Status: Finished
13:38Photos will be posted later this weekend
13:38All credit to the home side for staying in the contest long enough to steal it when it counts.
13:37Bishops need to forget the pick and go side of their game and give the ball air and the win would have been theirs regardless of tries coming from the tight,
13:36Overall it was not the greatest of games by both sides but Stellenberg won't mind as it will say in the morning paper that they won.
13:35Stellenberg fed off Bishops mistakes and it told on the scoreboard.
13:34Bishops looked rusty this afternoon as they still seemed like in holiday mode.
13:33The ref calls holding on and Stellenberg steal the victory from the jaws of defeat.
13:32Bishops kick off, last chance saloon for Bishops. They run it and are 10 meters out, need to give it air and they do,
13:31Nivan with the score.
13:30Stellenberg will kick for posts to steal the game.
13:30Stellenberg off the back. Penalty to the home side with one min left.
13:29Pressure on the visitors as all conversations have been missed with 3 to play.
13:275 meters out. Bishops with the momentum, they go off the top and look to pick and go, Try to Bishops as the big man with the score.
13:265 minutes left,
13:26Pick and go and kick by Stellenberg, Bishops run it. Ford in the gap, need to score to win, slow ball as Evans drives up. Penalty
13:24Stellenberg on the run. Sent up the middle. Counter is perfect and Bishops go forward. They try and use it but numbers on the floor
13:23All to play for with time running out.
13:23Bishops have left their kicking boots back on their holiday beaches.
13:21Try to Bishops as the tall timber shakes off the defense and try.
13:21Interesting last 12 minutes. Bishops ball and they look to run it. They pick and go close to the fringes. Need to let the ball play. Liebenberg tried hard, Bishops go quick and they 5 meters out. Pick and go. Not natural play.
13:19Game on. Bishops penalty and touch found.
13:17Bishops go into a larger and pick and go. Penalty to Bishops. Quick tap and try to the men in white.
13:1615 minutes left for either a comeback of note or a well deserved history making victory.
13:15Stellenberg all over Bishops like a rash. They running in quick sand as Stellies maul and drive up the field, one off runner in the gap and try time to the hosts.
13:11Stellenberg ball. Pick and go. And sent wide. They drive up the middle. Pick and go close to the line and try to the home side.
13:09Both sides yet to get out of holiday mode.
13:09Penalty to Bishops on their 22. They kick it down feed deep, Stellenberg kick deep. And a game of ping pong and it's deep. Kloosman with a bit of a gig and the pass is over the top and on the floor.
13:06Stellenberg on the balm in midfield. Stolen and Bishops look to run it. Rusty play and it's knocked on
13:05Kick for touch.
13:04Too fancy and it's a poor forward pass
13:03Bishops opt to scrum.
13:03Bishops run it. They up in the 22. Good handling. They win a penalty
13:00Defense scrum to Bishops
13:00Game on. Drive from the hosts and it drops to the floor, scrum Bishops
12:50Half time: Bishops 10 v Stellenberg 10
12:50Kloosman is trapped. Scrum half missing so a pick and go on half way. Sent wide. Cut back inside. Big men using it. Hot stepping going nowhere. Knockon and half time.
12:48Bishops on the defense. They drive it up from deep. Down the short side and Bishops win the scrum
12:47Kicking fuel in midfield. Pieterson wins the territory game.
12:45Second kick has missed by the Bishops 10
12:44Pick and go on the fringes and Blankenberg with the score.
12:43Scrum collapses and we reset. They go off the back by the hosts. Bishops steal and its sent wide. Heavy tackles coming in.
12:42Scrum to Stellenberg in Teal. Bishops in white to day.
12:42Holiday rust it seems
12:41Bishops try to use it as Kloosman snipes but is caught, left it goes and it's dropped cold.
12:40Off the Lineout, Bishops ball. They send it wide. Slow in midfield. Big men drive it up,
12:40Bishops kick it and it's in touch
12:39Stellenberg on the March. Penalty for holding as Ford wins it
12:39Bishops kick from deep. Trapped by Stellenberg and they drive it up
12:38Game on with 6 to play in the half.
12:38Kick is missed.
12:37Bishops ball. They run it from deep. Missed tackles and captain Wharton with the score
12:36Stellenberg 10 - Bishops 0
12:23Still 0 - 0 after 8 min
11:58We live from the home of the Jade brigade Stellenberg , who actually go into this match as slight favorites only by virtue that they hosting.
11:51Welcome back to an action packed third rugby term. Great to see the oval ball being chucked around again.
