Bulls (12) 51 / Lions (8) 11 (Final Score)

The Bulls hosted the Lions at Loftus in Pretoria at 15:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The3 Bulls won 51 / 11.

For the Bulls it is mission accomplished with 6 tries and a full 5 Log Points, placing them back alone on the top of the Super 14 Log now with 39 Points.

The Lions initially, in the 1st 15 minutes, came on strong. After that it was the Bulls with a battle of attrition against the Lions till they totally gave way eventually.

Scores:

Bulls: 5 Penalties & 3 Conversion & 1 Try Morne Steyn, 1 Try Derick Kuun, 2 Tries Gerhard va den Heever, 1 Try Wynand Olivier, 1 Try John Mametsa

Lions: 2 Penalties Herkie Kruger, 1 Try Wandile Mjekevu

Teams:

Bulls: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Jaco Pretorius, 12. Wynand Olivier, 11. John Mametsa, 10. Morne Steyn, 9. Heini Adams, 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. Bees Roux, 18. Flip van der Merwe, 19. Deon Stegmann, 20. Fourie du Preez, 21. Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22. Pedrie Wannenburg.

Lions: 15. Carlos Spencer, 14. Michael Killian, 13. Marius Delport, 12. Walter Venter, 11. Wandile Mjekevu, 10. Herkie Kruger, 9. Jano Vermaak, 8. Derick Minnie, 7. Wikus van Heerden, 6. Cobus Grobbelaar (capt.), 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4. Nico Luus, 3. Gert Muller, 2. Hans van Dyk, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16. Hannes Franklin, 17. Kevin Buys, 18. Wouter Moore, 19. Justin Wheeler, 20. Chris Jonck, 21. Deon van Rensburg, 22. Tonderai Chavhanga.

Match Officials:
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Joey Salmans (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)

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