Highlanders (19) 24 / 24 (14) Bulls (Final Score)
The Highlanders and the Vodacom Bulls did battle in Round 17 of Super Rugby 2019 at
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand at 09:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 07:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Highlanders:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Josh McKay (2), Waisake Naholo (2)
- Conversions – Josh Ioane (2)
Bulls:
- Penalties – Handré Pollard (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Divan Rossouw (1), Jason Jenkins (1), Jaco Visagie (1)
- Conversions – Handré Pollard (3)
Teams:
Highlanders |
Vodacom Bulls |
| 7 June 2019 at 09:35 SA Time | |
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Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand), James Munro (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Landers scrum Free Kick… tap and go
Lemoenetyd
Lemoentyd.
5 Points in it… 40 important minutes to go
So, the Landers game plan has been to speed everything up and hit hard in wider midfield… and it has been working for them.
Bulls defences have been found wanting on far too many occasions.
The Bulls are making a fist of it though, and they are just not accurate enough at critical times.
The thing is, the Landers have been manufacturing opportunities to score, with clever play.
The Highlanders have also had by far the better deal with possession and territory.
I am hugely disappointed in the referee and his assistants though, choosing not to see or act on blatant transgressions on many, many occasions…
Bulls still in with a change. Far better thsn the Proteas.
What totally irks me of THIS Highlanders side is that they deliberately place players beyond their own rucks, to impede and deliberately play Bulls players… and so make space.
Totally offside and illegal!!
Cold and wet in NZ. Roofed staduim helping the bulls.
68 McLook wrote:
The Protea Flower is TOTALLY wilted…
2nd Half ON!
grootblousmile wrote:
Typical AB rugby.
73 McLook wrote:
Yeah, but it is blatant cheating!!
Bulls lineout on the Landers 22.
Bulls need to score first in the 2nd half…
Bulls scrum, after quite some advantage was played.
Stops an intercept try by Naholo.
Eish. Freakin ref got something right. Almost intercept try.
grootblousmile wrote:
True.
Subs starting to come on
30 minutes to go
78 @ McLook:
There is no team who does this illegal offside ruck players to the extent that the Highlanders do it…
… and I always liked them as a team, but no more….
Bulls 2 props subbed… so the whole Bulls front row are now replacement players
Landers scrum, inside the Bulls 10m line…
TMO.. for a Landers try
No try… 5m Landers scrum
Manie Libbok on,,, so Pollard will shift to inside centre
Landers penalty advantage, try Naholo!
I believe South Africans underestimate how strong and athletic these Maori boys are. I can still easily do three sets of 10 pull-up. Bench 80 kg (3 sets of 12). Was totally surprised with the strength one of my 19 year old Maori students when we did an arm press. These Maori boys are something different.
Highlanders 24 / 14 Bulls
88 McLook wrote:
McLook wrote:
Yeah, the South Sea Islanders are all supreme athletes.
Big-boned, raw strengh…
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