{"id":9278,"date":"2012-03-25T03:26:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T01:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-habanas-brilliance-delights-stormers\/"},"modified":"2012-03-25T03:26:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T01:26:19","slug":"rugby-habanas-brilliance-delights-stormers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-habanas-brilliance-delights-stormers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Habana&#8217;s brilliance delights Stormers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">JOHANNESBURG, March 24<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Winger Bryan Habana&#8217;s<br \/>\nindividual brilliance and 14 points from the boot of fullback<br \/>\nJoe Pietersen gave the Stormers a 24-19 victory over the Lions<br \/>\nin an all-South African Super Rugby match on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Habana&#8217;s 13th-minute score helped the Stormers race into an<br \/>\nearly 18-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re happy with the win but we disappointed ourselves with<br \/>\nour execution,&#8221; said captain Jean de Villiers. &#8220;For 50 minutes<br \/>\nthe Lions had the better of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Stormers picked up their fourth win on the trot after a<br \/>\nhat-trick of home victories and remain the only unbeaten side in<br \/>\nthe 15-team competition.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Cape Town-based side went in front after two minutes<br \/>\nwhen burly hooker Tiaan Liebenberg drove over from close range.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Habana quickly added a second touchdown, showing great pace<br \/>\nto dive on his own kick-and-chase after being freed down the<br \/>\nleft touchline from an attacking scrum.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pietersen missed the conversion but made amends with a<br \/>\n21st-minute penalty that moved him past the 50-point mark for<br \/>\nthe season before a second penalty five minutes later made it<br \/>\n18-0.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The injury-plagued Lions, South Africa&#8217;s domestic Currie Cup<br \/>\nchampions, were stung into action and scrumhalf Tian Meyer dived<br \/>\nover under the posts before flyhalf Butch James converted.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>James added two penalties in the 44th and 47th minutes and<br \/>\nthen booted a third on the hour.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG, March 24 (Reuters) &#8211; Winger Bryan Habana&#8217;s individual brilliance and 14 points from the boot of fullback Joe Pietersen gave the Stormers a 24-19 victory over the Lions in an all-South African Super Rugby match on Saturday. 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