Sharks (22) 35 / Blue Bulls (9) 16 (Final Score)
The Sharks hosted the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Kings Park, Durban at 17:05 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, M-Net & SH2 on TV in SA.
The Sharks were full value for their money, scoring a bonus point win over a Blue Bulls side who had a lot of possession but who was also very blunt on attack.
Scorers:
Sharks: 3 Conversions & 1 Try & 3 Penalties Frederic Michalak, 1 Try Louis Ludik, 1 Try Marcell Coetzee, 1 Try Keegan Daniel
Blue Bulls: 3 Penalties & 1 Conversion Francois Brummer, 1 Try Derick Kuün
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Teams:
Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Louis Ludik, 13 Marius Joubert, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Mark Richards, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Keegan Daniel (captain), 7 Marcell Coetzee, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Ross Skeate, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Eugene van Staden.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Dale Chadwick, 18 Jan Andre Marais, 19 Francois Kleinhans, 20 Jacobus Reinach, 21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22 Sibusiso Sithole.
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 (captain), 1 Corné Fourie.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Okkie Kruger, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Lohan Jacobs, 21 Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Francois Venter.
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant referees:
Lourens van der Merwe, Phillip Bosch
TMO: Shaun
Veldsman
2nd Half On!
Penalty Bulls… that was a cynical penalty ref!
Quick tap, Bulls 1m out
Penalty Bulls… Shadow dropped the ball over the line… arghhhhhh
TMO
Watermeyer try??
Looks short, then held up…
Ruled lost forward by Watermeyer
Was a good period of sustained Bulls attack…
Tryyyyyyyyyy Kuun!
Sharks 22 / 16
Sharks turn to attack hard
Damn Gbs, where have all the Bulls supporters that used to hang out here gone? I mean even Super an bdb……and their team is really doing well here?
TMO
Sharks try??
39@ fender:
Don’t know
Try awarded to Keegan Daniel
Sharks 29 / 16
Ok, maybe less well after that try…..
Marius Joubert has been very quiet
Penalty Bulls, within easy range… they’re going for touch
5m lineout for the Bulls
Sharks DRIVVVEEE the Bulls back….
Another Bulls penalty, same spot
Quick tap and the Bulls take it wide… knock
Sharks defence is awesome… or is the Bulls attack just blunt?
Something’s got to give… sometime
Bulls fluff their lineout and the Sharks attack hard
Story of the match is that the Bulls are attacking but Sharks defence is great, when the Sharks get the ball they have more oomph and flair.
Penalty Sharks, in range… easy one
Sharks 32 / 16
Go Bulls!!!!
15 minutes to go…. 16 points the deficit
Willie Wepener & CJ Stander on for Kuun & Gary Botha
Gary Botha is a spent force, not a good night for him… not a good season, actually.
So you take your captain off with 15 minutes to go and your 16 points off the pace. The message you send by that is what….we’ve given up?
Lots of work for the Bulls before the next games…
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