Pumas (10) 17 / 25 (12) Blue Bulls (Final Score)
The Phakisa Pumas and the Vodacom Blue Bulls did battle in Round 3 of the Currie Cup Premier Division 2019 at
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa at 19:15 SA Time (17:15 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:
Pumas:
- Penalties – Chris Smith (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Etienne Taljaard (1), Willie Engelbrecht (1)
- Conversions – Chris Smith (2)
Blue Bulls:
- Penalties – Marnitz Boshoff (1), Manie Libbok (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Rosko Specman (3)
- Conversions – Marnitz Boshoff (1), Manie Libbok (1)
Teams:
Phakisa Pumas |
Vodacom Blue Bulls |
| 26 July 2019 at 19:15 SA Time | |
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Referee: Egon Seconds
Assistant Referees: Eduan Nel, Johre Botha
TMO: Johan Greeff
Marnitz Boshoff and Embrose Papier kicking far too many speculative and poorly placed up-and-unders.
Also the Blue Bulls defenses brittle at times…
grootblousmile wrote:
Seems a frustrating game Gbs, and for all the criticism and dropping to bench of Manie Libbok that Marnitz Boshoff is not an upgrade at the moment.
One must vary play… it is far too predictable to go with up-and-unders the whole time!
32 Bullscot wrote:
Yeah, after Handré Pollard, the Blue Bulls are flyhalf poor, it seems…
… and Handré Pollard is gone… he is with the Springboks now and thereafter he’s gone overseas…
So, a good flyhalf needs to be there. Morné Steyn on his way back to the Bulls, luckily… but we also need a better 2nd option there!
2nd Half ON!
Blue Bulls very kickable penalty, not rolling away.
Shot
Pumas 10 / 15 Blue Bulls
Bad knock by the Bulls… inside the Blue Bulls 22.
Good Blue Bulls defence this time.
Some really average flyhalves remaining in SA at the moment… bar the 2 Springbok flyhalves (Pollard and Elton Jantjies).
Blue Bulls with Libbok and Boshoff, Lions with Shaun Reynolds, WP with Jean-Luc du Plessis and Josh Stander, Sharks with Curwin Bosch…
Compare that to the New Zealand flyhalves…
Forward pass by the Blue Bulls… on the Pumas 22.
Even Rassie Erasmus desperately seeking a 3rd Bokke flyhalf…
High tackle on Chris Smith.. penalty.
Try Willie Engelbrecht, Pumas… kick charged down.
Pumas 17 / 15 Blue Bulls
Pumas penalty on the 22…
Some subs on… André Warner, Manie Libbok!
Blue Bulls scrum…
Sage in front of the kicker.. offside, Pumas penalty… 2m inside the Blue Bulls half.
Posts
Missed to the left by Kobus Marais
More subs on for the Blue Bulls
Sage offside again… penalty.
Big Pumas maul!!
Blue Bulls very, very kickable penalty…
I think it will be posts…
@ grootblousmile:
Are there any promising flyhalfs in the Juniors at the moment?
Pumas 17 / 18 Blue Bulls
55 Bullscot wrote:
Yeah, there are some… both Springbok U20 flyhalves look promising… some very good schools flyhalves out there too.
Hat trick try, Rosko Specman??
TMO
Try it is…
Pumas 17 / 25 Blue Bulls
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