Combined XV: Stormers v La Rochelle
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A windy day down in Cape Town produced a thrilling match between Two-time defending champions La Rochelle and the South African based side Stormers. La Rochelle found their fighting spirit after being down 13-0 at halftime to comeback and win the game 21-22. The Stormers scored a late 79th minute try to bring the score to 21-22 but a strong wind denied Mannie Libbok the chance to convert the winning kick.
We’ve put together a combined XV based purely on the stats of each player for this fixture, respectively. The stats considered are metres gained, defenders beaten, line-breaks, passes, offloads, tackles, and turnovers. Naturally, in certain positions certain stats may take precedence, such as a winger, the number of metres gained, line-breaks and defenders beaten would take precedence over tackles and turnovers.
- Louis Penverne
- Silalotu Latu
- Uini Atonio
- Salmaan Moerat
- Will Skelton
- Judicael Cancoriet
- Levani Botia
- Greg Alldritt
- Tawera Kerr-Barlow
- Manie Libbok
- Dillyn Leyds
- Damian Willemse
- Dan du Plessis
- Suleiman Hartzenberg
- Warrick Gelant
The La Rochelle forwards were dominant but it’s also unfortunate that a few of the Stormers forwards were forced off early due to injuries. In the backline the Stormers certainly stole the show but unfortunately couldn’t win the game.
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