Crusaders (22) 41 / 19 (9) Bulls (Final Score)
The Crusaders and the Vodacom Bulls did battle in Super Rugby at AMI Stadium, Christchurch at 08:35 SA Time (06:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ 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:
Crusaders:
- Penalties – Dan Carter (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Robbie Fruean (1), Kieran Reid (1), Johnny McNicholl (1), Tom Marshall (1), Wyatt Crockett (1), Willi Heinz (1)
- Conversions – Dan Carter (4)
Bulls:
- Penalties – Morné Steyn (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Deon Stegmann (1)
- Conversions – Morné Steyn (1)
Teams:
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Tom Marshall, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Johnny McNicholl, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (captain), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Dominic Bird, 4 Samuel Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Joe Moody, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tyler Bleyendaal, 22 Adam Whitelock.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jurgen Visser, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Morné Mellett.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Jacques Potgieter, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 Jan Serfontein.
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Saders penalty near touch… think it was hands in
Bulls looking tired.
No, against Flip for a high tackle
Saders 5 out… defend Bulls!
Try Saders… Reid
Bulls waiting in defence; no pressure on the Saders backline. This is the beginning of the end. Bulls in for hiding here.
Phweeeew…
Neeeeeee man!
Crusaders 15 / 3 Bulls
Damn! Another try….
Bulls need to get and keep their hands on the ball.
ek weet darrem nie van daai grounding nie
Penalty Bulls, against Reid, shot it is
OK I am going to open a bottle of ice cold wine now and enjoy Saders tactical approach.
Penalty vir Bulls
Crusaders 15 / 6 Bulls
Steyn stays strong.
Come on Bulls, hit back hard before halftime!
Penalty advantage Bulls… given
Die Bulls se maul het actually opgebreek en moes ‘n penalty vir saders gewees het.
Crusaders 15 / 9 Bulls
McLook, bietjie vroeg die kant vi ‘n glasie. Wat gan jy oopmaak – Sauv Blanc?
Daarsy Morne en Jan Serfontein is op.
Jan Serfontein on for Akona Ndungane
Folks, we went over 6.3 million page impressions in the night sometime!
Try McNicoll
Damn, third try!
Crusaders 22 / 9 Bulls
Lemoenetyd
Brilliant Crusaders. Controlling the breakdown with numbers and speed. Bulls got no structure at the gain line at the moment.
Fender@80. Yip dry white that’s been in the fidge for an hour. It’s 20h30 over here.
Morning all.
Die bal, daai deng hy is nodig om mee te speel…..
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