Bulls (10) 30 / Lions (6) 23 (Final Score)
The Bulls hosted the Lions at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria at 17:05 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.
The match started with a lot of errors both ways but gradually go better until late in the 2nd Half when the tries suddenly started raining in.
The Bulls deserved their win.
Scorers:
Bulls: 3 Conversions & 3 Penalties Morné Steyn, 1 Try Dewald Potgieter, 1 Try Gary Botha, 1 Try Bjorn Basson
Lions: 3 Penalties Elton Jantjies, 2 Conversions Andre Pretorius, 1 Try Deon van Rensburg, 1 Try Franco van der Merwe
Teams:
Bulls: 15 Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 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 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Gary Botha, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Derick Kuün, 21 Francois Hougaard, 22 Francois Brummer.
Lions: 15 Michael Killian, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Deon van Rensburg, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe (captain), 4 David Bulbring, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 Michael Rhodes, 19 Joshua Strauss, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Andre Pretorius, 22 Jaco Taute.
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Fumanekile Yamile (New Zealand)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (New Zealand)
Lions scrum looking better.
Kuun is a poephol.
TRY LIONS.
Try Deon van Rensburg for the Lions
Bulls 23 / 16
Converted. 23=16
Dumb, dumb, dumb play by the Lions. Looks like a try.
Tryyyyyyyy Bjorn Basson!
Awarded
TRY awarded.
Great stuff! Is there time to go for the bonus point try?
TRY LIONS!
Bulls 30 / 16
Then Franco van der Merwe scores, and Pretoors drops it over
Bulls 30 23
30-23
Time up…. Bulls driving it up for a possible bonus point try….
Final Score: Bulls 30 / 23 Lions.
Excellent game this. So much better than the rubbish derby played in Australia earlier today.
Phew strong comeback there by the Lions, pity we didn’t get the bonus point try, but good to win again, good stuff Bulls.
Pity that the Bulls could not get their bonus point for tries here at the end.
… but at least the Bulls are back to winning ways.
The Bulls are still not flash though…. far too many simple errors and doff play at times.
Nog ‘n gesukkel, maar ‘n wen is ‘n wen. Bulle sukkel nog steeds met 7,8,13.
Flippie, Danie, Gary en Hougaard moet begin. Bakkies, Spies, Chile en Pretorius op bank.
The Lions, well….. same old same old…. still looking a lot like in old Tricky Dickie’s time….
Problem for them is in the tight 5…. where everything starts and ends
78@ bdb:
Ja, Gary MOET begin, so ook Hougie… daar MOET plek vir hom wees as ‘n starter en Jaco Pretorius is die logiese ene wat moet gaan.
Spies is nie homself nie… en Wynand Olivier het ‘n woeste shaky eerste 25 min gehad… swak gewees en toe verbeter.
@ grootblousmile:
Did Michael Rhodes get on for the Lions Gbs? Do you know if he has played much in this Super 15. Maybe if they not using him enough we can try get him over to the Bulls, what do you think ou pel?
81@ Bullscot:
Personally I don’t like Micheal Rhodes much….
bulle se voorry was baie goed, dean en werner het my beindruk.
Let me quickly go see when they want to have the after match presser….
Well done Bulls.
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