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Manie Libbok kicks Stormers to South African derby victory against Vodacom Bulls

23 Dec 2023

Stormers's Manie Libbok kicks the ball for a penalty conversion during the European Rugby Champions Cup, Pool 4 Rugby Union match between Stormers and Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on December 16, 2023. (Photo by Gianluigi Guercia / AFP) (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)

DHL Stormers edged the Vodacom Bulls 26-20 in a tense South African derby in Cape Town that lifts the 2022 champions to seventh in the BKT United Rugby Championship.

The Stormers led for all-but 14 minutes of a match played in front of a crowd of 42,000 at DHL Stadium, with the kicking of Manie Libbok ultimately proving the difference.

The Springbok fly-half landed three penalties and two conversions on a flawless evening from the kicking tee, ensuring that the Bulls finished on the losing side despite outscoring with three tries to two.

Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White previews the URC Round Eight encounter with the Stormers

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Reinhardt Ludwig, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Canan Moodie crossed the whitewash for the Bulls, while Jean-Luc Du Plessis and Ruhan Nel touched down for the hosts.

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Aah hello they play in SRA!

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100% intentional. 24 week ban.

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Finau is still young too, so I would put him in the same category - no need to wipe out his career just yet!

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Agreed, the NH crowd love to conveniently omit that or try change the narrative. I dont agree with eye gouging and you should face a ban.

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NR 35 minutes ago

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😂

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PMcD 39 minutes ago

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JW 46 minutes ago

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JG 52 minutes ago

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Yes…. No matter what happens, it will cause division.

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No argument from me. EE has been far from perfect tho.

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Manie Libbok kicks Stormers to South African derby victory against Vodacom Bulls

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