Chiefs (13) 19 / Bulls (15) 33 (Final Score)

The Chiefs hosted the Bulls at the Waikato Stadium, Hamilton at 09:35 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Bulls won 33 / 19 but for most of the match the Bulls supporters had their hearts in their mouths. The Bulls managed to score 4 tries for an added bonus point and are back at the top of the Log on 33 Log points after their 8 games.

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The Bulls web site describes the win as follows:

The Vodacom Bulls are back on top of the Vodacom Super 14 log after beating the Chiefs 33-19 in Hamilton on Friday.

The Bulls, who scored twice in each half, was 15-13 up at the break, but some ill-discipline saw the home side surge ahead 19-15 through the boot of Stephen Donald. Mornè Steyn, who had a mixed day with the boot, kicked two penalties to get his side in front again and then Fourie du Preez struck.

The Bulls scrumhalf broke clear from halfway and although he was stopped short of the line, the Bulls held on to the ball and worked Gary Botha over. Steyn converted and with the Bulls 28-19 ahead with ten minutes to go, a first-ever win at Waikato stadium seemed imminent.

It was even more so when Du Preez intercepted a Chiefs pass and ran 80 meters to score, only for the try to be disallowed. Touch judge Kane Mcbride picked up a late tackle by Deon Stegmann in an earlier movement and instead of celebrating their bonus point try, the Bulls were looking at the Chiefs flyhalf to cut the deficit and bring the home side back in the game.

Incredibly, he missed from right in front. The Bulls then stepped it up once again and when Dewald Potgieter crashed over from a line-out maul, the home side were truly beaten.

The Bulls will be happy with their performances in the scrums and line-outs, where the rolling maul became more and more effective as the game wore on.

The backs defended stoutly and ran in a great try via Gerhard van den Heever. Zane Kirchner was outstanding in defence and the Chiefs could only break the Bulls defense lines with an opportunistic try by Brendon Leonard.

Scores:

Chiefs: 1 Conversion & 4 Penalties Stephen Donald, 1 Try Brendon Leonard

Bulls: 3 Penalties & 2 Conversion Morné Steyn, 1 Try Gerhard van den Heever, 1 Try Pierre Spies, 1 Try Gary Botha, 1 Try Dewald Potgieter

 

Teams:

Chiefs: 15 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Stephen Donald, 11 Dwayne Sweeney, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Sione Lauaki, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam (captain), 5 Culum Retallick, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Ben Afeaki, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements: 16 Vern Kamo, 17 Toby Smith, 18 Jarrad Hoeata, 19 Colin Bourke 20 Junior Poluleuligaga, 21 Callum Bruce, 22 Jackson Willison.

Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 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 (captain), 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 Pedrie Wannenburg, 20 Heini Adams, 21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22 Jaco van der Westhuyzen.

Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Kane McBride, Shane McDermott
TMO: Ben Skeen

760 Responses to Chiefs vs Bulls – Game Thread

  • 751

    amen rudi

    banter is one thing but the crap they spew there i will not accept

  • 752

    Boys and Gals, I’m off… I have to be up early and so do you!

  • 753

    gn rudi chat 2morrow mate tc

  • 754

    The Pumas defeated the much-fancied Golden Lions 22-18 in a hard-fought, bruising encounter in Witbank at the Puma Stadium.

  • 755

    The beleaguered Griffons scored six tries to register a morale-boosting 38-24 (halftime 12-12) victory over the Valke in a Vodacom Cup match played at the North West Stadium in Welkom on Friday.

    Scorers:

    Griffons 38 – Tries: Enrico Schultz, Sarel Louw, Tertius Maarman (2), Eddie Fredericks, Nicky Steyn. Conversions: Schultz (3), Apie Pretorius.

    Valke 24 – Tries: Eddie Gauche, Theo Rhodes, Johan de Bruin, Gido Horn. Conversions: Jacques George (2)

  • 756

    09 April Griffons 38 – 24 Falcons
    09 April Griquas 51 – 21 Leopards
    09 April Pumas 22 – 18 Golden Lions
    09 April Eastern Province 25 – 27 Sharks XV
    07 April Pampas XV 36 – 17 Eagles

  • 757

    738 Puma
    That is so sad. The wife and I are off to visit my eldest son and his family in Sutton in England from mid May to end May. We are paying R9800-00 for return tickets ,including airport taxes et al, for the both of us. Sounds like that poor plane your friends would have been booked on will be flying against one mother of a headwind !

    But it shows you- what should be a very positive experience is being turned into a damp squid for a lot of people globally. It is blatant exploitation.

  • 758

    Cheerio guys
    Chat again during the Stormers game tomorrow.

  • 759

    Morning All , time for some coffee, this early morning rugby makes me think back to the days of proper Springbok tours.

    As i wake up all fresh and ready i realize how nice it is to read stuff like this about my team.
    “The Bulls’ athletic No 8 Pierre Spies had a monstrous game in a great tussle with Sione Lauaki whose game is building after his belated entry into this campaign.

    Spies had good support from fellow loose forwards Dewald Potgieter and Deon Stegmann while rugged lock Danie Roussow gave them plenty of momentum.

    Fullback Zane Kirchner was commanding at the back as the Bulls gained their first win over the Chiefs in New Zealand”

  • 760

    Well done bully boys 🙂

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