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)
Easy game plan from the Blues – Wind the Bulls up in the first half hour. Disrupt their game plan – they’ll be completely lost, and just play rugby in the second half once the Bulls have imploded.
@ Just For Kicks:
146
for me it says the Bulls are there were everyone thought they would be, missing the great player(s), FH comes to mind
Verdediging rotsvas en skoppe deur die pale…..dit gaan vanjaar se wenresep wees….presies soos die Blues dit doen, hoor my lied…
Bulls penalty… take the scrum, boys!
146@ superBul:Yup
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyy Bjorn Basson!
Morne misses….
Blues 26 / 16 Bulls
Eish, Steyn, Steyn, Steyn
@ Pietman:
Voeg daarby ‘turn over ball’.
Bulls penalty…. time is running boys….
We need a TRY NOW!
Steyns goose step only marginally better than his kicking!!!
Come on, come on, come on!
Blues penalty, in their own half
Ireland (22) 25 – 14 (14) Scotland (72′)
Blues goes for goal…. less than 3 minutes left
Over.
Blues (Ascombe) 29 / 16 Bulls
Akona must score from the kickoff
Bulls penalty…….. they try to run, fluff it….
KAAAAAK night for the Bulls… amaturish!
Pityful
Tryyyyyyyyyy again for Bjorn….
Come on Morné, if EVER you had to kick one, it is this conversion
Try Bulls, and a penalty to come
But game over, can’t take the penalty
Conversion OVERRRR
Blues 29 / 23 Bulls
Game Over
Bulls get their 1 point at least.
Blues have played the Bulls like a fiddle tonight, and deserve the win. Oh how the bulls missed the brains of Hougaard – and who thought I’d say that!!!!
Ai tog, verbroude skoppe, en dis dit…
Final Score: Blues 29 / 23 Vodacom Bulls
Just For Kicks wrote:
I think that was wrong, the penalty should have been given on the halfway
Either the laws have changed or history does not count , i know for a fact the Bulls scored before.
Spies not inspirational tonight, Bulls lacked leadership that could take them above the Blues niggling, and that, in my opinion is why the Bull lost. If the Stormers keep their composure next week, they can win.
Boys, my Bulls were not good tonight!
We missed Hougie and Stegmann…. something was drastically wrong without those 2.
Oh, and Jacques Potgieter was loitering about all game, doing not much.
Overall lacklustre performance….
@ superBul:Walsh said to Spies that the game was over, but you clearly heard the hooter go a few seconds AFTER Steyn kicked, so in my book, they had time for the penalty
Well congrats to the Blues, at the end if you play to lose you deserve to lose.
I enjoyed a few things the Bulls did.
Spies was playing well
Bjorn came back into the game well and Chillies did his thing.
Lineouts was good
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