{"id":480625,"date":"2023-12-18T09:34:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T07:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betcentral.onpressidium.com\/?p=480625"},"modified":"2023-12-18T12:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:29:25","slug":"sa-european-champions-cup-team-of-the-week-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/sa-european-champions-cup-team-of-the-week-round\/","title":{"rendered":"SA European Champions Cup Team Of The Week \u2013 Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Damian Willemse leads the way in our South African <a href=\"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/european-champions-cup-predictions-round-2-2-2023-12-12\/\">European Champions Cup<\/a> Team of the Week, writes Quintin van Jaarsveld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two South African sides were locked in cliff-hangers on Saturday and emerged with different outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stormers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as a last-gasp converted try saw them pip the two-time defending champions La Rochelle 21-20 in Cape Town before a gallant Bulls side succumbed 29-28 to Lyon at Matmut Stadium de Gerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, it was the Bulls who played the better rugby and they\u2019ve been rewarded with nine players in our side to the Stormers\u2019 six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bet.machibet777-affiliate.com\/sports\/rugby-union\/the-rugby-championship\/\" style=\"background-color:#f2a12a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bet Now: Rugby<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">15:  Devon Williams (Bulls)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A cool customer at the back. Not many attacking opportunities to speak of other than one counter-attacking surge but handled everything Lyon threw at him whereas Warrick Gelant\u2019s struggles continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">14: Ben Loader (Stormers)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Explosive in everything he did. One of the Stormers\u2019 most consistent danger men on the day, scored a great try and won a breakdown penalty before he limped off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">13: Lionel Mapoe (Bulls)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Soft touches, such as the delayed ball that created an opportunity for Sergeal Petersen, and strong defensively, both in his channel and when he doubled as a sweeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">12: Damian Willemse (Stormers) \u2013 Player of the Week<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ran hard and true to make good metres in midfield, stepped his way free on a few occasions, beautiful crosskick for Loader to field and score, deft 50:22 and contained the colossal Jonathan Danty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">11: Sergeal Petersen (Bulls)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dangerous all evening, scored the Bulls\u2019 second try and chased and competed in the air well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">10:  Manie Libbok (Stormers)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>His performance wasn\u2019t without its faults, but all was forgiven when he coolly slotted the match-winning conversion from the right-hand touchline (to go with his three penalty goals). His line kicks were great as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manie Libbok WITH THE LAST KICK OF THE GAME \ud83e\udd76<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THESTORMERS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@THESTORMERS<\/a> down the reigning champs at the death \ud83d\ude31<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvestecChampionsCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InvestecChampionsCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a73TjpBmeP\">pic.twitter.com\/a73TjpBmeP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Investec Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsCup\/status\/1736037392694292768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">9: Zak Burger (Bulls)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Great kicking from the base put Lyon under all sorts of pressure and led to him scoring an early try. Also made a brave try-saving intervention by stopping big Romain Taofifenua from dotting down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">8: Marcell Coetzee (Bulls)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A calming influence with his leadership and experience, which was vital given the makeshift side Jake White selected. Source of go-forward and influential at the breakdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">7:  Mpilo Gumede (Bulls)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Showed his power as well as his skill, highlighted by his phenomenal set-up of Petersen\u2019s try that saw him bump off Ethan Dumortier before freeing up his wing with an unbelievable offload. Also produced a clutch jackal near his try line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Mpilo Gumede \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LYOvBUL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LYOvBUL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TOA0hZBPes\">pic.twitter.com\/TOA0hZBPes<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaredwright17\/status\/1736087279670587802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">6: Marco van Staden (Bulls)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brought the pain. Made one rib-rattling hit after the other, exploded into contact on attack as well, including scoring a go-ahead try, and won a textbook breakdown penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">5: Janko Swanepoel (Bulls)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The big blonde lock dropped the shoulder and put his stamp on the game with ball in hand. Very industrious and physical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">4: Adre Smith (Stormers)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brought a hard edge to the Stormers\u2019 pack, was a prominent ball carrier and relentlessly clattered into rucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">3: Neethling Fouche (Stormers)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A cornerstone up front. Put in a big shift on defence and did his thing at scrum time, including winning a penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">2: Andre-Hugo Venter (Stormers)<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A super-sub of note. Full of fire, provided the accuracy in the lineouts that had been missing and scored the try that gave the Stormers the shot to snatch the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Down for the entirety of the game, Andre-Hugo Venter&#39;s late try set up a grand-stand finish for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THESTORMERS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@THESTORMERS<\/a> \ud83d\ude31<br><br>Instant <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvestecChampionsCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InvestecChampionsCup<\/a> highlights \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>&mdash; Investec Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampionsCup\/status\/1736051054154780820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async 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