Cheetahs (11) 23 / Bulls (8) 25 (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs hosted the Vodacom Bulls at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein at 19:10 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 and CSN on TV in SA.
Once again a game of two halves for the Bulls, this time extremely lacklustre in the first half and on fire after the break, when they decided to keep more possession.
It was hard, it was brutal, it was close… it was a derby!
Scorers:
Cheetahs: 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Naas Olivier, 1 Try Andries Strauss, 1 Try Robert Ebersohn, 1 Try Ashley Johnson
Bulls: 2 Penalties & 2 Conversions Morné Steyn, 1 Try Bakkies Botha, 1 Try Danie Rossouw, 1 Try Fourie du Preez
Teams:
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Ryno Benjamin, 10 Naas Olivier (vice-captain), 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Kabamba Floors, 7 Juan Smith (captain), 6 Frans Viljoen, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Waltie Vermeulen, 3 WP Nel, 2 Rayno Barnes, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Kobus Calldo, 18 Francois Uys, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Riaan Viljoen.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 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 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Derick Kuün, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Stephan Dippenaar.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)
@ grootblousmile:
I thought the scoreline was a bad joke when I logged on just now….
But it sounds like the Bulls are now digging deep….
Oh Hello All by the way! 🙂
Go for poles
Penalty Bulls…. go for it Bulls!!
Bulls scrum 5m out
Nou die Blou!!
Come on Bulls they are tired
Maul held up, Cheetahs scrum on their 5
Gerhard word maklik opgehou
Bulls scrum again, 5 out
Kom nou n decent skrum , julle het hul nommer
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Fourie du Preez!!
All level, kick to come
Fark but we make it difficult for ourself
Try Bulls. What a close game this is.
Bulls 25 / 23
Come Bulls just secure the ball and keep it
You Bulls supporters will have to keep your blood pressure pills close….hehehehe. Last week and again this week. Very tight game.
seconds left
Bulls win as Riaan Viljoen misses a drop goal after the hooter
Ag no i really feel for all Cheetah supporters this was heartbreak. Now let the accusations start.
@ Puma:
Hi Pumes,
Is this a good game to watch?
Two indifferent games by the Bulls , this derby games are so bloody tough. Currie Cup of the old days all over again
@ superBul:
Need a neck massage after all that tension?? 🙂
Well done Bulls. BUT I have to be very honest. Bulls are lucky here. Cheetahs should have won that game had it not been for that very daft pass by Johnson, that allowed Danie his try. Also so many missed kicks at posts by Cheetahs.
Bulls will feel like they pulled this one out the bag. Will have to get better to play the bigger teams I feel. For now a win is a win. That all that matters.
Hard luck Cheetahs but well done Bulls.
Sjoe, nerves shot…. Bulls forwards pulled it through with hte big boys like Danie Pakslae and big Flip van der Merwe.
With the heavies on, the Cheetahs scrum could not hold any more.
Cheetahs was vir 60 minute die beste span, maar ongelukkig vir hulle is die wedstryd 80 minute lank.
Bulle lyk nie te goed nie, maar dit is nog vroeg in die seisoen. Sal wil sien dat hul vir Basson meer in die wedstryd bring.
@ Blue Bird:
No it was not by the Bulls, if we steal wins like this it is OK but we must get to the drawing board fast.
@ Puma:
Ditto
How many games have the Bulls ground out like that. I love being a Bulls supporter. Well done boys. Valiant effort Cheetahs. This is a long comp. Bulls are starting slow, just like they always do in super rugby.
@ superBul:171 – Ja ek het mos gese, just like I said the CC is probably the most tough tourney of all. This just goes to show, EK is REG…hehehehehe.
Bad first 60 minutes by the Bulls…. but it takes huge cahoonies to come back from so far down and toughing out a win.
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