WP hosted the BLUE BULLS in their semi-final of the Currie Cup Premier Division today, at Newlands, Cape Town. The Bulls won a nail-biter with 7 Morne Steyn penalties. Bulls won 21 / 19.
If you told me before the game that the game would be this hard and closely contested, I would probably have scoffed at you… it was a humdinger!
Bakkies, Bakkies, Bakkies, there you go again.. getting a yellow card in the 1st minute of the game! The “Enforcer” had a hard and uncompromising game and it did’nt cost the Bulls in the time he was off the field.
The Bulls started on a rampage, racking up penalty after penalty and in less than half of the First Half,were leading 12 / 0, because of the once again faultless boot of More Steyn.
ThenWP fought back and by Half Time they had scored from 2 penalties of their own.. also from the faultless boot of Joe Petersen.
After Half Time, WP came out with purpose and Gio Aplon showed jet-shoes to follow up a brilliant kick from Frikkie Welsch and beat Wynand Olivier and Pedrie Wannenburg to the Try Line, scoring the only try of the match.
Penaties decided the rest of the match, with Morne Steyn slotting a 53m Kick for the winning margin of 2 points with 2 minutes left on the clock.
It is difficult to single out star performers for this match because both from the Bulls and WP all players played their hearts out, all players and substitutions played like Springboks.
For the Bulls, the calmness of Victor Matfield, Fourie Du Preez and Morne Steyn stood out, for WP Joe Petersen, Gio Aplon and the war horse, Schalk Burger stood out. Schalk Burger also probably put in the tackle of the century when he monstered Fourie du Preez as he was about to put a kick through, near halfway.
What a game…. SA Rugby is alive and well!
In 2 weeks time we’ll see the Final at Loftus in Pretoria.
Hope you also enjoy our photo’s below!
Photo’s from the First Half:
Photo’s from the Second Half:
After-match TV Interviews – Victor Matfield, the winning Captain
Morne Steyn – Awarded Man of the match
Match Statistics
Tackle of the Match, Schalk Burger absolutely flattens Fourie du Preez
Points:
WP: 4 Penalties Joe Petersen, 1 Conversion, 1 Try Gio Aplon
Bulls: 7 Penalties Morne Steyn
Teams:
Vodacom 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.
Vodacom Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Paul Bosch, 11 Frikkie Welsh, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenhage, 8 Luke Watson (captain), 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Anton van Zyl, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 JC Kritzinger, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Schalk Burger, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Matt To’omua, 22 Sireli Naqelevuki.
Date: Saturday, October 17
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
Expected weather: Sunny and mild, with virtually no chance of rain. High 21°C, low 14°C. Wind 33km/h S
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Michael Cupido
Kom Bulle! Trap daai bergbokke!!!!!!!!!!
Speel soos in die s14 finaal en julle koppe is deur Bulle!
Gooooooooo Bulls
More pics from KingPaul
CJ, one of the Bulls all-time biggest supporters with the nose-ring
@grootblousmile –
hehe..Lekker CJ!
Kom Bulle! Die tafel is gedek vir n finaal op Loftus!! Asb wen vandag!!!
Good luck Bulls.
Nr.4 het nr.1 geklop. Nou gaan daar dalk nog ‘n verrassing wees en nr.3 klop vir nr.2
Go Underdog Bulls !
GROOTblouSMILE, begin kaartjie reel ou maat , die S14 semi finaal se scenario gaan netnou homself afspeel.
Ek het n foto van CJ, en my vrou, hand om die lyf op die rugbyveld….
Hy het saam met ons gebraai laas daar op Nuweland, toe die Bulle gewen het…
So, ek se maar net.
9@superBul – Ek gaan vir my organise in die PressBox by Roftus… maar anders het ek buitendien ‘n hoofpawiljoenkaartjie, deur my broer, Kruppelbroer.
Amabulle AmaBulle 29
WapannaWapanna 18
Like I said on the other thread. If Bulls don’t win today this day will be very bleak.
Go Bulls.
Bulls by 14
@grootblousmile – Raait ons moet n praatjie hou na die game as ons dit maak, n regte Noorde RT bymekaarkoms.
11@grootblousmile – ons moet eers wen hoor !
Hoe lyk die weer daar onder ?
Dick Muir is the new DoR at the Lions, just announced…..I am speechless again, hope this the last time today, really.
@Puma –
Hi Puma,
One upset in a day is all I can take.
@OCO – A lot of people called a Cheetahs win mate – the tabloids here especially. Thought the Sharks played much better without their Boks.
@OCO –
Jis Obama, wat seg djy?
@Pietman – pieta relax ons is nie die choker span van SA nie. Ons behoort dit te maak, ons ken van terugveg.
Iemand ‘n 0/21 BB vs Ctahs telling ?
Sien die Sharks 0/21 het WP 0/21 gewen.
@superBul –
Gaan nie oor terugveg nie.
Bulle moet van die begin voor kom….
0/21 BB het ook verloor, lyk my dit is nie Bulle se dag nie ?
@Irish Devil –
Would agree with that Irish. Seen it many times of the years when returning Boks seem to upset the apple cart for a team.
Irish, did you manage to get the player sorted?
Hahahahha Victor wil nie eers aan kotse se hand vat nie. verskoon my maar ek is nou rof , maar gaan nou TV toe geniet die game manne
@Pietman –
Howdie Pietman. Trust you enjoyed the game?
Very dry here at the moment. Must take a trip to Bahrain or Dubai soon to ‘re-stock’!
@OCO – 19
Hello mate, Yip one upset is enough for me too. Hoping for a Bulls win here. Think they have a great pack really don’t see them losing today. Not with Bakkies, Victor, FdP and Morne Steyn in that side.
Bulls by 12
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