The Stormers gave the All Blacks a fright by threatening an upset during their match in Cape Town on Friday. That score seemed to spark the Stormers into life and after a sustained spell of dominance from the hosts they pulled level. But All Blacks flank Simon Parker had impeded the maul as well, which saw him yellow carded due to repeated infringements. The Stormers were then unable to make their numerical advantage out, as the All Blacks saw out their time with 13 men relatively comfortably. The battle of attrition continued over the first 15 minutes of the second half, before the Stormers stunningly levelled the scores.