Blue Bulls (6) 33 / Cheetahs (17) 30 (Final Score)

The Vodacom Blue Bulls hosted the Toyota Free State Cheetahs 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 Blue Bulls won a very tough encounter… by only 3.

Scorers:

Blue Bulls: 4 Penalties & 3 Conversions Francois Brummer, 1 Try Gerhard van den Heever, 1 Try Derick Kuün, 1 Try Akona Ndungane

Cheetahs: 3 Conversions & 3 Penalties Sias Ebersohn, Try Hennie Daniller, 1 Try Marcel van der Merwe, 1 Try Francois Uys

Teams:

Blue Bulls:15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Akona Ndungane, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Dustin Jinka, 8 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Derick Kuün, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Fudge Mabeta, 3 Rossouw de Klerk, 2 Gary Botha (c), 1 Corné Fourie.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Okkie Kruger, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Francois Venter.

Cheetahs: 15. Hennie Daniller, 14. Riaan Smit, 13. Corné Uys, 12. Andries Strauss (Captain), 11. Rayno Benjamin, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Tewis de Bruyn, 8. Johannes Gerhardus Prinsloo, 7. Pieter Labuschagne, 6. Johan Wessels, 5. Waltie Vermeulen, 4. Francois (FS) Uys, 3. WP Nel, 2. PW van Vuuren 1. Marcel Van Der Merwe
Replacements: 16. Michael van Vuuren, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Izak van der Westhuizen, 19. Pieter Myburgh, 20. Petrus Erasmus van Zyl, 21. Philip Snyman, 22. Philip Burger

Date: Saturday, 23 July
Kick-off: 17:05
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan