Hurricanes (14) 26 / Crusaders (18) 26 (Final Score)
The Hurricanes hosted the Crusaders today and the teams battled one another in a very tight game, eventually drawing 26 / 26.
Scores:
Hurricanes:
Tries: Ma’a Nonu (28 min), Jeremy Thrush (33 min)
Conversions: Willie Ripia (29 min), (34 min)
Penalties: Piri Weepu (50 min), (52 min), (59 min), (64 min)
Crusaders:
Tries: George Whitelock (3 min), Zac Guildford (25 min), Ti’i Paulo (83 min)
Conversions: Dan Carter (26 min)
Penalties: Dan Carter (9 min), (20 min), (56 min)
Teams:
Hurricanes: 15 Cory Jane, 14 Andre Taylor, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Rodney So’oialo, 7 Karl Lowe, 6 Victor Vito, 5 Michael Paterson, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore (captain), 1 John Schwalger.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Anthony Perenise, 18 Bryn Evans, 19 Scott Waldrom, 20 Tyson Keats, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 Jason Kawau.
Crusaders: 15 Colin Slade, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read, 7 George Whitelock, 6 Richie McCaw (captain), 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Ti’i Paulo, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Daniel Perrin, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Chris Jack, 19 Thomas Waldrom, 20 Kahn Fotuali’i, 21 Adam Whitelock, 22 Jared Payne.
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you must be joking , did they have a team?
Was it not Kaanan
174 – Blouste, not sure but I for one would really want them to do that. No saffa team has and the Bulls have the chance now.
Sharks were unbeaten after 7 games last year then played the Reds and lost. Bulls looking really good though. Some tough games for Bulls though. Blues/Chiefs/Reds/Sharks and Stormers.
Bulls though will get a semi and probably the final. It is in their hands from here on.
Did you see Fourie du Preez on ReUnion last night? Thought he came across like a real Gent. Very shy though.
Outwardly both Frans Ludeke and Victor Matfiled are sticking to their viewpoint that they take it game at a time… but I recon they MUST HAVE a little “Black Book” with aims securely written down!
176 – Blouste… 😆
superBul
Ek weet ‘n ou moet nederig bly en nie windgat raak nie, maar ek het al aan die begin van die seisoen gese die Bulle lyk reg en dit wil vir my lyk of hulle “mindset” reg is…
Ek dink dis een van hul doelwitte en ek dink nie dis onmoontlik nie.
Feit is, sodra ons span weer swaar trek en ‘n ander SA span goed doen gaan ons weer die houe vat, en glo my die manne gaan dit uitdeel, so ons kan ook maar nou bietjie “bloat” en hulle moet dit maar bietjie sluk !!!
174: Hoe graag ek dit ook al wil sien gebeur, dink ek nie met die huidige vorm van spanne, dat enige span dit sommer sal regkry nie. Terug in 2002 het die Saders dit reggekry, maar dit was omtrent net die Blues en Brumbies wat daardie jare vir hul kompetisie was, en daarom was dit makliker. Kyk na die afgelope jare en vanjaar se log, die spanne is baie nader aan mekaar.
So, dit is moontlik, maar dink nie dit sal sommer gebeur nie, veral nie omdat die Bulle te vroeg hul ‘bye’ gehad het.
As die Bulle die semi’s haal en die finaal, dan beteken dit hul moet in 9 opvolgende weke die volgende spanne klop:
Blues, Chiefs, Reds, Leeus, Saders, Sharks, Stormers, nog een, nog een.
Vier van daardie wedstryde is nog weg ook.
Hulle kan dit doen, maar ek voel iewers gaan hul een laat glip, wat op die langtermyn dalk ‘n goeie ding kan wees, sodat hul weer kan wakker skrik en weer op al die silinders kan hardloop.
Ek sal dus sê hul kans om onoorwonne deur die reeks te gaan is moontlik, soos die Sharks se kans ook daar is om moontlik die semi’s te haal, maar ‘highly unlikely’.
183 – GBS, Just aim for the win nothing more, less pressure that way. That is all Bulls need from here on. No team will catch them. They play to win the bonus points may come, if they don’t no big deal. They have been trying for the bonus from the start and almost came unstuck in two games. Well only really against the Canes was it close. They pulled away from the Force eventually.
Puma 182
I watched it too, FdP is a great man, so difficult not to slip out team secrets , but if he stays this calm i would love to hear him in a commentary box.
I really enjoyed him last night
I see Morné Pismier recons the Bulls will struggle after 2011… but I do not agree… the succession plan for player replacement is already well under way….
May the Bulls stay strong forever!!
Pierre van Zyl also scored 6 tries against Israel in 1975 for Bulls…
Same game?
Israel must have gotten a hiding…
I did not see Boots & All or Reunion last night…. Handbriekie took me out to the Movies, we wtched a bit of a Chick Fliek and we had prawns and Calamari beforehand….
Let’s migrate to the Stormers Thread
Goeie donner, lees nou name raak waarvan ek al vergeet het…
Wie onthou vir Lancee Sherrell !!!
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twee groot motiveerders in Frans en Heynecke sal hulle op die grond hou. En as jou kaptein jou so uit die hoogte aangluur voel jy in elk geval of die aarde jou insluk.
Kom ons hoop maar, dinge loop smooth.
3 games verloor is nie n krisis nou nie. Maar as dit teen die einde gebeur is dit rowwer.
189: GBS, hang af wat hy bedoel met ‘struggle’ ? As struggle beteken dat ons nie elke liewe jaar die S14 en CB gaan wen nie, dan is dit ou nuus, selfs die Saders se droomjare is verby, dit sal seker met ons gebeur.
Maar, as hy met ‘struggle’ bedoel dat ons weer onder op die S15 log (van volgende jaar) gaan lê of nie naby die CB semi’s gaan kom nie, dan ken hy nie sy rugby nie. Bulle het strukture wat werk op die stadium en hul bou reeds vir die toekoms, so ons sal na my mening nog vir ‘n lang tyd ten minste ‘competitive’ wees, al wen ons nie elke jaar alles nie.
191 – GBS, Sounded good. My favourite seafood.
ReUnion is on again today at 4pm. I think not sure. Fourie de Preez was on the whole show.
meant – Fourie du Preez.
Okay let us go to the Stormer thread now.
195 @ BiDiBiDi – Daar gaan ‘n groot uittog wees van spelers dwarsoor al die Super 14 spanne na die 2011 Wêreldbeker, nie NET die Bulls gaan geaffekteer wees nie…. daar’s nog baaaaie water wat in die see moet loop.
199: GBS, kom oor na die Stormers thread ! 😉
199@ BiDiBiDi – Ek’s daar ook…. ek’s vinnig jong!
Hehehehe
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