The Vodacom Blue Bulls scored four tries in their 25-24 victory over the Griquas in a packed GWK Stadium in Kimberley on Saturday.
In the opening minutes it was clear that both teams are going to have a full go at one another and although neither managed to score a try in the first ten minutes the Griquas were the first to get on the score sheet when Naas Olivier landed a penalty in the 7th minute.
It was good to see that the Blue Bulls were scrumming a tad better than against the Cheetahs and with Wilhelm Steenkamp and Flip van der Merwe spoiling a couple of the Griquas’ lineouts the team from Pretoria had most of the initiative in the first quarter.
The Bulls continued to put a lot of pressure on the Griquas and in the 16th minute captain Derick Kuün went over for the Bulls’ first try thanks to some good mauling by the forwards.
Francois Brummer missed the conversion and with Olivier slotting his second penalty in the 19th minute Dawie Theron’s team were leading 6-5, but it has to be said that the majority of the first quarter was played in Griquas’ half.
With Brummer and Olivier adding a penalty each the Griquas were back in the lead and in the 33rd minute Egon Seconds extended this lead when he scored the home team’s first try of the match after following up Jonathan Mokuena’ cross kick.
Olivier missed the conversion but the Bulls were right back in the game thanks to a terrific try from Francois Hougaard but unfortunately Brummer missed the conversion and that meant the Griquas were leading 14-13 at the break.
The Bulls had ample possession in the first 40 minutes and the vast majority of the match was played in Griquas’ half but in spite of this Theron’s men were outstanding on the ground and it had the result that the Bulls, who were quite heavily penalised, could not generate the momentum that they wanted to.
Shortly after half time the Griquas’ reserve hooker Rayno Barnes went over for their second try when Hougaard’s kick was charged down and with Brummer missing his third attempt in the 48th minute coach Frans Ludeke decided to send on Burton Francis.
With more than 30 minutes to play Ludeke also used Pedrie Wannenburg and Zane Kirchner as impact players but in spite of the reinforcements the Bulls’ lineout and scrum work weren’t as effective as in the first 40 minutes.
With 20 minutes to play and the Griquas leading 19-13, Springbok Chiliboy Ralepelle and the young talented Frik Kirsten were unleashed but the team from Kimberley continued their rampant form when left wing Trompie Nontshinga extended their lead to 24-13.
Luckily the Bulls got themselves right back into the game via a Gerhard van den Heever try and after this they were playing with a renewed kind of vigour as well as a lot of energy.
The Blue Bulls knew a converted try would take them into the lead and when Rohan Kitshoff as well as Mokuena got yellow cards in the last five minutes Wannenburg bulldozed over to score the Bulls’ bonus point try.
Francis converted and that meant the Bulls pulled off a very dramatic, but highly entertaining away victory.
Scorers:
Vodacom Blue Bulls: Tries: Derick Kuün, Francois Hougaard, Gerhard van den Heever, Pedrie Wannenburg. Conversions: Burton Francis (1). Penalties: Brummer (1).
GWK Griquas: Tries: Egon Seconds, Rayno Barnes, Trompie Nontshinga. Penalties: Olivier (3).
Blou Kampioenjanne.
Geluk aan die Cheetahs, WP, Sharks en BB met hul wenne.
1 @Supa Die Bloubul – supa is dit jy of superbul wat genoem het van dat die BB te veel skop ?
Nou wat gaan aan , waar is al die vorige comments, julle moet nie rondflok nie, ek soek dit nie.
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Nou wat gaan nou aan?
@bdb – Ek dink so ja
4@superBul – Ek het daai comments almal delete….
@superBul –
Nee fok, ek is nog lekker besig om met Supa te gesels toe verdwyn alles sommer.
@bdb –
Dit was superbul
Ek dink GBS het die comments uitgevee.
Ja Geluk aan al die wenspanne. Veral WP met hulle oortuigende sege.
Gaan nou maar waai
Comment 11 is spesiaal vir KingPaul 😉
Het iemand daai toeskouer gesien wat die ref met sy selfoon wou gooi vanmiddag? Hel ek dink dat die refs weer bietjie opgedonner moet word, almal blaas hul eie deuntjie. Roos het nou die nuwe ding uiters geniet, daar waar hy die warnings lig en nuwes begin. Ek dink die Bulle sou baie maklikker gewen het as hy vroeer geel kaarte gegee het en minder team warnings gegee het.
@KingPaul –
Die vrou wag ook al n halfuur vir my om die fliek aan te sit. MAar ek se vir haar, ek stry eers klaar. hehe
GBS/ED, waar skryf ‘n mens ‘n brief vir julle offline, wil ‘n paar vrae vra oor die reëls van ons bloggery, of kan ek dit sommer hier in die ope doen ?
15@bdb – Kyk onder LINKS, jy kan my daar Mail
@bdb – Ek dink jy moet bietjie wag voor jy alles hier post, het jy gisteraand die cheetah fotos gekry wat ek gestuur het? Se net dan post ek jou sy email addie daarheen.
15@bdb – Links is op die Home Page Links
Ek sal wel more die volle Terms & Conditions publiseer hier… en die Privacy Klousules…. en ‘n Volledige Disclaimer….
13 @superBul – Ref’s is ook maar mense met foute, maar wat almal vra, is ten minste konsekwentheid na BEIDE kante toe. Ek kry partykeer die idee die ref sê vir homself, hy sal een helfte vir een span blaas en die ander helfte vir die ander span.
Ek is seker subjektief, maar ek het die gevoel gekry Roos het die eerste 60 vir GKW geblaas, en die laaste 20 vir Bulle.
Een plek waar ‘n mens egter baie duideliker kan sien of die ref ten minste konsekwent is na BEIDE kante, is die afbreek punte.
Hou bietjie ‘n volgende game dop: gee vir altwee spanne ewe vinnig strafskoppe ? gee hy altwee spanne ewe tyd om die bal te plaas en te speel, weg te rol, ens.
Maar nou gaan ek uit… party toe
@superBul – gebruik nie baie daardie e-pos nie, so jy/julle moet sê as jul iets daar vir my stuur.
16 @grootblousmile – sal jou ‘n boodskap stuur, dankie.
@Supa Die Bloubul –
Baie dankie. Die Bulls het ook weer getoon dat ‘n kampioen span nie sommer geklop word nie, veral nie as die game tight raak nie!
@bdb – Ek kan onomwonde se nee nie vandag deur Willie Roos nie. Daai laaste 2 geel kaarte was om ons te paai en toe vat ons die kans, maar mense is hulle seker alhoewel ek soms twyfel 😆
@bdb –
Wat my baie pla van die refs is dat jy gereeld hoor dat hy die spelers waarsku as ‘n bal in die 22 terug-ge-pass word. As doe skopper mos dom genoeg is om die bal direk uit te skop, dan moet hy mos daarvoor gestraf word?
@bdb – het jy dit nou gekry? Ek stuur soms vars fotos soos ek hulle deur die dag gekry het. As jy like mail my van jou prefered adress dan onthou ek om aan jou ook te stuur.
@KingPaul – ja dis n deel van die refs wat ek ook nie like nie, hulle gee basies running directions aan die spanne en soms raak dit meer ten gunste van die een as die ander.
Super
Ek het nou nie die Bulls game gekyk nie, maar is ek reg as ek verstaan Roos het die Kwas gewaarsku, en dan sê hy weer later die waarskuwing is gelig?
26 @superBul – gebruik maar my ben adres, dit is reg, ek kry dit.
@superBul –
Mens wil nou ook nie elke 5min ‘n strafskop sien nie, maar jou hoor ook gereeld hoe die ref ‘n speler waarsku dat dit ‘n ruck is en hy die bal moet los, of ‘n speler waarsku om nie optevolg nie want hy was voor die skopper. Soos jy sê, die ouens moet mos die reels ken en die ref moet hulle toepas.
My pa sê altyd van so ‘n ref “hy blaas konsekwent kak!”
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