The Stormers press conference was filled with laughter and light-hearted banter on Saturday. Photo: Twitter
VIDEO | Stormers bring the laughs, chirps after Bulls win
Check out this brilliant compilation of clips showing the Stormers in high spirts after their crucial win over the Bulls this past weekend.
The Stormers press conference was filled with laughter and light-hearted banter on Saturday. Photo: Twitter
The Stormers had many reasons to be in good spirts on Saturday as they booked their second successive home URC semi-final after thrashing the Bulls once again.
After the game, coach John Dobson and captain Steven Kitshoff often had the media in stitches during a press conference that was filled with jokes, chirps and light-hearted banter.
As the saying goes, a happy team is often a successful team.
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You can watch the comical moments from the Stormers press conference below:
The Cape side are now favourites to reach another title decider
The Stormers will host Connacht in the first semi-final on Saturday, 13 May, at 16h00 at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town, while Leinster will go up against Munster in the other encounter at 18h30 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
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These fixtures were confirmed after the Stormers defeated the Bulls 33-21 in Cape Town, Leinster outplayed the Sharks 35-5 in Dublin, Connacht surprised Ulster 15-10 in Belfast and Munster toppled the Glasgow Warriors 14-5 in Glasgow in the four quarter-finals.
The semi-final winners will meet in the Grand Final on Saturday, May 27 at the venue of the highest-ranked of the two teams.
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As it happened on Saturday, the Stormers dominated the first half against the Bulls, and then held their nerve in the second to complete a convincing victory in front of a record crowd of 44,109. The result marked the Cape franchise’s sixth-consecutive win in the URC against their rivals from Pretoria.
Springbok flyhalf Manie Libbok was at the heart of the hosts’ excellent kicking performance. The Stormers pinned the Bulls in their own territory for much of the first half as they managed to build up a 17-7 halftime lead.
The Bulls fought back strongly with late tries by Embrose Papier and Bismarck du Plessis, but with Libbok adding two further penalty goals for the home side, their efforts fell short.
Scorers:
Stormers 33 (17) – Tries: Hacjivah Dayimani, Leolin Zas, Angelo Davids. Conversions: Manie Libbok (3). Penalty goals: Libbok (4).
Bulls 21 (7) – Tries: Cyle Brink, Embrose Papier, Bismarck du Plessis. Conversions: Johan Goosen, Chris Smith (2).
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