Currie Cup Final – Blue Bulls 36 vs Free State Cheetahs 24 – Game Thread (Full time)

Published 31 October 2009 | By Swanie

Right, the day has finally arrived! Only minutes… and counting to the kick-off of the 2009 Currie Cup Final between the Blue Bulls and Free State Cheetahs.

The Bulls enter this game as firm favourites, at home with a record this year second to none. Sure, they only finished third on the CC log but they have a shining Super 14 title to show for their efforts thus far and they are playing the team that came fourth…and only because of a points difference! If you want to put the house on it you will be mad to go anything else than the Bulls.

And for the Cheetahs, well they have been there, done that, literally! It is not the first time they will be visiting Loftus as underdogs and we know what happened last time it happened. Will they be good enough again and will Ollie be on the sideline with a few cigars to hand out after 80 minutes? Time will tell but I think it will be a toss between the boot of Morne Steyn and the magic of Heinrich Brussow with a little Kaplan to mix it all up and make it a memorable occasion for all.

And the winner…? Will tell you after 80 minutes of rugby but my money on the team that scores the most points! Enjoy!

Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Pedrie Wannenburg, 20 Heini Adams, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Gerhard van den Heever.

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

Date: Saturday, October 31
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 17.30 (15.30 GMT)
Predicted weather: Early showers and morning clouds, otherwise mild. High of 25°C and a low of 13°C. The win will be at about 15km/h NE and there’s about a 50 percent chance of precipitation.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Pro Legoete, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Shaun Veldsman

Points:

Bulls:

4th minute – try Francois Hougaard

Converted – Morne Steyn

14th minute – try Brian Habana

Converted – Morne Steyn

17th minute – try Brian Habana

Converted – Morne Steyn

25th minute – penalty Morne Steyn

40th minute – drop-kick Morne Steyn

43rd minute – penalty Morne Steyn

54th minute – penalty Morne Steyn

67th minute – penalty Morne Steyn

Cheetahs:

31st minute – try Frans Viljoen

Converted – JL Potgieter

35th minute – try Corne Uys

Converted – JL Potgieter

45th minute – try Nico Breedt

Converted – JL Potgieter

48th minute – drop-kick JL Potgieter

350 Responses to Currie Cup Final – Blue Bulls 36 vs Free State Cheetahs 24 – Game Thread (Full time)

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Daai Daisy Blom on 31 October 2009 at 4:44 pm

Treehugger. Hopefulle Justin TV will show it. Setanta will show it, but only much later. Will watch it then with my dad who is visiting us, and we’ll have a nice braai and a few Castles!
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superBul on 31 October 2009 at 4:44 pm

27 Swanie

Het jy hulp nodig , mail my asb.
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Swanie on 31 October 2009 at 4:44 pm

Is not nice seeing it after the fact…but better than not seeing it at all…
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Treehugger on 31 October 2009 at 4:46 pm

No Daisy you should beable to watch it for free and live on the net, wait for Carol she watches on the net and quite a few Bull supporters in the Uk do , or keep checking on keo somebody will post a site closer to the time.
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Daai Daisy Blom on 31 October 2009 at 4:47 pm

Swanie. Agree, but at least the stress factor wont be there. 🙂
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bos_otter on 31 October 2009 at 4:47 pm

You can also try
http://www.myp2p.eu/index.php?part=sports

follow the rugby link and then click on the little screen icon in the Curriecup line
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Treehugger on 31 October 2009 at 4:47 pm

Thats it, Justin tv.
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Swanie on 31 October 2009 at 4:47 pm

superBul, kan nie nou by my emails uitkom nie maar behoort ok te wees. Ek stuur vir jou ‘n boodskap in die chat box…
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Daai Daisy Blom on 31 October 2009 at 4:48 pm

Thanks Treehugger, bos_otter!
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Daai Daisy Blom on 31 October 2009 at 4:49 pm

Made myself some nice, fatty biltong. Still somewhat red, but what the heck!
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Treehugger on 31 October 2009 at 4:49 pm

Howdy bos_otter. think you just made his day. That was very nice of you. 🙂
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bos_otter on 31 October 2009 at 4:50 pm

working link

http://live.spvod.com/live/200910/spvod17139_1.htm

you might have to install the spvod player before you’ll be able to watch
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Treehugger on 31 October 2009 at 4:51 pm

Yikes !!! the Free State Captain is English 😯
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Treehugger on 31 October 2009 at 4:53 pm

Am off to check the hubs oxtail potjie, he tends to get overinvolved with his beer and cooks it till the veg are pulp.
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Swanie on 31 October 2009 at 4:54 pm

#43 Don’t sound so surprised, some of us can speaka da language…
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smallies72 on 31 October 2009 at 4:56 pm

Ja da is regtig souties in bloem
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Swanie on 31 October 2009 at 4:58 pm

Ja smallies, whats next? Woman that can vote ek se…
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bos_otter on 31 October 2009 at 5:00 pm

Here we go chaps….crunch time!!!
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Treehugger on 31 October 2009 at 5:10 pm

45- Swanie i meant in the the way he is like Deben English with english name and surname.
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Loosehead on 31 October 2009 at 5:14 pm

Greetings all.

To my Bulls friends, best of luck, but lets hope that your team plays kak.

To the rest…………VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
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Swanie on 31 October 2009 at 5:14 pm

49 – is a little strange.
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Puma on 31 October 2009 at 5:15 pm

GO VRYSSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

GO BULLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

May the best team win. Just give us some great rugga to watch.

Only 20 min to kick to the final. The greatest domestic rugby in the world. 106 years old now. Proud to be a South African watching such great rugby.

Vibe looking good there at Loftus. GBS and my Cheetahs mates that are there enjoy.
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Loosehead on 31 October 2009 at 5:16 pm

44 Treehugger, veggies with oxtail? Sies man, I will send you a decent recipe.
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Puma on 31 October 2009 at 5:16 pm

50 – Loosehead

Good luck to your team but also good luck to the Bulls supporters here too.

Now cant wait for kick off.

See your babies beat us too. Those Cheetahs have our number at the Sharks……. 😆
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bdb on 31 October 2009 at 5:17 pm

Bulle.
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Swanie on 31 October 2009 at 5:18 pm

Puma, does that mean u/19 and u/21 champs? Sheesh what a year!
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Loosehead on 31 October 2009 at 5:18 pm

54, by the babies you mean the future Sharks?

Thanks boet!
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bdb on 31 October 2009 at 5:19 pm

Sterkte aan albei spanne, mag die blouste span wen.
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Loosehead on 31 October 2009 at 5:19 pm

56 Swanie, lets make it 3 from 3.
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Puma on 31 October 2009 at 5:20 pm

49 – Treehugger

Then maybe he will eventually also come to Durbs.

Those Vrystaaters love Durbs by the sea 😆

According to Grant10 we are getting Brussow too! Sharks the ultimate poachers of those Free Staters.. 😉 Sorry Loosehead if it is true. I for one would love Brussow at the Sharks but know it is not good for players to really move around from union to union.

Currie Cup Final – Blue Bulls 36 vs Free State Cheetahs 24 – Game Thread (Full time)

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