Bulls (23) 43 / 35 (16) Sharks (Final Score)
The Vodacom Bulls and Cell C Sharks 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 & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Bulls:
- Penalties – Handré Pollard (4), Tian Schoeman (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Francois Hougaard (1), Deon Stegmann (1), Pierre Spies (1), Jan Serfontein (1)
- Conversions – Handré Pollard (3), Tian Scoemen (1)
Sharks:
- Penalties – Patrick Lambie (7)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Ryan Kankowski (1), Cobus Reinach (1)
- Conversions – Patrick Lambie (2)
Teams:
Vodacom Bulls |
Cell C Sharks |
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Referee: Jaco van Heerden (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia), Ben Crouse (South Africa)
TMO: Johan Greeff (South Africa)
270 @ RefuG:
That is spot on and I agree, but today they both stood up when it counted.
No injuries for the Bulls
Jean Deysel a bit injured on Sharks side…
I recorded the After Match Press Conferences and will put the Audio up tomorrow for you guys.
Handré Pollard and Rudy Paige suffered badly from cramp here towards the end, that is why they were subbed…. Tian Schoeman stood tall though!
TMO and Greeff to visit specSavers tomorrow?
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273 @ nortie:
Meant Van Heerden….Greeff was the TMO, but both should go check their eyesight
Matfield die ou man
@ nortie:
is nit man sy hande het agtertoe gewys
@Macro
In the interest of full disclosure I met with Greeff, the TMO, and according to his viewpoint there was nothing untoward about the pass.
Ps. As proof of our meeting I enclose a photo I took while chatting to him
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@ nortie:
Lol, I only got to see the one angle in the replays, Kriel was also running at a 45 degree angle (about) so that was where his momentum was moving… this is an interesting video
From what I heard though the ref was very poor, Sharks were lucky to escape two yellow cards, also the ref gave too many penalties against the bulls, clearly 😆
Im not saying it did not go forward, but momentum is a thing people often ignore.
Interesting
Jake offers opportunity (& EUR, previously AUD) to the ignored, under-appreciated and/or unloved; he has done it before, is still doing it & will presumably continue to do so:
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Jake-has-sights-on-young-Bull-20150302
280 @ Angostura:
Hi Angostura, as he does not have a Bulls contract then he should be easier to persuade to go join Jake, not good for depth of rugby in the area but we can’t sign everyone, although don’t know in this case if this is an opportunity missed by the Bulls. Bigger problem though is if he does go and likes it over there who knows how long it is before younger boet who is really good and just finding his way at the top level is persuaded to hop over. The only thing is they should not be going over because of Jake but because they really would want to go and play and experience life in France as who knows how long Jake will be there.
Great result in this game, certainly helped lift the spirits after the depressing sight of Italy beating Scotland. Thought we were cruising up 10 nil within first 15 minutes then went on to concede 22 points and only score a further 9 for the rest of the game. Luck played a part for Italy as they got that 7 pointer instead of nothing when the penalty kick bounced back of the bar and their player did so well following up to work the ball over the line, BUT we should have been able to overcome that especially seeing how well we played against France and Wales. Kept waiting in the second half for us to become dominant, as Italy faded badly against England, but it never came. With games against Ireland and England coming up we can play a role as spoilers for the title contenders but will have to lift our game a lot, otherwise I can go down and help varnish the wooden spoon that will appear in our trophy cabinet.
Interesting stats about the Cheetahs game, so much for them being loved as so many peoples second team as the free running spirit of SA rugby, at the end the important thing was the scoreboard:
“The match in Bloemfontein provided another example of the fact that it’s often better not to have the ball in modern-day rugby. Based on the stats supplied by the Vodacom Rugby App, the Blues should have won comfortably. Metres run: Blues 508, Cheetahs 237. Clean breaks: Blues 11 Cheetahs 3. Defenders beaten: Blues 30 Cheetahs 8. Tackles made: Blues 29, Cheetahs 130. The Blues also had 70% possession and almost 80% territory. Ultimately, their poor finishing and lack of patience in the red zone let them down, while the Cheetahs defended well at times and were prepared to put boot to ball. The hosts kicked out of hand on 23 occasions (a high figure considering how little ball they had), with flyhalf Joe Pietersen doing so nine times and fullback Willie le Roux 11. It was a smart strategy that helped secure four valuable log points.“
283 @ Bullscot:
Cheetahs deserve applause for pulling that win off looking at the stats, incredible defensive effort one almost thinks the numbers are incorrect with the Cheetahs making more than 100 tackles more than the Blues, or were the Blues just that inept with all the possession they had?
I watched the second half… and I must say, its hard to single out players who were better than the good, so it must have been an excellent game.
But I must say, as critical as I have been over Jacque Dup over the last time, he was phenomenal! as well as Stegmann, conceded a few penalties too many, but the physicality of these two was excellent.
Everyone wrote Paige off, and with the increased benefit that our forwards were not playing touch rugby, he also deserves praise.
Next week will be tough against the Cheets.
@ Bullscot:
Those stats are telling, the Blues only needed to make 29 tackles and they still lost, their finishing was woeful, if they had any form they could have put 40-50 on the Cheetahs, but that said, the Cheetahs use their chances well, those tries from Hendricks, especially that second one, where he gets tackled , offloads and in the same movement jumps up, gathers the pass and still drives through a few tackles… that try was better than anything you would see at any Barbarians rugby match.
MacroBull wrote:
88
Have you seen this try, more aptly referred to as “THAT TRY”?
(PS: Watching it again, quite amazing to see all the attempted high/dangerous tackles in a “festival” game – how rugby has changed!)
Have a look at this one
@ Angostura:
that was a special try.
lol that high tackle would have had the people on Newlands booing for ten minutes. Also I wonder what the TMO’s decision would have been on that final pass?
I made my comment because of the way Willie, Corniel and Venter threw the ball around, looked like the Harlem Globetrotters almost as if it was an exhibition match.
3:25
@ Victoriabok:
Geez I will never forget that game, listen to that atmosphere, what was it? 110 000 people?
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