The Cheetahs hosted the Bulls tonight in the 1st South African game of the 2010 Super 14 season. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was televised on SuperSport 1 in South Africa. The Bulls bagged full log points, scoring 5 tries and a penalty try in the process, against the Cheetahs 3 very well worked tries.
from the official Bulls website
The Vodacom Bulls kicked off their Vodacom Super 14 campaign in the best possible way by beating the Vodacom Cheetahs 51-34 in Bloemfontein on Friday night. The Bulls scored five tries and was awarded a penalty try as well, securing a bonus point away from home.
The Bulls had to recover the lead three times in the first half after the furious start by the Cheetahs saw them scoring in the opening minute of the game.
The accurate boot of Morné Steyn, who succeeded with eight of his nine attempts at goal, kept the scoreboard ticking along.
A try by Lionel Mapoe rocked the Bulls, but after Jaco Pretorius scored his first Super 14 try for the Bulls, they edged ahead.
Naas Olivier kept his side in the game with the boot, but a well-taken try by Steyn and a penalty shortly thereafter, saw the Bulls comfortably ahead at the break.
Olivier opened the scoring in the second half, but two tries in quick succession by Gerhard van den Heever and Zane Kirchner had the Bulls in command again.
The home side struck back though with two well taken tries of their own to make it a six point game.
The lights at Vodacom Park then tripped, resulting in an eight minute delay to play, but the Bulls recovered best when Wynand Olivier sliced through the defence to score.
A late penalty try after a strong scrum by the Bulls secured a convincing win.
Coach Frans Ludeke was a happy man afterwards.
“We still have areas to work on, but this is a fine win and the bonus point is a good reward for our play. I was impressed by the step-up in the scrums and it is great to see our hard word in that department paying off.”
Captain Victor Matfield warned that other teams will not find the Cheetahs an easy target this year.
“They really came back at us, but we scored some great tries when it mattered. We need to improve in certain areas, but for now, this was a very rewarding win.”
Scores:
Cheetahs: 1 Try Lionel Mapoe, 5 Penalties & 2 Conversion2 Naas Olivier, 1 Try Juan Smith, 1 Try Jonghi Nokwe
Bulls: 3 Penalties & 5 Conversions & 1 Try Morné Steyn, 1 Try Jaco Pretorius, 1 Try Gerhard van den Heever, 1 try Zane Kirchner, 1 Try Wynand Olivier, 1 Penalty Try, 1 Conversion Jacques-Louis Potgieter
Previous Super 14 results:
2009: Bulls won 29-20 (Pretoria)
2008: Bulls won 60-20 (Bloemfontein)
2007: Bulls won 24-20 (Pretoria)
2006: Bulls won 30-18 (Bloemfontein)
Teams:
Cheetahs: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Corné Uys, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Juan Smith (captain), 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Nico Breedt, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Waltie Vermeulen, 19 Frans Viljoen, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Danwel Demas.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Pedrie Wannenburg, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Derick Kuün, 20 Heini Adams, 21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22 Stephan Dippenaar.
Date: Friday, February 12
Venue: Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Kick-off: 19.10 (17.10 GMT)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referee: Marius Jonker, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
28: watter een, die een wat jy noem by 27 ? 😉
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Ek reken raport sal mooi vol storie druk daaroor, maar iets is nie pluis met dit nie…mense begin al te reken dat hy en Fransie mekaar te veel mis in Frankryk..LOL veral met Sondag wat valentines day is…LOL
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nee die Meyer storie van die Sharks
Loosehead is at the stadium! VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
Sien daar is finaal besluit oor Ludik en Alberts, sien rugby365.com
Hulle mag nou nie vir die Sharks of Leeus speel nie, moet glo altwee vir die Bulle gaan speel !
😉
Fire Strauli kyk die post bietjie laer af, julle het die hofsaak gewen.
36: bly dit is verby, nou kan rugby aangaan.
Stutte: ctahs
Hakers: gelyk
Slotte: bulle
Flanke: ctahs
Agsteman: bulle
Skakelpaar: bulle
Senters: Gelyk
Vleuels: ctahs
Heelagter: bulle
Bulle: 6
Ctahs: 6
Gelyk: 3
Gaan ‘n taaie wees, tuisveld in Ctahs se guns; BMT en statistiek in Bulle se guns.
BdB ek sien jou chat daar met ED, …. laat ek maar los , vra eendag vir GBS hoe werk dit…
Dink dat die 8,9,10,12 axis van die Bulle die ding gaan doen.
Wat se jy van die hof uitspraak BDB?
bdb ek sien jy gee senters as gelyk. WO moet net dieselfde vorm he as laasjaar. En Jaco is glad nie slegter as die Cheetah senters nie.
39: super, ek weet nie van die detail nie, so as niemand my meer vertel nie, los ek dit daar. Soos soveel keer genoem het, ek wil lekker rugby gesels en ‘banter’, saam al my rugby maats. So ek los dit ook daar en kuier voort.
40: Altwee kante het gemeen hul is reg, die hele prosedure is voltooi, so hopelik is daar nou berusting en albei spanne en spelers kan nou aangaan met die rugby.
41: gelyk beteken: WO en Bosman, d.w.s. 1 elk. Jammer maar Jaco P het regtig nog niks vir ons gedoen nie, hoop hy bewys my verkeerd hierdie jaar.
Super, interessant dat Bosman die wendrie gedruk het in CB finaal 2005 … en dit die einste Bosman was wat vir ons die onderskepdrie gegee het in S14 2009 wat ons bonuspunt gegee het, wat indirek daartoe gevolg het dat ons top of the log eindig, semi en finaal by die huis = S14 titel.
Goeie ou, daai Meyer om ons so te help laasjaar.
hello almal, ok hier gat ons!!Bulle!!!!!!!
Bulle !
Ek is vrek moeg, dink ek gaan niet die begin maak voor ek tjaila
Hellooooooooooooooooooo
Ek is op my pos… dop innie hand!
rugbybal ja daar gaan ons , soos jy se. Sterkte vir die twee spanne en mag die spanne lekker speel en geen beserings opdoen nie. Mag die wenner dit verdien.
Bulle skuld ons … nou al 4 maande wat ons laas ‘n trofee gewen het ! 😉
didn’t see the previous games. How did the new rules play?
GBS ek kry nie ingelog by die Sports pool page nie
52@ Rugbybal – sal gou ondersoek instel.
Ek het jou gemail. Ek wil pick man, is dit te laat. Username en password wat ek gegee het werk nie.
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Try Cheetahs.. Come now Bulls need em to win for my SuperBru.
hehe got to love it. Nice try, well done Cheetahs
Feck ! ! ! That was incredible.
Great angle by Mapoe.
Cheetahs!!!!!!!!
goeie drie vir Ctahs.
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