Super Rugby: Bulls vs Lions – Game Thread

Published 26 March 2011 | By grootblousmile

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)

85 Responses to Super Rugby: Bulls vs Lions – Game Thread

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Bullscot on 26 March 2011 at 4:09 pm

Hope you’re enjoying it there at Loftus gbs. Haven’t had my Bulls jersey on for the last two games, so thats it back on again hope that will see the Bulls back to winning ways again today! Will probably miss following most of the game here but hopefully will make it to see the last part.
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 4:55 pm

Helloooooooooo from Fortress Loftus!

Just need to get a cooldrink or 2, then it’s a go!

Goooooooo Bulls!
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:12 pm

Fark, sorry, a bit of a disturbance here…

Game 5 min old, no score
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:12 pm

Penalty Lions, Jantjies goes for posts
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:14 pm

Lions 3 / 0
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:17 pm

Bulls error-ridden again this week…. eishh
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:19 pm

Penalty Bulls, Morne will go for touch even though it is kickable
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:21 pm

Another penalty Bulls, they kick out again, on the 5…. and drive from the lineout
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:22 pm

Jeeeeez, what a comedy of errors… old Moses knocks at the back and Jano Vermaak knocks with an open line begging….,
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:25 pm

Wynand Meisiekind determined to run crash-ball again all day, I see.

Penalty Lions, they kick it out 8m out
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:26 pm

Penalty Bulls, they kick out just on the Lions side of halfway
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:27 pm

Penalty Lions, Jaco Pretoors tackling and not rolling away…. Jantjies will go for posts
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:28 pm

Missed to the left by Jantjies
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The Saint on 26 March 2011 at 5:30 pm

baie bly dis nie MY span wat vir Meisiekind weer ‘n kontrak gegee het nie.
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:31 pm

Another penalty and this time Jantjies kicks for touch… out on Bulls 22

Matfield wins the ball but the Lions drive the Bulls out 10m out
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:33 pm

Tryyyyyyyyyyy Dewald Potgieter!

Great try
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Loosehead on 26 March 2011 at 5:34 pm

@ grootblousmile:
He is such a good player.
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:35 pm

Bulls 7 / 3 as Morne converts
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:36 pm

17@ Loosehead:
Excellent!
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Loosehead on 26 March 2011 at 5:38 pm

How Jaco VDW is still playing pro rugby is a mystery to me.
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Loosehead on 26 March 2011 at 5:40 pm

This is the first that I have seen of Dean Greyling. He is scrumming really well.
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:41 pm

20@ Loosehead:
Mr Miagi… from Japan… old Moses van der Westhuizen…. well, he just did a good thing
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:48 pm

A Number of phases by the Bulls, but essentially going only slightly forward in the process.

Flip on for Bakkies

Chiliboy breaks away and is almost through.

Penalty Bulls, 5m out right in front

Morne slots it, blindfold.

Bulls 10 / 3
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:51 pm

A final Bulls scrum is called just before Halftime
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:54 pm

The Lions get a Penalty 55m out, middle of the field, Jantjies goes for posts

Over

Lemoenetyd

Bulls 10 / 6
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Loosehead on 26 March 2011 at 5:54 pm

My word what a kick.
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grootblousmile on 26 March 2011 at 5:55 pm

….Kameeltjietyd…..
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Loosehead on 26 March 2011 at 5:56 pm

Sri Lanka 204-0
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Loosehead on 26 March 2011 at 6:03 pm

Give that man a Bells.
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Loosehead on 26 March 2011 at 6:05 pm

Ref is injured, Munroe set to take over. One kak ref for another.

Super Rugby: Bulls vs Lions – Game Thread

Bulls (10) 30 / Lions (6) 23 (Final Score)

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