Bulls (9) 27 / Sharks (12) 19 (Final Score)
The Bulls hosted The Sharks at Loftus, Pretoria at 19:10 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. For the Bulls it was mission accomplished as they won a tough encounter by 27 / 19. No bonus points were earned either way by the Teams.
Effectively the Sharks are now out of the Super 14 race and the Bulls have achieved a semi-final spot and are 2 games clear of the Crusaders, Reds, Brumbies and Waratahs on the Log.
Scores:
Bulls: 5 Penalties & 1 Conversion Morne Steyn, 1 Try Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 1 Try Gerhard van den Heever
Sharks: 4 Penalties Andy Goode, 1 Conversion Ruan Pienaar, 1 Try Rory Kockott
Teams:
Bulls: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 12. Wynand Olivier, 11. Francois Hougaard, 10. Morne Steyn, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Pierre Spies, 7. Dewald Potgieter, 6. Deon Stegmann, 5. Victor Matfield (c), 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Gary Botha, 1. Gurthro Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16. Bandise Maku, 17. Bees Roux, 18. Danie Rossouw, 19. Derick Kuun, 20. Heini Adams, 21. Stephan Dippenaar, 22. Pedrie Wannenburg.
Sharks: 15. Patrick Lambie, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. Stefan Terblanche, 12. Riaan Swanepoel, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Andy Goode, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 8. Willem Alberts, 7. Jean Deysel, 6. Jacques Botes, 5. Johann Muller, 4. Steven Sykes, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. John Smit (c), 1. Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16. Craig Burden, 17. Wian Herbst, 18. Alistair Hargreaves, 19. Keegan Daniel, 20. Rory Kockott, 21. Andries Strauss, 22. Luzuko Vulindlu.
Match Officials:
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (SA)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (SA), Reuben Rossouw (SA)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (SA)
Mooi Bulle! Good effort Sharks!
Sharks problem is they came second at the breakdowns. They just couldn’t establish front foot ball. The were in essence never able to break te defence lines of the bulls other than the two individual breaks (one by the winger and the other by Kockett).
The sharks hasn’t bought into the pods system used by the bulls and the stormers and their mauling from the lineouts are basically also poor. Add to that the fact that they came second in the scrum -in most matches this year- and you can understand why they never treathen to score tries.
To top it off the don’t have any pressence in the midfield. So how can you win matches if your pack can get you on the front foot, your scrum struggles (because you play a hooker on prop) and you have nobody in the midfield who can test the oppositions defencive patterns?
They need to get Frans Steyn and Butch James back and start working on innovative pattrens to take the ball up and breach the defensive lines with their pack.
I am baie bly oor the uitslag.
A bit late…so I will be quiet and not wake anyone..but
WELL DONE TO THE BULLS……KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU!!! 🙂 .
Sharkie Friends, well it did happen at Loftus……The right result today, comiserations……Your turn next time!
Sounds like I missed a good match though !
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