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)
Don’t worry…. it’s early in the game… the weak teams usually put up a fight in the first half…
Wallabie why you being so nice, it worries me 😆
Puma 113
To think that Saint gave us NO wins for this weekend!!!
How dare he tip against the Brumbies!! 😆
116 – Treehugs, I wont switch mine off either. It was switched off this morning and not by me….hahaha. So never going to switch mine off. 2nd time it has happened in a few weeks. That power shedding I know is going to happen next year full on. Now think here and there they are switching us off, maybe to save some electricty for the WC coming up. After that who knows. We could have many cuts again.
Messy game. Tighten up Bulls.
Cant we just please play a bit tighter , they will be destroyed
123 – Walla 😆 He had it wrong…..hahaha.
GBS @ 121, that remark just might come back and BITE you on the bum : mrgreen:
Flok, Morne misses
126 – Super, 100% correct. Stop this running from everywhere play it tight turn the screws and the Force wont handle the Bulls pressure, strangle them, don’t give them the ball.
This kinda rugby playing into their hands.
WTF Bulls kicking for poles? Matfield won’t kick the easy ones and then wants Steyn to kick the really hard ones?
We are really playing away from our strenghts, even Steyns kicking is going to ruins
Treehugger
I heard you are beautiful! 😆
Puma i agree, stuff them, and i have to pay over R600 rand amonth befor useing any electicity because i get directly from eskom.
Everything is just too fast and becoming a messy scrappy game. Slow it down.
Treehugger
My previous comment was in response to yours # 122
OK, go for posts….
Kick for poles PLEASE!
Wallabie, am blushing and someone is lieing to you, if you want money i dont have any 🙄
Bulls 10 / 6
Who is going totell the Bulls coaching staff that we must get our basics back. Maybe KP was right we must lose to learn. Furk we can be so much better by playing our solid game.
134 – Treehugs, I am with you on that…hehe. Mine was off early this morning. Missed the first 25min of the Sharks game too. So they switch us off when they want too. No way will I turn anything off. Have the aircon on, the tv on the fan going the pool pump going……hahaha. I pay for it.
141 – Super, Agree.
I will send a e-mail…..hahaha.
Jokes aside, Bulls should win this hands down. Must play what they know best to win. A win is what they need not the bonus.
Treehugger 139
I dont need Rand (ront)but I have aussie dollars? 😆
Wallabie 136 am going to pretend i havent read that, preferred 133 😆
Bulls 10 / 9
SB @ 48 – sorry mate. ran out of beer, quick trip to the bottlo.
Turps from Kimberley? We don’t necessarily drink turps in oz, we’re more likely to light fires with the stuff!!!
10/9 Bulls. :poop: this is close. Closer than I thought.
Bulls play like this against the Blues, Chiefs and Reds its good bye. Need to go back to Bulls style rugby.
121 – GBS… 😀
Wallabie 😎
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