Blue Bulls (11) 26 / 13 (3) WP (Final Score)
The Vodacom Blue Bulls and DHL Western Province did battle in the Currie Cup, Premier Division at Loftus Versveld at 19:10 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Blue Bulls:
- Penalties – Louis Fouché (7)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Akona Ndungane (1)
- Conversions – 0
WP:
- Penalties – Demetri Catrakilis (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Penalty Try (1)
- Conversions – Demetri Catrakilis (1)
Teams:
Blue Bulls: 15 Jürgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Louis Fouché, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Jean Cook, 6 Dewald Potgieter (Captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Morné Mellett/Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Warwick Tecklenburg, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Lionel Cronjé, 22 Ulrich Beyers.
Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 JP du Plessis, 12 Marcel Brache, 11 Damian de Allende, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Jebb Sinclair, 7 Tyrone Holmes, 6 Deon Fourie (Captain), 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Don Armand, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Deon Carstens, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 19 Helmut Lehmann, 20 JJ Gagiano, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Pat Howard.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistants: Tiaan Jonker, Pieter de Villiers
TMO: JC Fortuin
7 penalties…geez whats going on
Hooter goes…. WP attack
For all the hype when DuPlessis came back from the Aussie Chickens, he hasn’t really done much.
Bulls pinch the ball…. and Fouché hacks it out.
Final Score: Vodacom Blue Bulls 26 / 13 DHL Western Province
Well, at least my weekend has started well enough….
A win against the old foe, not a great game, but a win is a win.
ok, cheers all, ek gaan nou galjoen braai(allie pad uit die Arabiese Golf tot op my rooster geswem!), en n lekker dop drink.
Tjorts, sien julle more.
127 @ Piet-Springbok-Jan:
Tjorts Piet, sien more.
Goooooiiiiii Mielies!
Nouja, ek gaan nou afsit hier, en regmaak vir die pressers….
See you guys ALL tomorrow, right here on your favourite rugby site!
We will be at STruttons pub close to Victoria station with all the Veterans…so will catch up later.
So long since I logged on I forgot my password!! lol
oh well
Perhaps tomorrow!!
@ Blue Bird:
It is 22h00 at night.
Refereeing was bad, yesterday. Even the technology was used wrong, the Rugby game is ruined by poor refereeing.
Wonder what will be dished up in Soweto.
Supersport had a article up called “Soweto Showdown: A statistical analysis”
here is what they say about the ref-
REFEREE
Referee Alain Rolland has reffed five internationals this year, and his stats, especially on penalties, are the highest of any referee in international test match rugby in 2012. Rolland awards on average 21.8 penalties in a game, the highest of any ref.
The most interesting stat is at scrum time, where he hands out 5.8 infringements (penalties and free kicks) a game, and 79% of the time penalises the defending team.
ROLLAND’S PENALTY PROFILE (IE WHAT HE HANDS OUT PENALTIES FOR)
Rucks and Mauls 11.8
Scrums 4.8
Lineout 1.2
Offside 1.6
Other 2.8
One last useless stat for those inclined, Rolland awards 70% of his penalties on the left hand side of the field.
There you have it, a statistical analysis of the game. There is no doubt the All Blacks are a great team, but the Boks can hold their own in this battle. Execution will be key here, and pressure as well.
The battle between the top two teams in the world is a mouth-watering prospect.
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