Lions (5) 20 / Bulls (24) 24 (Final Score)
The Lions hosted the Bulls at Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg at 19:10 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
In the first half it was all Bulls and they built up a 19 point lead by halftime.
In the second half it was all Lions as they clawed their way back to lose only by 3 points.
The Lions look extremely fit…. and better under Mitchell.
Scorers:
Lions: 1 Conversion & 1 Penalty Elton Jantjies, 1 Try Waylon Murray, 1 Try Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 Try Franco van der Merwe
Bulls: 1 Conversion & 4 Penalties Morne Steyn, 1 Try Zane Kirchner, 1 Try Gerhard van den Heever
Teams:
Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies La Grange, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Joshua Strauss, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 George Earl, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse Van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 Wikus van Heerden, 19 Cobus Grobbelaar, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Burton Francis, 22 James Kamana.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez), 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Derick Kuün, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Jaco van der Westhuyzen.
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Joey Salmans, Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Ok Bulls, team talk –
We would like you to start the season as you mean to go on, go in with a bang not a whimper, remind the ‘Kitties’ who the current champions are!!
Go Bulls…….. 🙂
@ Blue Bird:
I really hope the Bulls show their metal. Sorry for the Lions, we all want them to fare better than last year. The coach is not South African and i dont feel anything for him, we have good coaches here so i will shout for my own and my own beloved team. Go Bulls show them and the rest of the world why Springbok standards are higher.
Hello, finally they have the Sharks / Cheetahs match on the big screen here… see Jacques Botes scored the 1st try!
Bulls players are looking focussed… sam them coming down the stairs… and spoke to Slapchips and Flokkie…. backline and kicking coaches.
Whazup Bluebird? Bulls!!!
Superbul…how are you? Sorry I haven’t replied to your email. I have been very busy recently. Moving, working and stuff.
There’s a change to the Bulls bench…. Danie Rossouw out, Flip van der Merwe in his place.
Ek neem aan nou dat die Stormers nie speel nie, sal hul seker die Bulle ondersteun …..
bdb wrote:
LIKE
Grootblou how many people are there
OK, can’t wait for this game to start!
The warm-ups are finished…. everything is geared to go!
@ bdb:
Wat is die kanse
10@ superBul:
Super GBS went to give his lungs a quick fix.
The crowd is ok, but it’s been raining on and off all afternoon, so some people may have stayed away.
It’s just started to rain again. I guess the main stands are about 50 -60% full.
10@ superBul:
Main stand is quite fullish, other stands not.
Raining lightly here at the stadium
Well i think all the crowds are disappointing so far. Too much Rugby , plain and simple.
Game on!!
my vrou het die tv gehijack
Penalty Lions, right in front
Jantjie misses….
Manne speel rugby !
Man, this is fast paced rugby, both sides
@ grootblousmile:
Laat kom die kommentaar asb bruvva, ek sien nokkol hierdie kant, my tv saan alleen en speel daar in Franskraal, eish!
Lions not shabby,,,, neither is the Bulls
Excellent Bulls counter-ruck steal and excellent line kick by Morne!
11 The Lions press again, keeping the ball in hand and protecting it well at the breakdown. There is a massive counter-ruck from the Bulls and Steyn kicks it into the corner to put the pressure on the home team.
Penalty Bulls
Penalty Bulls…. between the 22 and 10m line in Lions territory… foirst chance for Morne….. no they kick for otuch
Try Zane
Tryyyyyyyyyyyy Kirchner, right hand corner!
12 Jantjies kicks it out but the Bulls have good field position, just outside the 22. They maul it from the line-out as they rumble into the 22. Du Preez kicks it cross-field but Kirchner can’t hold on. The Bulls had advantage and kick to the corner to set up the attacking line-out.
Try Zane
Bulls 5 / 0
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