Hurricanes (3) 14 / Bulls (15) 26 (Final Score)
The Hurricanes hosted the Bulls at McLean Park, Napier at 08:35 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 Bulls started well with the wind and the early penalties as well as 2 Morné Steyn drop goals set up a good early lead. After that the canes were always playing catch-up rugby and eventually the Bulls ground out a 12-point win, in New Zealand.
Scorers:
Hurricanes: 2 Penalties Daniel Kirkpatrick, 1 Penalty Aaron Cruden, 1 Try Serge Lilo
Bulls: 5 Penalties & 2 Drop Goals Morné Steyn, 1 Try Francois Hougaard
Teams:
Hurricanes: 15 Cory Jane, 14 Julian Savea, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 9 Chris Eaton, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Jack Lam, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore (captain), 1 John Schwalger.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Michael Bent, 18 James Broadhurst, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Tyson Keats, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 Charlie Ngatai.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Francois Hougaard, 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 Gary Botha, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Derick Kuün, 20 Francois Brummer, 21 Gerhard van den Heever, 22 Jaco van der Westhuyzen.
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand), Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
TMO: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
Ons laat hulle teen ons hardloop ons gaan nie na hulle toe nie, dieselfde as in ons verloor teen die Highlanders
70 Vito carries it off the base and they are camped on the Bulls line now. It is last ditch defence but they do well to win the ball back and clear it. Steyn misses touch and Jane runs it back. Smith makes ground through a gap but they are outside the 22. Again the Bulls do not roll away and Matfield has a chat with the ref, he has been warned.
Bulls 18 / 14
@ grootblousmile:
118
daai was n swak skop van Morne, hy dikteer nie.
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyy Hougie… Meisiekind made the break
Daarsy sien Olivier kan nog
I agree Super. Possibly his best game of the season.
Bulls 23 / 14
5 min left
@ fender:
hey jy maak my bang jy stem te veel saam my 😆
Go Bulls.
Morning everyone.
@ fender:
Spies kry ook weer lewe ne?
Super, I was referring to Vic having his best of the season. Nonu speel spietkop en Meisiekind se baie dankie. Great step van Tuindienste virrie drie.
Penalty Bulls… come on Morné, slot it
@ Puma:
More ou Pums
Bulls 26 / 14
75 The Bulls managed to wrap up the tackler, keep the ball in the air and win the turnover, good stuff from the forwards. Spies breaks on the blindside and he is well supported. Du Preez hoists again and they win it back…again.
@ superBul:More Super.
77 The PENALTY is over and the Bulls seem to be clear.
Mmm, not convinced by Spies yet, Super.
Penalty Bulls… kick it out and slow the ball down!
Seconds left….
Thanks Bulls
Through my heavy tinted Blue dark glasses i can see a upwards curve from the Bulls 😆
Final Score: Bulls 26 / 14 Hurricanes
Well done Bulls. Nice start to their tour.
Morning Puma. What’s the vibe like in Durbs for the game?
@ grootblousmile:Well done to your Bulls gbs, also never let Canes in with a bonus point.
A very important win for the Bulls in the Land of the long white cloud!
Heeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaa
To all the well wishes by other teams supporters thanks , the Bulls need all the support they can get.
At the beginning of the second half it looked pretty bad for the Bulls , then VM lost his cool by getting involved with the ref again. Luckily we grabbed the game back in the last 10 minutes.
147@ Puma:
Thanks Oerwoudkat… yip, no bonus point for the Canes is GOOOOOOOD
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