Crusaders (14) 27 / Bulls (0) 0 (Final Score)
The Crusaders hosted the Bulls at Alpine Energy Stadium, Timaru at 09:35 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 Crusaders methodically dismantled an error-ridden and lacklustre Bulls effort, keeping them scoreless.
Scorers:
Crusaders: 4 Penalties Matt Berquist, 1 Try Sonny Bill Williams, 1 Try Israel Dagg, 1 Try Tom Marshall
Bulls: No score yet
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Teams:
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Matt Berquist, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (captain), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Chris Jack, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Owen Franks, 18 Luke Romano, 19 Jonathan Poff/Joe Wheeler, 20 Kahn Fotuali’i, 21 Tom Marshall, 22 Adam Whitelock.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 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 Gary Botha, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Francois Brummer, 21 Gerhard van den Heever, 22 Derick Kuün.
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand), Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
ag flook please steyn, skop beter pale toe as wat jy verdedig…..
Penalty Bulls again… how about a Saders warning now?
Morné goes for posts from far out
Missed to the left
sy skop net so k@k soos sy verdediging
Penalty Saders, right in front…. flok
hierdie fooooklen ref is flooooken totaal blind
Saders 14 / 0
Lemoenetyd
manne voor bal as dit geskop word, verdediging val oor losgemaal, kom in van die kant af maar as bulls enige van bg doen, straf hy hulle onmiddelik.
pisssss my af
Ai toggie, it would have to be a massive Bulls 2nd half….
GBS, is ek en jy nou enigste wat iets te se het vanoggend??
ek dink nie ref gaan ons dit toelaat nie, maar as ons een verloor teen crusaders op hul speelveld gaan dit nie einde van die wereld wees nie
does anyone have the possession stats of the first half?
jeez, i really cant believe the bulls are playing like this .. they’re doing almost exactly everything that they shouldnt do!!
Kom Bulle, hou die telling onder 50 !
more Ashley
few minutes before end they had more than 60% now they reckon only 54%? don’t believe that the bulls are this shite after such a season last year
ps
i think the bulls are they own worst enemy here … they are really playing into the crusaders’ hands with a lot of things they do
..
i still think they can come from behind to win this one ..
dont think the crusaders on the day is so much better than the bulls
but
then they need to start playing to their own strengths!!
63% Possession and 54% territory for the Saders…. but it is 2 things hampering the Bulls…
1. Penalties conceded
2. Knocks in contact
Bulls look bad, handling ppoor everything to play for.
75: jy is reg, Bulle speel met min selfvertroue, daarom al die knocks.
Kom Bulle, sit ‘n goeie geveg op !
I would replace Matfield today, his talk is bigger than his play
Bulle klaar uit game gespeel … en geblaas. Kyk na die afbreekpunte, die bulle probeer nie eers die losbal wen nie, anders is dit strafskop tyd.
Kyk nou na volgende loskrum as Bulle die bal het, die Saders donder van alle kante daar in … sonder enige strafskoppe.
Saders dubbel en dwars die beste span, en moes al baie verder voor geloop het, maar kyk bietjie mooi na die verskillende reëls by die afbreekpunte.
shit!! another knock-on in a good posision
ash
i am beginning to looser faith in this team, they are playing worse than the cheetahs yesterday
#81
and another one 😯
Bulle moet hul eenvoudige game regdeur toepas, tackle die man nie die bal nie bv. ons slaan alles aan, hulle balle ook. Geen bal stick nie, hoeveel aanslane nog?
een fokkkerr wat nie kan bal vashou nie en hele aanval muuurrr toe
Wat het die Bulle in die hande ?
@ ps in CT:
hey the Cheetahs played brilliantly
Saders 19 / ZIPPP
ps @ 82
yeah
i’m also starting to give up hope here
80@ bdb:
Doesnt sound good bdb, why are all the officials for this game Kiwis where’s the impartiality, other than relying on them all being totally professional?
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