Cape Town – The Stormers have held off a spirited Kings side in their Super Rugby clash at a soaking wet Newlands on Saturday.

 

The Stormers won 19-11, after leading 6-3 at half-time. 

 

The boot of fullback Joe Pietersen proved pivotal for the home side in a largely forgettable game marred by errors due to the trying conditions.

 

Click here for Sport 24’s interactive commentary on the clash at Newlands.

 

Full report to follow…

 

Scorers:

 

Stormers:

 

Try: Deon Fourie

 

Conversion: Joe Pietersen

 

Penalties: Joe Pietersen (4)

 

Kings:

 

Try: Wimpie van der Walt

 

Penalties: George Whitehead (2)

 

Teams:

 

Stormers:

 

15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jean de Villiers (captain), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Deon Fourie, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Steven Kitshoff

 

Substitutes: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Chris Heiberg, 18 Gerbrandt Grobler, 19 Don Armand, 20 Dewaldt Duvenage, 21 Gary van Aswegen, 22 Gerhard van den Heever

 

Kings:

 

15 SP Marais, 14 Siviwe Soyizwapi, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 Andries Strauss (captain), 11 Marcello Sampson, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nicolas Vergallo, 8 Jacques Engelbrecht, 7 Wimpie van der Walt, 6 Cornell du Preez, 5 David Bulbring, 4 Darron Nell, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Schalk Ferreira

 

Substitutes: 16 Hannes Franklin, 17 Grant Kemp, 18 Rynier Bernado, 19 Devin Oosthuizen, 20 Shaun Venter, 21 Shane Gates, 22 George Whitehead

 

  Sport24