Blues (16) 32 / Bulls (11) 17 (Final Score)
The Blues hosted the Bulls at Eden Park, Auckland at 06:30 SA Time on Saturday. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Blues brought their A-Game to the match and won 32 / 17.
Scores:
Blues: 6 Penalties & 2 Conversions Stephen Brett, 1 Try Isaia Toeava, 1 Try Joe Rokococo
Bulls: 2 Penalties & 1 Drop Goal Morné Steyn, 1 Try Pierre Spies
Teams:
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Viliami Ma’afu, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Anthony Boric, 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Charlie Faumuina.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Filo Paulo, 19 Peter Saili, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Luke McAlister, 22 Paul Williams.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 François 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: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), Matthew Stanish (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Thanks Puma, the Stormers were ‘dubbel k middel a’ yesterday. Gonna be a ruff little road trip for them now…. Sharks to be the only SA side to win this weekend – sorry Loosehead!
Yip gbs, Just looking where the Tahs are sitting. They should beat the Cheetahs I feel and probably got to 27 or 28 points today. Jeepers, Sharks were hard done there with Paul Marks, we should have had that win against the Tahs. Pity, Sharks would have helped out the Stormers and Bulls had that happened. Anyhow that how it goes you get some calls and you don’t.
Just have to beat the Reds today. They beat Sharks and Lions they too will leave our shores in the top 4.
181 – Fender, I am not too confident about the Sharks. We need to be at our very best to win. That Red side is very, very good. We lose to them they will probably beat the Lions too and leave our shores on either 27 or 29. Bulls and Stormers have to play them in Brisbane. So hoping we can help out by beating them today. Also to beat the Blues at the Tank. They still need to play us at home.
182@ Puma – I’m worried we might not see a single SA Team win this week…. could easily happen!
Soooooooooooo, Goooo Cheetahs AND Gooooooo Sharks!
Let’s mosey on over to the Chiefs/ Landers game thread.
Mooooooo, mooo, moo
Tahs play Saders next week. So one will lose there.
Jeepers this is now turning exciting at the top. So many could be up there at the end.
Just for a moment the Bulls game again: I always believed a loss at the right time can be good for the long run. This is the case now. They were really getting over confident the Bulls. This might be just the right medicine at the right time against the right team (Rather the Blues than the Stormers or Crusaders and loose our possible home semi final).
And by the way, wat is die kans dat ons ooit weer vir Van den Heever en Kirchner ‘n vinnige ingooi gaan sien vat, met net 14 man op die veld 10 meter van die doelgebied af? Ek dink die skoolgelde vir daai lessie is betaal.
187@ Chosen One – Rather a cut back down to size now than a loss at a more crucial time.
RATS, RATS, RATS……AND DOUBLE RATS…Bulls lost.. 🙁
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