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).
@superBul – After a few drinks I ned very little encouragement to dance on tables etc, it is not a good trait of mine… 🙁
@JimT – #89 sorry i dont know much about that
@JimT – Jim we have started harvest today!! The sun is shining, birds singing all well with the word! Hows it with you in the USA?
Superbul, I read an interesting article this am about Botswana, called the Land of No Service. The author was referring to the lack of electronic connections in the bush. Nothing to do with rugby but I thought you guys would be interested. But I couldn’t paste it into the comments section. Is that possible?
@carol – 91, Carol one of my best parties was when my friends wife started dancing on the tables, she is almost 60 , not thin or slightly build but boy was that fun.
Sorry my spelling has gone to the dogs!!
94@JimT – You can use url links in comments, no problem
@carol – So you pitching hay, et al & developing muscles in the process, like a good country gal?
Same all, same all here. It’s hot but we’re having fun beating up on Obambi 🙂 Fancy him wanting to pull the plug on Grandma? Seniors & OAPs are giving him hell. 🙂
@carol – At least you know the difficulties of reading and posting in another language, i also struggle with the rooi taal(English), but funny after a few beers , it becomes easier, because i just dont worry/care anymore.
@grootblousmile – Just think of the money you are saving by doing your ‘own’ legal work!! 🙂
@JL1 – A whole tuna would be considered ‘greedy’!!
@grootblousmile – 97GBS there is no url link, I just wanted to pick up the text of the article.
@superBul – Still dancing on tables at 60 – Way to go girl……
I am going to have to start really applying myself to the language thing….I am very hopeless at languages including my own!!
@JimT – I have not seen the news, what is Obama doing to grannys, actually do I want to know? 😐
No bale ptiching, just some tractor driving in a while!!
Jim did you see Jonny Wilkinson is enjoying his French experience and kicked well yesterday!
103 Carol , thats whats so funny she barely drinks but boy o boy after a few Whiskeys gone was the shy Coral, now thats funny almost your namesake
Helloooooooooo
@superBul – After the 1995 WC final my wife wanted to dance on the tables, I stopped here, thought it was not appropriate. Couldn’t believe that I would still even try to act responsible.
@superBul – We Coral/Carols obviously need very little encouragement!!
107@SA Barbarians – Hellooooooo
@SA Barbarians – The traveller returns nice to have you back cheeky!! 😉
@carol – You do? 🙂
@Boerboel – Spoil Sport….I have to say WRS just shrugs his shoulders and lets me get on with it, he is very accomodating really!! 🙂
…..and I never get told off the next day either!!
Fark, I’ve been researching a lot of other sites for Terms and Conditions… you cannot believe, some sites do not even have Terms & Conditions… some sites’ Tems & Conditions are soooooooo shoddy…. will have to write all my own stuff… grrrrrrrr
@carol – hehehe you should have been in Cape Town today. It was the most perfect day here. Played golf in short sleeves and still raised a sweat
@Boerboel – 108, hell that day i went bonkers, i had a garden worker who watched the game with us on TV after the final whistle i grabbed my sons bicycle and drove tru the streets shouting like mad on my way to the local pub with this worker behind me shouting AMABOKKOKO BOKKO < SHOZOLOZA must have been hilarious, but funny enough everyone went mad so no one really noticed. My wife gave me a earfull that is for sure.
@grootblousmile – Hi GBS!!!
Good idea. This is a great site and we want to keep it that way
@grootblousmile – 114 GBS give me time for 2 more wishkeys and i well heelp you with thee eeeengleesh.
@SA Barbarians – So are you in spring mode yet or when does spring start in Cape Town?
Actually I am worried about GBS, I think he needs to do some golf or something he has been chained to his office chair for two weeks, he will be getting cabin fever, it has started with him fretting about the terms and conditions!
Someone in Brakpan prize him out of his chair!!
@carol – Pulling the plug on granny is a little exaggerated but the thrust of it is the rationing of health care for the elderly. I think you have this within the NHS, i.e. QALYs (quality adjusted life years). People, rightly so, are up in arms over this. Going to be interesting next month. 🙂
The UK example I read about was that the NHS placed a cap of $22,000 medical expense upon a person projected with 6 months to live. Who is smart enough to forecast 6 months or any other duration? 🙁
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