Reds (8) 19 / Bulls (7) 12 (Final Score)
The Reds hosted the Bulls in Brisbane at 11:40 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 Reds won the game by 19 / 12 but the score does not do full justice on how well they actually played.
Scores:
Reds: 3 Penalties Quade Cooper, 1 Try Scott Higginbotham, 1 Try Rod davies
Bulls: 1 Conversion Morné Steyn, 1 Try Derick Kuun, 1 Try Pedrie Wanneburg
Teams:
Reds : 15. Peter Hynes, 14. Rod Davies, 13. Will Chambers, 12. Anthony Faingaa, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia (c), 8. Leroy Houston, 7. Daniel Braid (vc), 6. Scott Higginbotham, 5. Van Humphries, 4. Rob Simmons, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. Ben Daley
Replcements: 16. Sean Hardman, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Jack Kennedy, 19. Ezra Taylor, 20. Jake Schatz, 21. Ben Lucas, 22. Brando Va’aulu
Bulls : 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van der Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Derick Kuun, 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 John Mametsa/Heini Adams, 21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22 Pedrie Wannenberg/Jaco Engels.
Match Officials:
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Stephen Hill (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
255 – Gbs, See the Reds have to play, Stormers, Brumbies and Highlanders. They will beat the Brumbies and Landers. Think Stormers will beat the Reds.
Coming home for the Bulls is tough. They will pick up 5 points from the Lions then have to play the Sharks, Saders and Stormers. All very tough games.
Stormers too have tough games coming home. Sharks, Saders and Bulls.
351 – Winston: The Cheetahs are suffering from lots of disruptions and injuries this season, but there has always been something rotten in the FS Rugby administration – I lived there for 24 years. Amazing though that they can compete (very well) in CC, but suck in S14 – similar to BB a few years ago. They must miss Rassie…
357@ Alibaba – Wanner laas het jy jou lampie gevryf?
Hehehehe
361 – Puma: Sharks game for Stormers is in Durban?
363 @ GBS: Ek het hom verloor toe ek Melbourne toe getrek het – ek dink hy is nog iewers in ‘n boks…:-)
Waar in die wereld is Pietman deesdae?
364 – Alibaba, Yes the Sharks play Stormers at the Tank.
267 – Puma: I see Sharks have signed the other Ebersohn boetie – when is he starting with them?
365@ Alibaba – Flok, ek het gewens ek kan so paar “wishes” leen
366 – Alibaba, Piet was on here earlier. He has not adsl connection yet. So only working from his cell. So not blogging here all the time. Once he gets connected he will be on more.
366@ Alibaba – Pieta was hier oppie blog vandag.
Hy is nou terug in SA premanent… bly daar in Fransekraal en sy Pampoen het ‘n winkel in Gansbaai.
368 – Alibaba, He starts playing with the Sharks in the CC. That is what I have read. Good sign that. At long, long last we sign a FH FROM SOUTH AFRICA…hehehe. Sorry that we took him from the Cheetahs but not sure if he was getting game time there.
Okay back later. Going out for a early dinner/lunch.
Catch up later all.
Geluk Bulle met daardie bonuspunt verloor ! 😉
Het iets aangehad en kon net so bietjie van eerste helfte en begin tweede helfte kyk. Lyk my die Bulle het nie geluister na die hele ganse kosmos se raad nie, naamlik: hou balbesit en moenie doelloos skop nie.
Lê darem nog 2de op die log. Bulle het nog nooit baie goed getoer nie, 2/4 is gemiddeld. Alles loop nog volgens plan …
369 – GBS: Nee wat dit help fopsoluut alkohol – jy moet my Superbru sien…
375@ Alibaba – Hehehehehe
Janee, my SuperBru lyk maar kakkerig ook!
372 – Puma: No it’s a good thing, Cheetahs have their mind made up and will only play the other Ebersohn with the bigger reputation – this one would have become a Helgard Muller, or a Meyer Bosman – a stop gap. Mark my words – this one at the Sharks is going to be the better one – just the Cheetahs’ luck!!!
Ek’s skoon jaloers op Pietman – Franskraal van alle plekke…goeie memories daar…
Mense, ek gaan gou ‘n middagslapie neem….. verskoon my!
Gooooooooi Mieliesssssss!
Ek gaat nou rus – dit is 22:30. Lekker slaap vrinne.
agge nee manne…ek stap weg vir n paar uur en toe ek terugkom sien ek die Cheetah’s het n pakslae gekry, en die Bulle het verloor!!! Wens ek kon die game sien. Het die Bulle bollie aangejaag of was die Reds net te goed vir jullle?
381: Bos, hier is my mening, vir die deel wat ek gesien het:
Ai, ai Bulle, dit is vir my glad nie die verloor was so seer maak nie (Reds was goed en het dit verdien), maar die manier wat julle verloor het.
Ons vra so mooi moenie die balle so doelloos wegskop nie, hou balbesit, en as jul skop, skop uit dat ons kan kompeteer in lynstane.
En, toe doen julle juis dit ? Ek het net ‘n rukkie gekyk, en geweet ons gaan verloor, was eintlik verbaas met hoe min ons verloor het. En ja, ons is bly oor die bonuspunt, maar, dit gaan ons nie red as ons aanhou die balle wegskop nie. Is dit so moeilik om te verstaan, die hele wereld sien dit raak, hoe kan julle as spelers en afrigters dit nie raaksien nie ?
Nog steeds ‘n goeie gemiddelde toer vir ons, maar ons gaan nie die S14 so kan verdedig nie, regtig. Ons Bulle sal daar wees in ons getalle om julle op Loftus te ondersteun, maar asb., as ons sien julle skop weer alles doelloos weg, dan gaan julle jul eie ondergang beteken.
Dit is een ding om teen ‘n goeie span te verloor en jy het jou heelbeste gegee, maar om te verloor van domgeid (aanhou besit vir die ander span gee), is gaar geen verskoning voor nie.
Sterkte Bulle, ons weet julle kan, wanneer Bul se kind afgeskryf word deur die ander, is hul op hul beste !
It looked like for the Bulls that they had in their minds if they were going to lose a match they probably woulodnt mind it being this one.
They have a toughie set of matches…Reds now then Lions next week without any Bye this time.
Bulls wwere pacing themselves today…I struggled to see how it could be fatigue. Bulls and reds played the same number of games and the Reds have traveled to and from RSA.
Good game though and well done to the freakin Reds…what the hell are the over-rated showponies in canberra doing. Too many prima donnas in Canberra. The Reds played for each other it was awesome to see.
Unlucky Bulls!
383 – Walla, The Reds looking the best out of the Aussie teams. WOW!!!!!!! Who would have thought at the start of the season. They could make the semi. Only tough game I see for them still is against the Canes.
Puma
Thwey are proving to be an unpredictable package. Deans will be a Doos not to pick Genia and Cooper as his starting combo then with giteau at inside centre.
The sharks mate just need to keep winning and some other results will come their way.
385 – Walla, Morning well evening to your there.
Yip, the Reds are playing some fantastic rugby. A pleasure to watch them. Genia will be scrummie and if Deans does not select Cooper at FH he is making a huge mistake. Gits should play inside centre.
The Aussie team this year is going to be superb. Going to be a great Tri-Nations. For me Cooper is the BEST FH in the S14 competition this year. By a long way. (Breaks my heart to say that as a saffa but have to be honest) he is just superb to watch.
Puma
It was interesting to see how mackensie set up the tactics.
FH and inside centre close together and there was distance between 2nd centre and wing. Between scrummie and FH it alternated between close range and long range.
Mackensie got the tactics right to suite the reds strengths.
You know one thing about all of this and why the Reds really enjoyed their win…it is due to the respect this Aussie team had of the bulls. Noone gets excited when they beat a low ranking side or a team that is not respected on the field.
The Bulls are good and they are not finished…they can afford this loss!
387 – Walla, Agree with you. All teams that play a top team up their game a from respect. (Hope my Sharks can against the Bulls/Stormers…..hehehe)
Reds have a superb coach though and the players are really great in that side this year. Most of them under 25 years of age too. That is scary!!!! This team could become a great team for years to come.
Bulls will still be there. Though they do have some tough games. They will beat the Lions probably with a bonus point. Then they play the Sharks, Saders and Stormers those are going to be very tough games for sure. Stormers in the same situation. Have to play Saders, Sharks and Bulls. Will have to see how it turns out.
Like a thriller now to see who lands up in the semi. Blues could too.
Interesting though for the Saders…if they top they table they will still have to travel…back home.
Coming second is the worst position to be for them if a saffa team tops the log…have to fly home to play their semi and then fly back to play the final.
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