Bulls (36) 50 / Highlanders (14) 35 (final score)

The Bulls hosted the Highlanders at Loftus, Pretoria at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.

Final score Bulls 50 / 35. Bulls have their bonus point win but they’ve conceeded just too many tries and points….

Defence is a problem….. they have to work on it, seriously because the better teams will exploit this….

It  is at least a win for a SA side today…. and Bulls are 1st on the Log again…. 20 Log points out of a possible 20 for them.

It now makes 13 Super 14 wins in a row at home and 10 in a row in Super 14 games.

 

Scores:

Bulls: 6 Conversions & 1 Penalty Morne Steyn, 1 Try Gary Botha, 2 Tries Francois Hougaard, 1 Try Gerhard van den Heever, 1 Try Wynand Olivier, 2 Tries Pierre Spies

Highlanders: 3 Conversions Matt Berquist, 3 Tries & 2 Conversions Israel Dagg, 1 Try Tim Boys, 1 Try Robbie Robinson

 

Teams:

Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard vd Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Derick Kuün, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Deon Stegmann, 20 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 21 Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 22 Pedrie Wannenburg.
  
Highlanders – 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Jason Shoemark, 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10 Matt Berquist, 9 Sean Romans, 8 Steven Stephano, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Tim Boys, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Chris King, 2 Jason MacDonald, 1 Jamie Mackintosh.
Replacements: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Hayden Triggs, 19 John Hardie, 20 Scott Cowan, 21 Robbie Robinson, 22 James Paterson.

 

Match Officials
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (SA)
Ass. refs: AN Other (XX), Christie du Preez (SA)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (SA)

194 Responses to Bulls vs Highlanders – Game Thread

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  • 1

    OK boys and gals…. speak to you again from Loftus!

    PS! Dis flokken lekker om ‘n Bul te wees.

  • 2

    Go Bulle show the guppies and the kitty cats what it is to be a man and win a game of rugby

  • 3

    GL 3 BB 14 (Vodacom)

  • 4

    15 min

  • 5

    6-14 na 18 min

  • 6

    bdb waar sien jy scores

  • 7

    6: my goeie Leeu vriende daar by WTR. Kom maak ‘n draai daar.

    6-14, halftyd

  • 8

    GBS, dis nog lekkerder om ‘n Stormer te wees!

    Terloops, ek dink die Saint se artikel het die spyker op die kop geslaan. Daar is geen manier dat die King meer pateties as die Lions kan wees nie. In een seisoen het hulle nou al twee keer meer as 50 punte afgestaan. Kom ons se dit op ‘n ander manier, twee keer in 5 games.

    Lions, what a joke. Sure, 2000 en 2001 het hulle die semi-finaal gehaal, maar dis amper 10 jaar gelede… kom ons kyk na hul rekord sedertien:

    11de
    12de
    12de
    11de
    13de
    12de
    14de
    12de…

    It speaks for itself.

  • 9

    Getting visitors over later so may not be able to blog much.

    Just want to say. GOOOOOOOO BULLLLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    GET THE 5 POINTS TOO.

  • 10

    15-27, na 60 min

  • 11

    See Stransky going to commentate again. Jeepers can someone tell SuperSport Stransky is the worst commentator.

  • 12

    Hellooooooooooo from Fort Loftus!

    The home of the Super 14 Cup, the Home of the Currie Cup!

    Die Lewe is ‘n lied, sing hom uit volle bors!

  • 13

    Hey Puma, he is better than Warren Brosnihan

  • 14

    GBS, Helloooooooooooooooo. Pleased you got there with no hassle this time.

    Enjoy it boet. Will post a bit. Have visitors coming soon.

    Bulls had better win so I have something to celebrate….hehehe.

    Go BULLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 5 Points too please. 😉

  • 15

    BUUUUULLLLS!!!!!
    C’mon boys, make SA proud once more, go for the bonus points.

  • 16

    22-27, 70 min.

  • 17

    13 – Rugbybal, Jeepers he too is rubbish…..hahaha. ALSO BOB Skinstadt. The lot are terrible mate. Will have to turn over to the afrikaans commentary. Only I miss some of it as I am not 100% with my afrikaans.

    Stransky is always for the otherside too. Think he only will see what he wants too.

  • 18

    14@ Puma – Bulls AND Stormers better win, SA is 0 from 2 so far this weekend!

    Yip, got here without trouble…. hehehehe

    Before coming to the Press Box I quickly met up with our blogger friend, Kwagga, for a quick chat and a doppie too.

  • 19

    raait manne die tyd het aangebreek, nou is ek benoud , soos altyd voor n game. I never underestimate any New Zealand team. And this buggers are a thorn in our flesh. Play hard Bulls , play 80+ minutes.

    GOOOOOOOOI MIelies , GBS sal optel, hy is nou daar.

  • 20

    15 – Piet, Bulls will do boeta.

    Just pleased I missed my teams game this morning. That would have put my blood pressure up……hehe. Had drop someone off at the airport.

    Now relaxed and waiting for visitors. Prawns for the braai and wine ready…….heeeeeeeehaaaaa. Go the Bulls.

  • 21

    18 – GBS, They both will. Good luck to both Stormers and Bulls.

    Visitors have arrived. So will post a bit during the game.

    Back later all.

  • 22

    @ 17 Puma, I actually enjoyed the Ozzie commentary with the Sharks game. Oh hell, what did I just say!

  • 23

    Hello Pietman, blogging during gametime is not the same without you here

  • 24

    BULLLLLLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

  • 25

    finale telling, in VC beker:

    GL 22 BB 27

  • 26

    So, the Vodacom Blue Bulls won their Vodacom Cup match 27 / 22 against The Lions.

    Lions have now lost the Super 14 match and the Vodacom Cup match and last night they lost in the Cricket against the Warriors also…. not a good weekend for them.

  • 27

    Puma the Sharks game was a good game to watch and it was a very close thing.

  • 28

    OK, bulle, asb nie weer 20 punte agter raak nie, dankie.

  • 29

    rugbybal
    I am here bru!

    Puma
    Sounds lekka,enjoy…..

    Let’s hope both the Bulls and Stormers can pull it off big time today.

  • 30

    Teams about to come out…

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