Lions (15) 18 / Blue Bulls (16) 32 (Final Score)
The Xerox Lions host the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game is broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.
The Lions, for once, put up a sterling display of defence and kept a misfiring Blue Bulls team relatively at bay, with the Blue Bulls eventually running out winners by 32 / 18.
Jacques-Louis Potgieter contributed a massive 27 points to the Blue Bulls winning cause.
Scores:
Lions: 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Elton Jantjies, 1 Try Deon van Rensburg, 1 Try Warren Whiteley
Blue Bulls: 6 Penalties & 2 Conversions & 1 Try Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 1 Try Gerhard van den Heever
Teams:
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Trevor Hall, 6 Derek Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 George Earle, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Ross Geldenhuys, 18 David Bulbring, 19 Jaco Kriel, 20 Chris Jonck, 21 Carlos Spencer, 22 Marius Delport.
Blue Bulls: 15 Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 John Mametsa, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Derick Kuün, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha (captain), 1 Jaco Engels.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Fudge Mabeta, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Hayden Groepes.
Date: Saturday, July 31
Venue: Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 17.05
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: François Groenewald, Reuben Rossouw
TMO: Dennis Immelman
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyy Jacques-Louis Potgieter, under the sticks!
That’s better, Bulls!!
Mooi drie, nog 2 asb.
Bulls 32 / 18
Flip back again from the blood-bin… 2nd blood return for him.
Kyk, Bulle het nie ‘n tekort aan slotte nie. Ons kort nog senters en vleuels !
Carlos Spencer on for Elton Jantjies… bad option, Jantjies was good
This has turned into a very good game and the Lions can feel happy that they are on the mend, I think
lol at kuun getting dumpted by the lions scrummy 😆
Come on Bulls, we need more tries….
Francois Brummer on for J-L Potgieter
good play by hougaard
Eishhhhhhhhhh almost a try by Hougie…. damn he throws the ball away and gives a penalty away
7 min left
Come Bulls, 14 points margin is not enough, I need 18 on Bru…. hahahaha
Leeus het goed gespeel, krediet vir hulle.
Bulle sal die 4 punte vat, maar lyk nie goed nie, speel as ‘n klomp individue, nie saam as ‘n span nie.
105@ bdb:
Ja, gewis, nie ‘n goeie Bulls vertoning nie.
Ek dink Hougie was heel warm op skrummie vandag….
Attacking lineout for the Bulls on Lions 22m line….
106: kort senters, hierdie 2 is en bly ongelukkig gemiddeld.
Bulls fluff the attack with a forward pass
109@ bdb:
Definitief!
Hooter goes…
Penalty Bulls…. come on, just kick to posts….. it will suit my Bru!
Eishhhh Penalty Lions….
Game over…
Bulls win by 32 / 18
Think Flip will be cited for an offence early in the game.
congrats bulls good win
116@ sharky_forever:
Jaaaaaaaaa, your team lost, Lions_ always_and_Forever…. laat dit vir jou ‘n les wees!
There’s too little bite amongst the Bulls centres and we’ll certainly miss Stegmann in the next few weeks.
Chili played well when he came on, but our backup props are not good enough. Damn, Werner Kruger had to be moved from tighthead prop to loosehead, clearly not his position… and it showed.
Moses at fullback is also not effective anymore….
I think we should buy Lambie for fullback…. hehehe
And we should buy a Province centre or 2…. what about Juan de Jongh, to come play No 13 for us….
119: stem saam. Dit is goed om jonger spelers deur te bring, maar jy moet ‘n sterspeler of twee ook koop. Ons het geen probleem met voorspelers nie, maar senters en vleuels sal ons moet plan maak. Met JDV terug in WP, kan de Jong hier kom speel. Dink hy en WO sal ‘n goeie combo maak.
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