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Leinster: Max O'Reilly, Adam Byrne, Jamie Osborne, Rory O'Loughlin, Rob Russell, Ciarán Frawley, Cormac Foley, Ed Byrne, John McKee, Thomas Clarkson, Brian Deeny, Josh Murphy, Alex Soroka, Scott Penny, Rhys Ruddock (CAPT)
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Stormers: Warrick Gelant, Seabelo Senatla, Ruhan Nel, Damian Willemse, Leolin Zas, Manie Libbok, Herschel Jantjies, Steven Kitshoff (CAPT), JJ Kotze, Frans Malherbe, Adre Smith, Marvin Orie, Deon Fourie, Hacjivah Dayimani, Evan Roos
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Greetings and a warm welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship clash between the Stormers and Leinster from DHL Stadium in Cape Town.
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The Stormers cut open Leinster but there was obstruction in the build-up to the try, and the TMO rules that its a penalty.
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The match kicks off and the Stormers are on the front foot straight away.
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Leinster move play into the Stormers half and then win another penalty at the lineout.
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Leinster are playing with a high tempo but since giving away the obstruction penalty, Fourie is everywhere for the Stormers.
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Both sides are comfortable running from deep which has made for an end to end contest so far.
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A long passage of play ends with Foley overcooking a kick which gives the Stormers a lineout just inside the Leinster half.
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Roos knocks on in contact and Leinster will have the scrum feed just outside their own 22.
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Willemse gets over the ball and wins a penalty for the Stormers and Libbok's kick moves play up towards the Leinster 22.
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Willemse kicks from just inside his own half but Leinster dot it down for a goal-line dropout.
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Roos again loses the ball forward, this time while trying to place it at the breakdown and Leinster have a scrum on their own 22.
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PENALTY, STORMERS, LIBBOK, 3-0:
Libbok gives the Stormers the lead.
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PENALTY, LEINSTER, FRAWLEY, 3-3:
Frawley slots the kick to level the scores.
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PENALTY, LEINSTER, FRAWLEY, 3-6:
A wobbly kick from Frawley gives Leinster the lead.
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Leinster scramble it away but the Stormers can bring it back from the lineout
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The Stormers reject a shot at goal from a tight angle in favour of a lineout but they have lost their lineout and then Orie goes in high to give Leinster an easy exit.
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Senatla takes Foley in the air and Leinster drive the Stormers back into their 22.
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Leinster bungle a set move and are penalised so the Stormers now get a let-off.
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The Stormers drill it into the corner but Russell is lucky to escape sanction for a high tackle with the TMO and referee asleep at the wheel.
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Dayimani is penalised for obstruction and Leinster move out of their own half.
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The Stormers again move into the Leinster 22 but this time they get their lineout ball down.
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The Stormers put themselves under pressure and after a kick ahead from Leinster they knock on in their own 22.
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The Stormers win a vital scrum time penalty that allows them to get out of trouble again.
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Osborne kicks deep looking for a 50/22 but overcooks it and the Stormers will have a lineout ten inside the Leinster half.
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HALF TIME: STORMERS 3-6 LEINSTER
Both sides squandered chances to score in a first half that was a stop-start affair not helped by pedantic whistle work.
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The match restarts with Leinster gathering and clearing up to ten from halfway.
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Leinster are lectured about their discipline and the Stormers reject a shot at goal in favour of setting up another lineout in the Leinster 22.
44'
YELLOW CARD, LEINSTER, MCKEE:
Mckee gets carded for bringing down the Stormers maul.
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TRY, STORMERS, GELANT, 8-6:
Gelant dives in at the corner after De Wet takes a free kick quickly.
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Libbok misses the kick and it remains 8-6 to the Stormers.
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Now Dayimani is over the line but he can't get it down and the referee brings it back for an offside infringement by Leinster.
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Somehow Senatla has just been forced into touch by Russell who has got back and made a try-saving tackle.
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The scrum isn't stable and the referee wants it reset on another spot.
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Leinster are penalised for a collapsed scrum and the Stormers will scrum again.
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TRY, STORMERS, SENATLA, 13-6:
Senatla breaks out the tumble finish which does the trick to get the ball down in the Leinster in-goal at last.
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Libbok pulls his kick and the score stays 13-6 in the Stormers' favour.
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The Stormers look good on the counter until Willemse loses the ball to a strip by Leinster who are rewarded with a scrum ten inside their own half.
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Roos slaps the ball down in a tackle and is penalised and Leinster go to the touchline.
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TRY, LEINSTER, BYRNE, 13-11:
Byrne powers over from short range.
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The Stormers now get a warning as they bring down the Leinster maul. Leinster set up another lineout.
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CONVERSION, LEINSTER, ADAM BYRNE, 13-13:
Byrne levels the scores.
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Roos is penalised for pushing Foley's face into the dirt after a tackle and that's not a great piece of play with the Stormers on the attack and about to have an attacking lineout.
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Leinster are penalised for creating a shield at the lineout and the Stormers can attack again.
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YELLOW CARD, LEINSTER, FOLEY:
Foley now gets sent to the sin-bin.
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PENALTY TRY, STORMERS, 13-20:
The maul is brought down and its a penalty try and a yellow card.
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Leinster concede a penalty while in possession as Fourie spoils at the breakdown and they can move up to halfway for a lineout.
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Roos nicks a ball at the base of the ruck and the Stormers make the most of it as De Wet kicks and it rolls out five metres from the Leinster line.
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Gelant overcooks a kick to give Leinster a good attacking platform from a lineout ten metres inside the Stormers half.
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Leinster have another attacking lineout after Zas catches a cross-kick in-field but jumps out. Orie is down leading to a stoppage.
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Leinster kick dead on attack and the Stormers have a scrum on their own 22.
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The Stormers win a scrum time penalty and are in no rush to restart the game.
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Gelant slips as he kicks and Leinster will have a lineout ten inside their half.
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Leinster set up a lineout deep in the Stormers half but they lose it and the Stormers initially set up to run down the clock but then kick ahead when Leinster lose it forward close to halfway.
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FULL TIME: STORMERS 20-13 LEINSTER
The Stormers win it but Leinster's losing bonus point will guarantee them top spot in the URC.
Stormers
Leinster
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Tries
1
45' Gelant Warrick
53' Senatla Seabelo
60' Byrne Edward
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Conversions
1
61' Byrne Harry
1
Penalties
2
15' Libbok Manie
17' Frawley Ciaran
19' Frawley Ciaran
0
Drop Goals
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
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Squad
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Kitshoff Steven
Kotze Jean-Jacques
Malherbe Frans
Smith Adre
Orie Marvin
Fourie Deon Andre
Dayimani Hacjivah
Roos Evan
Jantjies Herschel
Libbok Manie
Zas Leolin
Willemse Damian
Nel Ruhan
Senatla Seabelo
Gelant Warrick
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Byrne Edward
Mckee John
Clarkson Tom
Deeny Brian
Murphy Josh
Soroka Alex
Penny Scott
Ruddock Rhys
Foley Cormac
Frawley Ciaran
Russell Rob
O'Loughlin Rory
Osborne Jamie
Byrne Adam
O'Reilly Max
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Reserves
8
Pokomela Junior
de Jongh Juan
De Wet Albertus Paul
Fouche Johan Neet...
Moerat Salmaan
Harris Brok
Arnoldi Wilmar
Dixon Ben Jason
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23
22
18
19
17
16
21
Dunne Jack
McCarthy Nick
Abdaladze Vakhtang
Milne Michael
Byrne Harry
O'Brien Sean Finn
Moloney Martin
Barron Lee
