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)
@ superBul:
Waarvoor sal ek nou vingers wys dit was een helse game en die draai punt het gekom na straus af is hy het vir meisiekind pap getackle julle vleuls is op gewys as gemiddeld slegs morne steyn en fdp het ons gesink maar dan morne het sy rugga hier geleer,aan die einde van die game was dit straf skoppe steyn het getref en ons het gemis.
@ bdb:
Ons speel te voorspelbaar, waar is Slapchips se insae? Ons moet met angles begin experimenteer , kyk hoe het die Cheetahs met Ashley dit gedoen
@ rugbybal:178 – Bulls started like a race horse last year.
Not sure what is going on here, but they will get better. Derby games are the toughest games.
@ superBul:
Hy is ma kakkerig
172: ek het nie vir ‘n oomblik gedink ons gaan verloor nie. 😉
Commiserations Cheetahs, you have a good side.
Lots of injuries for the Cheetahs… that is a worry for them, as it stands their depth is questionable, maybe now more so.
I thought Kabamba and Ashley Johnson had sterling games… so too Ryno Benjamin.
@ smallies72:181 – Smallies, agree. The game changed when Strauss went off. He was huge in the tackle. Also Johnson gifted Danie that try.
Well done to your team though, without Juan and Brussow that was a damn good game.
@ smallies72:
Jammer ou maat julle het die een amper gehad. Maar Morne Steyn was horing vandag, miskien moet hy terug gaan en weer swot.
@ grootblousmile:
Nee neee met wp af en caldo op kon ons julle nie hou nie caldo is nou nie juis hot nie
@ smallies72:
184
wie
To all the Cheetah supporters here, with Juan and Brussow back your team will be even better. Cheetahs gave Bulls a real tough game tonight.
But well done Bulls for grinding it out.
Now out of here. Catch up tomorrow.
GOOOOOOOOO SHARKSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
@ Puma:
Only last year though, before that it was always a slow start. Like I said its a long comp. It’s all about who is going to peak at the right time, and manage their players, and who has the most dept. I just feel like the Cheetahs and Lions are going in guns blazing and playing with the intensity like its a final. They won’t be able to keep this up until the end. They will fade. Hoor my lied 🙂
Soos Vic sê: eerder ‘n ugly win as ‘n pretty loss.
Morné Steyn’s handling was poor today….
This was once again too close for comfort
@ rugbybal:
Daar praat jy nou, give that man a Bells
3-0 vir die blou spanne vandag.
I was so nervous, I hardly sipped my Muscadel….
Now I will have to make up for it!
@ superBul:
Verskil is morne pot hulle as dit tel en naas het hulle gemis,hoop ma nie juan is ernstig nie,shoe maar julle het gesukkel om ons bench te klop
@ rugbybal:192 – Jy is reg, Sharks too starting slow….hahaha. Hope we win tomorrow. We have a bigger battle than your Bulls had tonight. We playing Blues. They are a class team. Nervous for my Sharks tomorrow. Just keeping fingers crossed.
Well at least I get one win on bru today, but my margin was way out. Had Bulls by 14.
Okay now out of here. Catch up tomorrow.
Go have a few drinks Super, your heart must have been racing in that game.
Cheers all.
195: hoor hoor
Twee wegwenne, 8 punte in die sakkie. Sal moet pasop vir die logleaders volgende week op Loftus (Landers), maar ek dink ons kan hul verras met ‘n wen.
@ Puma:
Cheers Puma, I think the Sharks should bag the win. The travel factor should give the Sharks the edge.
@ grootblousmile:197 – HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Get the valium out for next week…….hahahahaha.
Bulls got the win now just have a few drinks.
Cheers catch up tomorrow.
198: twintig minute was genoeg om hul te klop 😉
@ smallies72:
Jis ja julle het ons woes gas gegee, wat drink julle. Hoop nie hulle toets julle nie , netnou het julle nie n 15 tal nie
198@ smallies72:
Jou span het hard gespeel…. jy kan trots voel vanaand
@ superBul:
Van den heever regtig super hy het net spoed dis al ons 14 senter en benjamin het julle vleuls sleg op gwwys veral gerhard hy het geen step net spoed
@ bdb:
Ek like hoe jy dink
bad luck cheetahs , congrats bulls , good come back ,
Cheers
Sharks speel more teen ‘n blou span, hulle sal op hul beste moet wees.
Die Stormers vs Leeus gaan ook ‘n grote wees. Dan sal ons sien of die Leeus laasweek ge-peak het in die 2de helfte, en of hul gaan voortbou daarop.
Users Online
Total 49 users including 0 member, 49 guests, 0 bot online
Most users ever online were 3735, on 31 August 2022 @ 6:23 pm
No Counter as from 31 October 2009: 41,477,313 Page Impressions
_