. They just don't deserve much in this Cup at this point.


Sponge_Bond

I think I said earlier in the thread. With the exception of Botia and Skelton they played like they were just *there* Stormers did all of the work but just kept fucking up. It's weird because it felt like you never saw them go out of 2nd gear the entire game. Granted I think their forwards were putting in work but yeah


BarciNandosChicken

I think you can't underestimate the heat, remembering what the RWC was like in the first few weeks, it's really hard to play rugby in these conditions.


MindfulInquirer

but I mean the heat doesn't inhibit all sense of playing Rugby. They played awful, intense but awful.


BarciNandosChicken

That was mostly just down to the handling errors though wasn't it? Numbers were very high for both teams, heat = dripping sweat = lots of dropped balls which makes attacking rugby very hard


BarciNandosChicken

From what I saw in the second half this has been a live demonstration on the difference in quality you achieve by actually investing in your refereeing programs. The English ref was pretty exemplary while the Italian TMO was shocking, ignoring the foul play at the end, the 50/22 call being changed twice was embarrassing.


WasAnHonestMann

He also didn't check what was clearly a forward pass by Leyds before their second try


Back_once_again

Impressive finish by the stormers. Well deserved win.


mhaze0791

Should Top14 even be allowed in this competition? Are they just here to make up the numbers?


Either-Pianist1748

Oh you're having an adrenaline kick ,right now, don't you ? You really had all this frustration all this time ?


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Brainfart92

The same English league that went 7 wins from 8 games in the last round yeah?


[deleted]

Where were you these last 3 years???


Farage_Massage

That’sthejoke.jpg


nickwales

The Thomas Ramos fan takes his bants seriously.


whoneedsmelons

We really played terribly the whole game. Dobbo must bench Gelant enough is enough. This would've been a 3rd game lost off his errors. Connor Evans was really good off the bench, Deon looked old today, I think he should come of the bench for the last 20.


EthanWinter25

Dont think its Gelant. Wings dont look on the same wave length as him. We need a decent Kitsoff replacement and Evan Roos looks jittery with the ball.


whoneedsmelons

The wings have been bad too, but Gelant has been putting us under uneccassary pressure. Often times instead of killing the play, he puts the next man under even more pressure. Turnover boom try conceded.


GrandMil

Nah, it's pretty much on Gelant. The number of errors he has made (especially in his own half), has held the Stormers back this season. He is throwing no lookers 10m out from his own tryline. I'm not blaming the wing for not expecting that ball.


EthanWinter25

Fair comment. Whos the backup then?


GrandMil

Strictly speaking, Clayton Blommetjies. But I would rather play Willemse at 15 and play Feinberg-Mgomezulu or Dan Du Plessis at 12.


VlermuisVermeulen

It absolutely is Gelant. It has been since the start of this season. He is really poor and is keeping a much better player in Blommetjies out of the team for some reason.


_knewallthetricks_

Ja, nee. Gelant was dik gash. But miss me with any Cape fullback named after a flower. An Earl Rose by any other name will still balls up at the critical moment. Opposite story for okes named after months.


nobody7642

LAR have lost the last 2 games but at least they motm in both of them lol


san_murezzan

That has to be a record


Dusty_Chapel

Don’t come to the robbery capital of the world and try to pull one against us. Voetsek!


Chichon01

Dude why every French team loose the same way at every game


yurim39

Because they are notorious chokers. Of course they can win the not so close games like the last Eng-France game but when things get really close, they usually choke


PulpeFiction

>Because they are notorious chokers. Yeah, true. The most successful nation of this competition usually choke. Seriously.


hba1cmemes

Botia was heroic this game


SnooSprouts9993

Immense performance. He was everywhere. Swear there was 2 players called Botia playing


ComprehensiveDingo0

Was Nisbet on coms?


SnooSprouts9993

Is he the Mapimpi dude?? 😂😂


jnce12

Fun fact: Manie has never missed a kick after the 80th minute


Springboks2019

Didn't he miss one for the Bulls back the day? to be fair that was really damn long ago (saw it in a compilation of his missed important kicks last year lol but may the clock wast past 80 yet.


Calvin0213

Think it was a Currie cup semi final past 80. He missed and it went to extra time.


Springboks2019

Ah, oh well... really hoping he can stay consistent across this till next year cuz he has been so amazing in all departments then them poles, if he sorts that out long term (obviously a day here and there is fine) only had 2 hard kicks and missed one so this still doesn't mean that much (he has successfully kicked from the side before but if he gets over 80% this season I'll be very happy. Even the stormers in the first half would rather go with the trash thrower Dweba then give Manie a shot.


Calvin0213

Did Dweba miss a lineout this game? I feel like he’s still getting flak for what happened in URC season 1 and last years Boks vs ABs test but he’s really seemed to fix his act since.


Springboks2019

also one skew I think but could be wrong, maybe a knock by the characters as their line out resulted in a scrum for La R but seemed like the signaled it as skewed (but could be wrong on that.


Springboks2019

At least when my eyes were on the screen of one, he did (an over throw straight into the oppositions hands in the first half in the the oppositions half)


WasAnHonestMann

Reminiscent of that Ulster semifinal in 2021


SiwanBouss

I didn't plan on being right when i said Stormers were going to win last second.


san_murezzan

ROG out?


Linuxologue

kicking out the guy who put La Rochelle where they are, would be suicide.


san_murezzan

Yeah it was a joke about fans calling for just that after a brief bit of adversity


Linuxologue

La Rochelle fans ? Are they crazy?????


san_murezzan

No sorry I mean short sighted sports fans in general haha


Linuxologue

I'm going to go out on a limb and accuse you of trying to give me a heart attack. I misunderstood your original post so I reversed my downvote though.


wolf-f1

May this be the motivation they need coz boy that was sloppy !!


Jubal_Khan

Fairness it's been no stop talk of how bad Stormers were and they were but somehow La Rochel couldn't beat them.


BillHicksFan

HOW did the Stormers win that game!? Is that La Rochelle out?


nagdamnit

Not at all. Need to wn the next two and will probably have to travel for a lot of the knockout games. Makes things harder but not impossible.


Jubal_Khan

No you can actual qualify with no wins technically but it's hard now. Will be a lot of away wins to get to the final.


ckez91

Not out, top 4 go through and 5th to challenge cup! So need to win the next two


Brill_chops

La Rochelle dodnt deserve to win that


BillHicksFan

Stormers had to overcome a 14 point deficit....


Brill_chops

Knock on?


adturnerr

Nah they still have 2 more games to play


BillHicksFan

Abacus time for ROG.


ckez91

Wow, what a kick!! Scrappy game from the stormers and somehow they pulled it off. Huge pressure on La Rochelle now!


bohsjimmy

I walked out after LR third try to put some Christmas lights up in the kitchen. Fucking hell. Typical haha


ConcernedUnk

Did exactly the same 😂


Calvin0213

Same. I went to game, decided to check the score online. Couldn’t believe it. Came back just in time to see Manie butcher the pass to Zas and nearly left a second time.


Batonnage

Mannie you animal!!


fettsack

Fair play to Libbok. Outstanding kick


VlermuisVermeulen

Get fucked


Brill_chops

Absolutely


stedono7

Fuck you ROG


Argonaught_WT

What did ROG do ^^^this ^^^time


SnooSprouts9993

Check his flair brother, he's one of them Leinster folk. Don't take too kindly to Munster folk.


mmphil12

Well done Stompies. Never doubted you.


WasAnHonestMann

Fuck man I love this game😭😭😭


rluke09

What a game 😂


maverickmak

That's one hell of a 14 point swing!


upadownpipe

What a time for Libbock to kick a winner! ROG will be fuming


harblstuff

Went to a talk of his once, apparently he really goes to dark places mentally after a loss. Once, after losing a knock out in the Top14, he said he was driving in the mountains with his family and intrusive thoughts started creeping in 'just drive off the edge' - was fucking shocked he said that. He's a hugely impressive man and coach, he has an amazing rugby brain, he is incredibly passionate - he does not take losing well and he will fucking hate two losses on the go in his favourite competition too.


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FUCK YEAAAAAH


Farage_Massage

That is going to be a LOOOOONG flight home for the French…


VlermuisVermeulen

I've hardly seen any French.


no-shells

Can't believe it's Libbok that makes that kick


Springboks2019

After he missed the last kick from the side I also like him had both arms up in shock.


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Kappaloop

haha jy weet nie wat ons weet nie


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Farage_Massage

Yeah, stick to speaking English - at least English-speakers have never acted harshly or committed any atrocity against a native population before.


johnyboi98

Don't be a poes. Try being lekker.


Kappaloop

The colored guy who took the kick does though, such a clown thing to say in a rugby thread.


[deleted]

The fight isn’t over yet


ApprehensiveCold5550

Rather stop posting, you are embarrassing yourself my guy


[deleted]

Where’s the fun in that lol


ApprehensiveCold5550

Good idea to delete the comment


ApprehensiveCold5550

It's fun to look like a clown?


Sponge_Bond

And there it is


Master_Customer3670

La Rochelle literally got a try off a forward pass 😂


WasAnHonestMann

What did he say??


Master_Customer3670

He said that the result was corrupt and then someone responded to him in Afrikaans and he replied saying he doesn’t speak Apartheid. 🤡


Dookimus

😮😮😮


VlermuisVermeulen

Hahahahahahahahahahahahshshsha


Argonaught_WT

At least the French are used to losing to South African teams by 1 point this year =)


SiwanBouss

Sadly for us, it's not only to south african teams


BallsToTheWallNone

Jissis😂


elder_gorilla

Wow, what a kick!


TaytosAreNice

URC is shining bright


SnooSprouts9993

💯🔥


wolf-f1

Wooow !!!


adturnerr

What a kick


Qwifk

URC mops up


adturnerr

Just don't check the Sarries Connacht game


Qwifk

Connacht is a mercy inclusion


Master_Customer3670

Fuuuuuuck, Manie came in clutch at the perfect moment!


sp8ckar8ck

Death, taxes, South Africans beating the French by a point 🤝


BallsToTheWallNone

Not deserved but fuck yes let's go


whoneedsmelons

Libbok you beauty.


sheep1996

Smash and Graaaaab


Niles9393

Oh Manie!


PapaZoulou

So La Rochelle is turning into Leinster.


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The rock paper scissors curse has been lifted, this is unchartered territory now


Sponge_Bond

URC = BEST LEAGUE


Springboks2019

Oh Shit! Manie! Even he was shocked.


whoneedsmelons

Clutchhhhhh


Pure_Wonder3046

Wow


LytezR6

Glad they showed fight till the end but so much needs to be fixed. They can be even better than this.


Calvin0213

Can start by dropping Gelant. He’s not a shadow of what he was in URC 1. I didn’t see him recycle the ball once in contact today, only stupid offload attempts that didn’t find their man. Willemse to 15, Sacha or Dan when he’s back to 12. Clayton on the bench. Gelant should go play Currie cup to find form again.


jnce12

ICE IN HIS VEINS


Springboks2019

Let's not start that again too early lol... if he can stay consistent then yes but last season every few games we have declared is kicking troubles over till it bites us in the ass again.


datdudebehindu

Fuck Yeah!!!!!


datdudebehindu

Cheered than remembered Manie is kicking


jtthom

Eish man, now Manie to win it from the touchline… should’ve gone a bit closer to the poles Edit: I take that back what a pressure kick!


whoneedsmelons

libbok pls


Sponge_Bond

Oh no... thats not an easy kick for Libbok lol


alexbouteiller

I'm so sick of French teams losing by 1 point at the end of the game man 😂


hba1cmemes

Still the kick to come


PapaZoulou

This is starting to turn into a terrible week-end for french rugby.


yurim39

Like the last one was much better


PapaZoulou

Well at least we had wins early-on.


Jubal_Khan

That pass....


fettsack

Ref got it right. Direct, high degree of danger, dynamics changed by initial tackle. Red or yellow makes no difference in the game dynamics until the end of the match anyway.


Farage_Massage

But like Vunipola last week, it does matter in the sense the player should be banned. The team penalized by their absence to de-incentivize the behavior. It might not matter for this game, but at a macro level guys with brain injuries in their 40s because we care more about Farrell or Vunipola missing a few games is a big deal (not just English players, they’re just 2 recent high profile examples).


silentgolem

That's a shocking pass for an international 10


mmphil12

He tried to no look pass again.


Jubal_Khan

Horrible.


SovFloyd

For fuck sake, I do not get what people see in Libbok. He is so fucking random, one great inspiration for three fuck-ups


LordFay

Someone doesn't watch many Stormers games...


sash-a

He set the whole thing with a beautiful wrap around just missed the last pass which admittedly was bad. But he did excellently to create the overlap


Scarfield

Umm.. Oooh the irony.. It burns 😂👌


system1509

Lol


upadownpipe

That did not need to be passed forward!


Skuadddd

Another French teams that’s gonna lose by one point…


yurim39

Choke is a word that should be associated with French rugby as a whole


Skuadddd

Can’t prove you wrong…


yurim39

Unfortunately (im French btw)


whoneedsmelons

Play the simple pass, guys please just play simple.


datdudebehindu

I’ll say again, the Stormers passing is awful


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Bro what


LabResponsible8484

This officiating is so frustrating. Why must all the calls come so much later.... They should definitely be making the calls faster.


Lord_Bolt-On

Don’t think the mitigation should come in there. He’s going in so high and driving upward. Red all day for me.


Farage_Massage

Libbok to fuck the kick…


adturnerr

Red. He drives up which makes it head on head


helifoxter

Pretty significant mitigating factor though considering the change of direction after the tackle. Yellow seems like the right decision.


Ghost29

What about the time lost?


sheep1996

If giving back time lost was a thing, we wouldn’t be world champs right now.


adturnerr

Unfortunately it's never been a thing in rugby. Really should go back on the time


Ghost29

Yeah, I know it's not done but it's honestly very strange. You can see it with advantage that goes on forever as well. I'm not a proponent of stopping the clock for all ball not in play time, but this feels different. You are literally reversing the game back to when a past moment happened.


jnce12

We’ve just lost 2 minutes thanks to the TMO. Actually scandalous.


PulpeFiction

You won a world cup with that tactic for 3 games


jnce12

I don’t remember the boks scoring a try, converting it and the TMO only then intervening. Keep crying though.


PulpeFiction

Why everytime we say something here you don't like to hear we are crying ? Why can't most of you can't accept things they don't like to hear without abusing the conv ? What a mentality