03-13-2010, 04:41 PM
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Stormers v Hurricanes:
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The Stormers followed up their rout of the Highlanders with a comfortable 33-13 victory over the Hurricanes at Newlands on Saturday evening.
The hosts had the game wrapped up at half-time, reaching the interval 17 points up after tries from Sireli Naqelevuki, Joe Pietersen and Duane Vermeulen, the Hurricanes' solitary reply a penalty from Willie Ripia.
The Stormers sealed the bonus point when Brok Harris crashed over shortly before the hour mark and eased up significantly in the final quarter, managing just one more try through Jaque Fourie, which was sandwiched in between touchdowns for Hurricanes duo David Smith and Tyson Keats.
The Stormers couldn't have hoped for a better start to the game. Pietersen kicked them into a three-point lead with less than 60 seconds gone after the Hurricanes had been caught offside almost from the kick-off. The home side extended their advantage seven minutes later, Fourie and Pietersen combining to put Naqelevuki through to score.
Ripia got the visitors off the mark with a penalty midway through the first half but the Stormers reasserted their dominance on the half hour when Naqelevuki ripped through the Hurricanes defence before leaving Pietersen with a straightforward finish. The Stormers struck again with the last play of the first half, Vermeulen bounding through to score after an excellent spell of possession from the home side which had been sparked by a rampaging break from Schalk Burger.
The third quarter was all about the Stormers' quest for the bonus point and it ended when Harris touched down after Peter Grant's initial charge-down. The game and the bonus point now in the bag, Allister Coetzee decided to empty his bench for the final quarter and the understandable lack of cohesion in the Stormers' player which followed afforded the Hurricanes a sustained spell of dominance.
David Smith crossed after capitalising on some sloppy play in the scrum from the Stormers. Fourie touched down late on for the Stormers, who still appeared capable of scoring at will, but the Hurricanes had the final say, with Keats nipping in for another consolation scoring after more lax play from the home side.
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