Bulls (14) 36 / 26 (9) Force (Final Score)
The Vodacom Bulls and Western Force did battle in Super Rugby at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT).
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 (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Morné Steyn (1), Sampie Mastriet (1), Jean Cook (1), Werner Kruger (2)
- Conversions – Morné Steyn (2)
Force:
- Penalties – Sias Ebersohn (2)
- Drop Goals – Sias Ebersohn (2)
- Tries – Angus Cottrell (1), Toby Lynn (1)
- Conversions – Sias Ebersohn (2)
Teams:
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Sampie Mastriet, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (Captain), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Arno Botha, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Morné Mellet.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Jean Cook, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 Jan Serfontein.
Western Force: 15 Will Tupou, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Winston Stanley, 12 Kyle Godwin, 11 Alfie Mafi, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Richard Brown, 7 Matt Hodgson (Captain), 6 Angus Cottrell, 5 Hugh McMeniman, 4 Toby Lynn, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan
Replacements: 16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Tetera Faulkner, 18 Sam Wykes, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 Chris Alcock, 21 Mick Snowden, 22 Jayden Hayward
Referee: Jason Jaftha (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), Sieg van Staden (South Africa)
TMO: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
Let’s see what happens in the scrum…
Oops falling behind great to get the try Bulls
Did I speak too early?
Middag. Mis ek die eerste drie.
Chabal lite is going to get sent off if he carries on with his reckless play.
Drop Goal by Sias Ebersohn… over.
Bulls 5 / 3 Force
Field is breaking up.
Bulls must get the basics right, then they’ll hammer them. Poor kicks by Steyn and Hougaard.
Force penalty… over aggressive cleanout over the ruck… WTF ref!
If Mellet was playing for the Sharks the supporters would be calling for him to be a Bok.
Sheeeeeez, Ebersohn has gone backwards in the last year. That decision was a shocker
Boring kick-a-thon.
Guys vthe Bulls dont really know what they want, just go flat out Boys
64 @ ben-die-bul:
Middag ben
Bulls penalty on the Force 22… was good running by the Bulls… Mastriet and Co
We want to run but they dont really believe in their own ability
Bulls 8 / 3 Force
Mastriet lyk goed.
When Steyn doesn’t kick willy nilly, gosh, these Bulls look good. In that move, they have made more ground, and more importantly, kept possession than when Steyn has booted away.
Skew by the Force into the lineout, Bulls scrum
Really impressed with Maastrichts play so far
Side show Bob’s world famous side goose step into the tackle.
Skop en skop en skop ……
Ebersohns kick a nowhere kick again. He just has no natural flare or reading of the game anymore. Instinct has left him completely
Force doing bloody well at the breakdowns… Bulls very slow at the breakdowns… we miss a fetcher, Stegmann
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Force penalty, after a lenghty advantage… not rolling away at the tackle
Bulls dont impress me, Force still in this game
Sies Ebersohn going for goal… over
Bulls 8 / 6 Force
Is the Bulls game this bad, or are Force just bringing them down to their own level. The First few minutes by the Bulls, great, then straight back into kicking mode, and they’ve been on the back foot ever since.
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