Stormers vs Blues

taniwharugby

@Duluth no bigger game or stage for Nock to step up, or likely check out....

Career defining game for him

nzzp

@taniwharugby said in Stormers vs Blues:

@Duluth no bigger game or stage for Nock to step up, or likely check out....

Career defining game for him

100%. What's weird is he's been in the squad for so long, but without game time. If they don't rate him, why keep him?

Stargazer

@nzzp said in Stormers vs Blues:

Hopefully Kurt's improved. Any update on the Parsons injury? I haven't seen anything, but getting trampled by a couple of monsters didn't look good

The info on injuries on the Fern's frontpage is up-to-date.
Click on the Blues' logo in the Super Rugby panel and then click on "squad".

Tim

@Stargazer his arm was in a sling in an Instagram picture.

nzzp

@Stargazer thanks fella

Duluth

Blues v the Stormers (it's missing one game vs WP back in 1996)

Pretty even

The last 6 matches have been won by the home side

taniwharugby

@Duluth my tip for this game was decided by a coin toss...

KiwiMurph

By all accounts Stormers are planning on really emptying the tank in this one with a bye for them coming up the week after.

I have a worrying feeling Blues may have a few more in the injury ward after this game.

Duluth

@taniwharugby said in Stormers vs Blues:

my tip for this game was decided by a coin toss...

You're much more confident than me

Stormers are on a good roll, the Blues will need some luck

taniwharugby

@Duluth the margin I picked was double that of the average result above too...

pakman

Blues have the cattle to give this a good shout. The challenge is that Stormers are a seasoned team and will jump on any Blues lack of composure/cohesion.

Duluth

Highlights from the 2019 match vs Stormers

That Tele’a try was great. Anyone know when he’s due back?

Other than the Tele’a try the main thing I remember about that match was the stoppages the Stormers created. They were really concerned about their fitness last year

African Monkey

@Duluth I went to that game. Tele'a also got ref carded for taking a man out in the air. It was far tighter than the scoreline suggested,with our defence standing up to the task.

nzzp

@African-Monkey said in Stormers vs Blues:

@Duluth I went to that game. Tele'a also got ref carded for taking a man out in the air. It was far tighter than the scoreline suggested,with our defence standing up to the task.

I was there too. Big Karl was motm for me

Nepia

Funny that the often most maligned Blues around here all featured in that video (2 x Ioanes and SBW).

Dice

@nzzp Parsons was on the radio on Thursday and said that the best case scenario is he'll be out for 2 weeks. He still has to have an MRI when he gets back though, but the x-rays in SA showed that there was no fracture in his shoulder.

Dice

Some interesting stats:

The Blues and Stormers have faced each other 20 times and they're tied at 10 wins a piece.

Average score: Blues 25 Stormers 24.

Average score in Cape Town: Stormers 24 Blues 23

Frank

@nzzp said in Stormers vs Blues:
Any update on the Parsons injury? I haven't seen anything, but getting trampled by a couple of monsters didn't look good.

In the words of Basil Fawlty - "Let's hope it's nothing trivial."

Duluth

Tuipulotu has made some huge hits this year

Duluth

Nice. Perofeta is dangerous from fullback

The Silver Fern

Stormers vs Blues