The Blue Bulls hosted the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs in round 2 of the Currie Cup. The Bulls won 30 / 27 in a nail-biter.


The official web site of the Bulls summarises the match as follows:

A workmanlike performance by the Vodacom Blue Bulls saw them beating the courageous Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 30-27 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon.

Captain Victor Matfield said during the week that he expects the Blue Bulls to take two or three games to ‘settle in’ after ten players have been involved in the Vodacom Tri-Nations, but they started off pretty well and after 13 minutes the Bulls have built up a neat 10-0 lead thanks to a Gerhard van den Heever try and five points coming from the boot of Morne Steyn.

Shortly after Van den Heever’s try Dewald Potgieter, who was again at his rampant best, charged down a kick to dive over for the Bulls’ second and with the score at 17-3 the Bulls were dominating all aspects of the game.

With Matfield and big Danie Rossouw back in the mix the Bulls had no problems in the lineouts and the set scrums were fairly evenly contested throughout the first 40 minutes although neither of the teams could stamp down their authority at tighthead (but on this point it has to be noted that there isn’t a tighthead in world rugby that consistently dominates the right hand side of the scrum because you scrum in effect against two opponents).

The Bulls’ fetching duo of Potgieter and Deon Stegmann had a titanic battle with Heinrich Brussow and Ashley Johnson in the loose and with Steyn continuing where he left off in the Super 14 the Bulls’ scoreboard were constantly ticking.

Steyn kicked three penalties and converted both tries in the first half to take the Bulls into a 23-10 lead at the break after the Cheetahs’ Fabian Juries scored a brilliant individualistic try shortly before halftime.

As underdogs playing away from home the Cheetahs had absolutely nothing to lose and could therefore afford play high risk rugby and this eventually paid off in the 44th minute when Juries’ partner on the wing Lionel Mapoe scored another five pointer.

With the score at 23-17 the Bulls realized they were in for a game and being one of the world’s most professional outfits they immediately shifted to a higher gear and it wasn’t long before Wynand Olivier cut through the visitors’ midfield for try number three.

Olivier scored a minute after Johnson (Free State’s number 8) had to leave the field following a yellow card for a professional foul, but with Johnson on the sideline the Cheetahs showed that they are NOT going to be pushovers as they succeeded in quickly scoring ten points of their own as a result of another try by Juries and five points via Potgieter’s boot.

During the last 15 minutes the Bulls were clinging to their 30-27 lead and although they could not score the fourth try they did enough at the end to see off the desperate Cheetahs.

 

Points:

Blue Bulls: 3 Penalties & 2 Conversions Morne Steyn, Try Gerhard van den Heever & Dewalt Potgieter & Wynand Olivier

Cheetahs: 2 Penalties & 3 Conversions Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Try Fabian Juries (2) & Lionel Mapoe

Sat Sep 26 2009 at 17:05 (local time)Loftus Versveld - Pretoria
Venue: Loftus Versveld, Pretoria, South Africa
Altitude: 1330m / Capacity: 52 000

 

 

 

 

Teams:

Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 François Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gürthro Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Ross Geldenhuys, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Pedrie Wannenburg, 20 Dean Greyling, 21 François Brummer, 22 John Mametsa.

Free State: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Corné Uys, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Fabian Juries, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 JP Joubert, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Frans Viljoen, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Nico Breedt, 3 Western Province Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Izak van der Westhuizen, 19 Hendro Scholtz, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Louis Strydom, 22 JW Jonker.

Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Assistant referees: Dilbert November, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Johann Meuwesen

365 Responses to Blue Bulls (23) 30 vs Cheetahs (10) 27 (f/t) – Game Thread & match summary

  • 271

    @Loosehead – net so mgat is nog steeds taai oor daai strafskop teen mapoe

  • 272

    @smallies72 – Hello Smallies and Loosie.
    You Cheetahboys played moosa yesterday, check the the clip on the Blue Bulls website.

    Smallies, was jy ooit op Voldy?
    Klomp mal fokkers daar, maar ons het hulle geroer my broer, tot ons besluit het dis genoeg, ons maak ons eie plek, ek, Ed en GBS.
    En dis hier op RT, saam met julle rugga bruvvas….hulle moet nou maar opsnork daar alleen met hulle politieke kuk rugbygeselskap, en die plek afbreek…..
    Maar hier sal hulle nie daai nonsens probeer nie, hulle sal nie eens die hek haal nie, nevermaaind inkom….
    So, hulle moet maar bly waar hulle is en altyd verlang…..

  • 273

    @smallies72@Loosehead
    Check daai clip video, op die Blou Bul site…dit was fokken close hoor, of die Staat was deur daar….

  • 274

    @Pietman – Was nie lank da nie het net na die s14 aamgesluit toe was julle nog da.wat dink jy van daai penelty teen mapoe

  • 275

    @smallies72
    Eish, Smallies, daai was touch and go, maar ek persoonlik dink dit was n swak besliising, teen Mapoe.. 50/50, die ref moes dit laat gaan het in n belngrike wedstryd soos hierdie.
    Maar, nou weer, die Staat moes nie so ver agter geraak het aan die begin nie, 17-5 is n bliksem om in te haal op Loftus.

  • 276

    @Pietman – ja dit is hulle het ma k@k gaspeel ma get mooi reggeruk jurries wys weer dat hy bokand demas gekies MOET word mapoe is ook vir my beter as nokwe soek meer werk

  • 277

    @smallies72 – snorrie kan ok ma na daniller begin kyk

  • 278

    @smallies72 – 276

    More more!!

    Die replays het gewys dit was ‘n fair contest vir die bal en Mapoe het die bal gewen. Dit was die keerpunt in die game. Die Staat het die 2de helfte oorheers IMO

  • 279

    @smallies72
    Terloops, hoe was jou aand by die bioskoop saam met handbriekie….faark, ek het aan die slaap geraak met die WP game, vrou my kom toegooi met n kombers, skrik ek eers 5vm wakker toe alles verby is!
    Ek was kisboude, na die werkery op die erf (pampoenpluk)…

  • 280

    @SA Barbarians
    Hello jou ou WP Lucas Watshonbee tatoo arms bewonderaar, hoesit!

  • 281

    @SA Barbarians – more sab dit was of ‘n drie of sk vir vashou wat daar sou kom en dus 3 punte game gelyk op en waarvoo aj ‘n gele gekry het weet ek nie die bulls is gewaarsku vir negatiewe spel ma die staat kry ‘n geele
    eish!

  • 282

    @Pietman – aliwal het nie ‘n fliek nie.het ma ‘n dvd saam met die vrou deur gewerk fliek se naam is hangover nogal snaaks :-))

  • 283

    @Pietman – 280

    hehehe Nee noways is ek ‘n bewonderaar van daai robbish! Hy is die Voldy aktiviste se hero, norrefok myne.

    Koud en bewolk hier die naweek soos julle gister op TV kon sien. Die reen het darem opgehou – vir nou

  • 284

    @smallies72 – 281

    Ek reken Mapoe kon gedruk het daar. Daai ou is kookwater; ek dink hy gaan nog ver kom

  • 285

    Good mornin!

  • 286

    @Pietman – 280

    :watermelon: :poop:

    A picture is worth a 1000 words 🙂

  • 287

    @SA Barbarians – ja hy is die shit hy sal by habbs oorvat eendag en hy tackle ook lekker ek laaik hom kwaai

  • 288

    @The-Pill – more pille man

  • 289

    @smallies72 – luke is ‘n vuil jan hy het arme sarel petoors amper dood gewurg

  • 290

    @smallies72 – 287

    Hy en daai ou van die Luiperds (Samaai sp?) is die 2 vorm vleuels wat my oog gevang het die laaste tyd

  • 291

    @smallies72 – 289

    Hendro Scholtz het hom lekker op sy moer gespeel ‘n paar maande terug in Bloem 🙂

  • 292

    @smallies72 – Die CC raak nou lekker!

    Ek het geen idee wie dit gaan vat tussen die top 5 nie. Anything can happen.

  • 293

    @SA Barbarians
    Hoor hier SAB, ek het jou nommer.
    Jy moet regstaan asseblief, ek wil my vrou impress met my welaf SA pelle as ons land….kry vir Loosehead om n bespreking te doen daar by daai fancy steakhouse by Durbanville (Diemersdal of Contermanskloof?), se KP moet sy tuxedo uithaal, ek bring Johan Rupert saam vir n lekker ete en rooiwyn….en moenie vir skoppie, Robzim, MK en daai ander WP-pelle van jou saambring nie…..ons sal annnerdag vir hulle ietsie braai…..

  • 294

    @The-Pill – 292

    More :pill:

    Wens ek het ook my eie smiley gehad!

  • 295

    @SA Barbarians – hendro scholts speel ALMAL op hulle moere jis daai ou is nou wie hulle moet gebruik as hulle ‘n prentjie van ‘n harde speler soek.hy het gister die rook uit pierre spies ok uit gehaal

  • 296

    @The-Pill
    More Pille.
    Jy al vir Skoppie sy merrisyne gegee vir die dag? :-*

  • 297

    @SA Barbarians – samaai kook hy moet net so aanhou dan gaan hy naam maak

  • 298

    @SA Barbarians – Halo :beer: :pirate:

    Dis die naaste wat jy het.

  • 299

    @Pietman – 293

    Maak so!!

    Ons kan daai lot wat jy aan die einde noem, vat vir ‘n diepsee tuna ekskursie soos KP altyd sê – ons sal sorg vir ‘n genoeg sement “boots” aan boord 😀

  • 300

    @The-Pill – dit gaan close wees ma my gut se bulls cheetahs

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