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
Where are all the WP supporters? Not even one here?! hehe
Well chaps enjoy the celebrations! See you all for the finals.
Well Done Cheetahs and Bulls.
Out of here.
237@superBul –
Hoe voel jy Super? My hart het gaan staan!!
@Supa Die Bloubul – 238
Talking of new comer award. FdP will get best player award for sure.
@Irish Devil –
Cheers!
228@Onerb – hy is klaar president: Pres. M(orne) T Steyn !
Will it be 2004, 2005 or 2006 all over again???
@Irish Devil – 242
Cheers Irish, Thanks for posting with us during the CC semi finals and supporting us here.
See you here at the finals of CC.
246@bdb –
Ons maak hom sommer n Sir!!
Two points seperating both semi’s. Out of here NOW
@superBul – @Supa Die Bloubul –
Bliksem!!!
Dit was veeeeer…ek sou die bal vir iemand anders gegee het, norrefok sou ek dit probeer het onder daai omstandighede …
Maar soos ek gese het aan die begin , BMT, dis Morne se voorletters, die man het geen senuwees nie…
Folks,
Isigidi wants questions for the POST MATCH Press Conference.
Let them roll in !!
251@Pietman –
Ek hoor daai skop was senter in die middel van die pale! Ek sal ook nie daai druk kan vat en skop nie…wragtig nie…
@Irish Devil –
Take care Irish, see you again barrister…
252@grootblousmile –
Question:Luke, how does it feel to leave SA empty handed?
Hel, dit voel of die Bulle n Final gewen het vandag.
Moer ek is Happy.
@The-Pill –
Geluk met jou span!!
Oraait folks…i’ll pop in later again when the WP supporters finally come out…hehe
Question: What was the toughest aspects of today’s game?
Dink julle nie ons moet vir Ruan eerder vir die bokke op losskakel hê nie ?
Question: How difficult was it in the last few weeks to re-introduce the Bokke into the Bulls Team?
@Supa Die Bloubul – ek gaan nou arogant klink maar ek het heeltyd gedink ons gaan dit red.
En wie het die game vir hulle verloor: Nokiballevuki met ‘n hoogvat, eish.
262@superBul – ja, en jou telling is seker ook 23-21 gewees ? 😉
Vraag aan ref
Moet jy nou die wyn in jou boot teruggee?
@bdb –
Daai ou is hopeloos, het WP laasjaar ook die semis gekos, op Bolandpark.
Weet nie wat sien Rassie in hom nie….
@bdb – nee man jy weet ek het Bulle met 30 gepick
en as jy klaar gelag het
toe hulle 12 nul voor was het ek nog baie slim gelyk.
Maar ek is doodgelukkig….hoop daai spul teen die berg bekuk en bekots hulle van verdriet terwyl hulle van Lucas Watshonbe afskeid neem, die klein dooooooooooooossss!
@grootblousmile – 261
Yes, damn good question.
Fark, I picked the Bulls by 6… it was much closer than that
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