Bulls (8) 23 / Blues (20) 29 (Final Score)
The Vodacom Bulls and Blues did battle in Super Rugby at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria at 19:10 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Bulls:
- Penalties – Morné Steyn (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Pierre Spies (1), Bjorn Basson (2)
- Conversions – Morné Steyn (1)
Blues:
- Penalties – Gareth Anscombe (5)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Gareth Anscombe (2)
- Conversions – Gareth Anscombe (2)
Teams:
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Wynand Olivier, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 CJ Stander, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.
Blues: 15 Lachie Munro, 14 Sherwin Stowers, 13 Benson Stanley, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Chris Lowrey, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Luke Braid, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Pauliasi Manu.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Filo Paulo, 19 Bradley Mika, 20 Alby Mathewson, 21 Hadleigh Parkes, 22 David Raikuna.
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Pro Legoete (South Africa), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)
Ireland 17 – 9 Scotland (35′)
Darn and there Morne goes and misses!
Just got home….Go Bullls!!!!
Nonu is doing that too often, and Walsh has missed all the rest
Yet another Bulls penalty, and rightly so.
Bulls kick for touch, out on the 22.
17-14 now for Scotland
Bulls drive from the lineout, making good ground
sorry….17-14 for Ireland
Blue now just being cynical
Penalty Bulls, right in front.
Braid and the Blues get a team warning.
Morné slots it
Blues 10 / 8 Bulls
Blues again penalized…. Bulls go for touch from their own half
Bulls slowly making their way back into the game now – must keep their heads, as the Blues try to put them off and wind them up
Blues penalty, on their 10m line
Bulls steal the lineout again… I make that 3 now
22-14 for Ireland
Bulls with an attacking scrum, don’t butcher it again
….and they have
Bulls scrum all the way back from where the Blues kicked…
Damn, Blues get another scrum penalty, on their 10m line
A very harsh call on Kruger though
Penalty Blues, on the Bulls 22… in on the side of the ruck
Blues 13 / 8 Bulls
Scrumdown
March 10th, 2012 at 7:09 PM
164@ superBul:
I sometimes wonder if it’s worth the agro’.
We deserve better than this, this game needs a proper clean up. The whole scrum penalty situation is farrked,
Blues knock after the kick-off.
Bulls scrum in the Blues 22
Would handles on the shirts, as Os suggests, help?
Ireland Tries Best (13), Reddan (33), Trimble (40)
Cons Sexton (14, 34)
Pens Sexton (25)
Scotland Tries Gray (36)
Pens Laidlaw (3, 9, 31)
Anscombe with another, dark
Try again to Ascombe… FFS!
Blues 20 / 8 Bulls
For farks sake man, how could the Bulls butcher that!
Have the Bulls been exposed?
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