Stormers concede a penalty 42 metres out when the tackler fails to roll away. Noakes steps up and guides it through the uprights. Noakes with a 71% success rate from the tee this season.

Promising start for the Stormers when they secure possession off their own kick-off, profiting from a Blue fumble. The pack begin to grind their way forward, but the ball is irretrievable when a maul crashes to ground, and the Blues clear. Plenty of kicking in the first five minutes, including a careless chip kick by Habana which hands the Blues possession deep in the Stormers half.

Hello and welcome Super Rugby Fans. Round 12 of 2013 kicks off with a Blues-Stormers encounter in North Harbour stadium.Trailing the Chiefs by three points and just two points ahead of the Crusaders in the New Zealand Conference, the Blues desperately need to secure a win today and retain a position in the top six. While the Blues are ahead overall with nine wins to seven in all encounters between these two sides, the Stormers have dominated in recent years, winning the last three clashes. Kick off on the way.