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)
2nd Half on, Bulls directly on attack… and they get a penalty
30@ Loosehead:
Yip!
Penalty Bulls, this MUST go to posts…. and does
Bulls 13 / 6
Ref just snot klapped FDP into submission. Bulls must stop being soccer babies and leave the ref alone.
Penalty Lions on the Bulls 22, right out in front
Bulls 13 / 9
Penalty Lions, on their own 10m line, they kick out
Entertaining game.
Josh Strauss, the bearded wonder, on for the Lions in place of Baywatch
Maku is so much a better hooker than Ralepele.
Officially 25 169 spectators here at Loftus
42@ grootblousmile:
That doesn’t seem like a big crowd, waar is al die mense?
41@ Loosehead:
What do the scrums look like for you?
Seems like the Bulls are all over the Lions at the scrums
How did Meisiekind not score there?
Gary Botha on for Chiliboy and Flip replaces Bakkies
44@ grootblousmile: Cilliers is in big kak against Greyling. Kruger has improved a hell of a lot. He is a better 3 than JDuP. Bulls scrum is really good tonight.
Bulls need to replace Jaco Pretorius with Hougie NOW!
Penalty Bulls, on 22, smak bang in front
Morne just pops it over
Bulls 16 / 9
Tryyyyyyyyyy Gary Botha!
This is the best that Matfield has played in ages.
Bulls 23 / 9
Andre Pretorius on for Jantjies
Hougie replaces Bjorn Basson
@ grootblousmile:
Is he injured yet?
That bearded Josh Strauss is strong and busy
White line fever.
54@ Loosehead:
Hehehe
11 min left, 14 points difference
Kocket is playing better for the Lions than for the Sharks.
Lions attacking hard now…. penalty for them 7m out in front, they tap…. and eventually knock
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