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Bulls
40
70
Stormers
3
| H. Pollard |  | 70 | ||
| H. Pollard | | 54 | ||
| H. Pollard | | 50 | ||
| H. Pollard |  | 45 | ||
| J. Kriel |  | 44 | ||
| H. Pollard | | 24 | ||
| J. Kotze | | 23 | ||
| H. Pollard | | 19 | ||
| R. Speckman | | 18 | ||
| 10 | | S. Marais | ||
| H. Pollard | | 5 | ||
| R. Speckman | | 3 |
| 4 | Tries | 0 | ||
| 4 | Conversions | 0 | ||
| 3 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Bulls have sent a warning to the rest of the competition with a truly dominant 40-3 victory over the Stormers.
Final score
Bulls 40
Stormers 3
The penultimate game of Round 1 takes place overnight at Loftus Versfeld, where the Bulls host the Stormers. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog from 2:15am AEDT.
The Bulls have undergone a number of changes in the offseason, most notably their coach, John Mitchell going to the England’s national team to coach defence, as Pote Human from the Currie Cup side gets the nod.
Duane Vermuelen, Paul Schoeman and Schalk Brits headline the list of new players, in a team which loses Francois Brummer and Pierre Schoeman, with Adriaan Strauss retiring as well.
The hosts haven’t played a final since 2013, finishing ninth in 2014-2016, before falling to 15th in 2017 and creeping up to 12th last year.
The Stormers qualified for the playoffs from 2015 to 2017, making the top three in all those years, but a disastrous six-win season in 2018 dropped them to 11th.
The Capetown locals keep a pretty solid roster from 2018, with only one major loss, that of defensive liability Raymond Rhule, who moves to Grenoble.
The Bulls tasted victory six times in 2018, five of those at Loftus Versfeld, their hometown scalps being the Hurricanes, Stormers, Rebels, Sharks and Jaguares.
The Stormers have won six of the past eight matches between these two sides, dating back to 2015, but surprisingly don’t go in as favourites.
The Bulls will probably push the Stormers hard, but they’re still getting used to a new coach, and the Stormers should win it.
Stormers by 9.
Time: 2:15am AEDT
Venue: Loftus Versfeld
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Odds: Bulls $1.66, Stormers $2.23
Bulls
1. Lizo Gqoboka, 2. Schalk Brits, 3. Trevor Nyakane, 4. Jason Jenkins, 5. Lood de Jager, 6. Ruan Steenkamp, 7. Hanro Liebenberg, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 9. Embrose Papier, 10. Handré Pollard, 11. Rosko Specman, 12. Burger Odendaal, 13. Jesse Kriel, 14. Johnny Kotze, 15. Warrick Gelant.
Reserves: 16. Corniel Els, 17. Simphiwe Matanzima, 18. Dayan van der Westhuizen, 19. Eli Snyman, 20. Thembelani Bholi, 21. Ivan van Zyl, 22. Manie Libbok, 23. Dylan Sage.
Stormers
1. Ali Vermaak, 2. Bongi Mbonambi, 3. Wilco Louw, 4. Salmaan Moerat, 5. JD Schickerling, 6. Siya Kolisi (c), 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8. Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 9. Jano Vermaak, 10. Damian Willemse, 11. Sp Marais, 12. Damian de Allende, 13. Ruhan Nel, 14. JJ Engelbrecht, 15. Dillyn Leyds.
Reserves: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Chris van Zyl, 20 Kobus van Dyk, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 23 Dan du Plessis.
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