Western Force (12) 15 / Bulls (10) 28 (Final Score)

The Force hosted the Bulls at ME Stadium, Perth at 13:10 on Saturday. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Bulls won a very hard-fought match 28 / 15 and continue their unbeaten run.

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Scores:

Force: 5 Penalties James O’Connor

Bulls: 2 Conversions & 3 Penalties & 1 Try Morné Steyn, 1 Try Pierre Spies, 1 Try Zane Kirshner

 

Teams:

Western Force: 15 Mark Bartholomeusz, 14 Scott Staniforth, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 James O’Connor, 11 Nick Cummins, 10 David Hill, 9 Chris O’Young, 8 Richard Stanford, 7 Matt Hodgson, 6 Ben McCalman, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Tom Hockings, 3 Tim Fairbrother, 2 Ben Whittaker, 1 Nic Henderson.

Replacements: 16 Pek Cowan, 17 Kieran Longbottom, 18 Luke Jones, 19 Ted Postal, 20 Mark Swanepoel, 21 Sam Harris, 22 Mitch Inman.

 

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 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield, 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 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 21 Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 22 Pedrie Wannenburg.

 

Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia)
Assistant referees: Steve Walsh (Australia), Damian Mitchelmore (Australia)
TMO: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)

335 Responses to Western Force vs Bulls – Game Thread

  • 91

    87- if only we were younger, fitter and had more talent. We would be superb captains for the Bulls.

  • 93

    Treehugger

    TBF is an aweful fever.

    Very similar to malaria but with the funny hands and very itchy at night. It is weird how you dont get itchy during the day but at night its close to unbearable.
    Went to emergency and doctor diagnosed that I had tonsolitis or malaria…after i flinched when he brutilised the lymphnode in my jaw.
    Tests came out I did not have malaria and he requested that I get antibiotics. I refused…went to another doctor they said if you have been told you dont have malaria and are itchy at night…you got the TBF.

    Horrible illness!!

  • 95

    Puma

    Well done with your team today.

    Good result..sharks are picking up now that we are going to the business end.

  • 96

    Matfield a tower in the line out as per usual 🙂

  • 97

    Bulls are all over the Force like a rash!

  • 98

    Whoguard takes it lololol

    GBS you lucky i keep looseing signal, was going to let you have it,SUPRISED A TICK BIT ME, am very tasty i will let you know.

    Puma cut off my blond tresses, never again, its just staring to get long again.

  • 99

    If only WO would learn to pass…………………………………..

  • 100

    Great tackle by Dewald Potgieter

  • 101

    98,I got tick bite fever once when working on a client in Mooi River,I have never had such awful head aches in my life and felt like death,it was no joke..

  • 102

    OMG…………………..Danie is player 23. He is JAN!

  • 103

    102,no he is Oom Pakslae 🙂

  • 104

    Wallabie am not itchy anywhere lol, have had it a few times, hub angry with me this time thou, have spent the last week in the bush each day so was carefull.

    The Force is putting up quite a fight it seems.

  • 105

    OK GUYS ENOUGH OF THE TICK BITE FEVER LOL

  • 107

    7-6. Will the Bulls regret not kicking for poles?

  • 108

    treehugger

    The itchy for me was my face…I just wanted to scratch it off.

    Youve had TBF a few times…ouch!

  • 109

    7/6 Bulls.

    From now on Bulls MUST take those 3 points instead of going for corner. Daft, get well ahead first then do that.

  • 110

    Supposed to have turned my lights off for earth hour…Forgot!

  • 111

    This game would have been on 13-6 in the old style Bulls play

  • 112

    Time to go.

    Swim between the flags!!

  • 113

    108 – Walla, Howzit mate. 3 Wins so far the Aussie teams.

  • 114

    We are becomming easy to read , come on VM you better than this

  • 115

    111 – Super, Bulls have that as plan B. They must play it for awhile here then do this running from everywhere later once they are in the lead.

  • 116

    bYE wALLABIE i pay for my electricity and the govt switches it off for us at random, so wont switch it off.

  • 117

    112 – Walla……….hahahaha. We will don’t you worry.

  • 118

    Puma

    Well done the Sharks…congrats!

    Them Sharks are good…two wins abroad is good and a few bonus points to boot. Wins from here is going to make traffic congested at the top.

  • 119

    Pity, that could have be a score.

  • 120

    Feck Bullies need some Bioplus, bloody marvellous stuff, works like a bomb.

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