Currie Cup Premier Division 2019: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Toyota Free State XV – Live Game Article

Published 19 July 2019 | By grootblousmile

Blue Bulls (12) 27 / 43 (22) Free State XV (Final Score)

The Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Toyota Free State XV did battle in Round 2 of the Currie Cup Premier Division 2019 at

Loftus versfeld, Pretoria, 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:

Blue Bulls:

  • Penalties – 0
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Cornal Hendricks (1), Jaco Visagie (1), Rosko Specman (1), Johan Grobbelaar (1), Conraad van Vuuren (1)
  • Conversions – Manie Libbok (1)

Free State XV:

  • Penalties – Tiaan Schoeman (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Henco Venter (1), Benhard Janse van Rensburg (2), Louis Fouché (1), Jasper Wiese (1), Darren Adonis (1)
  • Conversions – Tiaan Schoeman (5)

Teams:

Vodacom Blue Bulls
Toyota Free State XV
19 July 2019 at 19:15 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Divan Rossouw, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Dylan Sage, 12 Johnny Kotze, 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Tim Agaba, 7 Roelof Smit, 6 Ruan Steenkamp (Captain), 5 Andries Ferreira, 4 Ruan Nortjé, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima
  • Replacements: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Adre Smit, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Marnitz Boshoff, 23 Jade Stigghling
  • Team: 15 Louis Fouché, 14 William Small-Smith, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 Dries Swanepoel, 11 Rabz Maxwane, 10 Tiaan Schoeman, 9 Tian Meyer (Captain), 8 Henco Venter, 7 Abongile Nonkontwana, 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Walt Steenkamp, 4 Sintu Manjezi, 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Ox Nche
  • Replacements: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Reinach Venter, 19 JP du Preez, 20 Jasper Wiese, 21 Gerhard Olivier, 22 Dian Badenhorst, 23 Darren Adonis

Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
Assistant Referees: Stephan Geldenhuys, Christoper Allison
TMO: Joey Klaaste-Salmans

81 Responses to Currie Cup Premier Division 2019: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Toyota Free State XV – Live Game Article

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  • 31

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 7:54 pm

    Blue Bulls penalty in front, deep inside the 22…

    Kicked to the corner.

  • 32

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 7:55 pm

    Try Blue Bulls, Jaco Visagie… mauled over!

  • 33

    Bullscot on 19 July 2019 at 7:56 pm

    grootblousmile wrote:

    6 or 7 Penalties already against the Blue Bulls… most of them from their dismal scrumming.

    Hi Gbs not sounding good a repeat of last weekend, different tight head pop today but still struggling so probably a good example of a scrum being an 8 player job. Having a strong front row is a start but if the ones pushing from behind them are not strong or cohesive it’s a problem. Which lock is on the tighthead side? If it’s Nortje maybe he is a bit light and inexperienced.

  • 34

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 7:56 pm

    Blue Bulls 12 / 22 Free State

  • 35

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 7:58 pm

    22m Drop out by the Blue Bulls after a woer-woer drop attempt by Louis Fouché

  • 36

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 7:58 pm

    Lemoenetyd

  • 37

    Bullscot on 19 July 2019 at 7:59 pm

    Will be interesting to see how Free State do as looking at the line-up today it is pretty much their Pro14 Cheetahs team. They struggled in the last Pro14 so their performance may be some indicator of comparison between the 2 competitions albeit it’s a bit of a watered down Currie Cup

  • 38

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:02 pm

    33 @ Bullscot:
    True…

    But 2 of the scrum penalties have been for the tighthead losing the bind or collapsing… which in my mind goes exclusively against the tighthead.

    I think the Free State have gained a lot of experience scrumming against Northern Hemisphere scrums… where scrumming is very, very strong.

  • 39

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:07 pm

    37 Bullscot wrote:

    Will be interesting to see how Free State do as looking at the line-up today it is pretty much their Pro14 Cheetahs team. They struggled in the last Pro14 so their performance may be some indicator of comparison between the 2 competitions albeit it’s a bit of a watered down Currie Cup

    Yeah, all the Springboks out of the Currie Cup…

    And of course the Blue Bulls have lost their 2 prime locks as a result, plus a hooker and both Trevor Nyakane and Lizo Gqoboka as well as Duane Vermeulen at No 8… as well as Hanro Liebenberg who has gone to greener pastures.

    So, it is in all fairness a totally 2nd string forwards pack.

    … and that 2nd string pack now clearly shows…

  • 40

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:08 pm

    Must say, the Free State looked calm and collected…

  • 41

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:11 pm

    2nd Half ON!

  • 42

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:12 pm

    High tackle on Benhard Janse van Rensburg… and then marched 10m more.

  • 43

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:13 pm

    Wayward Free State lineout throw… Blue Bulls pounce on it…

  • 44

    Bullscot on 19 July 2019 at 8:16 pm

    @ grootblousmile:
    Sounds like he is struggling but Herbst played a lot of games for Ulster so should also have learnt from his time there. Maybe he is just tired hasn’t had much paternity leave. Who knows what goes on in the front row it’s a dark smelly place have never been to Happy

  • 45

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:16 pm

    Free State lineout deep in their own 22.

  • 46

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:19 pm

    44 Bullscot wrote:

    @ grootblousmile:
    Sounds like he is struggling but Herbst played a lot of games for Ulster so should also have learnt from his time there. Maybe he is just tired hasn’t had much paternity leave. Who knows what goes on in the front row it’s a dark smelly place have never been to

    As a youngster, in Primary School, I played prop and hooker… but I was always light as a prop or frontrower, so I moved to the side of the scrum at flank… and openside flank suited me down to a tee…

  • 47

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:20 pm

    3 Penalty opoortunities for the Blue Bulls… they opt for the one closest to the touchline, so thy can pop it into the corner…

  • 48

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:21 pm

    Papier knocks… Free State put the Blue Bulls under immense pressure.

  • 49

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:22 pm

    Wiehahn Herbst with a cut on the top of his head… vaseline at work…

  • 50

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:25 pm

    Free State scrum penalty advantage… Tian Meyer with a massive break… and suddenly the Blue Bulls are 5m from their own line.

    Free State lineout, 5m out.

  • 51

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:25 pm

    Try Louis Fouché, Free State… against the base of the post.

  • 52

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:26 pm

    TMO

  • 53

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:27 pm

    Try stands

  • 54

    Bullscot on 19 July 2019 at 8:27 pm

    Talking about Springboks why is Ox Nche not with the Boks? Good player. There are a few other Cheetahs who could also at least have been given a chance this Rugby Championship to show their worth. Pokomela is one and would also like to see Small Smith picked in his initial position of centre. It seems they are being snubbed for playing Pro14 yet at same time other overseas players are picked

  • 55

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:28 pm

    Blue Bulls 12 / 29 Free State

  • 56

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:30 pm

    Try Rosko Specman, Blue Bulls!

  • 57

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:31 pm

    Blue Bulls 17 / 29 Free State

  • 58

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:32 pm

    Really time to replace Manie Libbok… a liability on defence and not good at posts…

  • 59

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:35 pm

    54 Bullscot wrote:

    Talking about Springboks why is Ox Nche not with the Boks? Good player. There are a few other Cheetahs who could also at least have been given a chance this Rugby Championship to show their worth. Pokomela is one and would also like to see Small Smith picked in his initial position of centre. It seems they are being snubbed for playing Pro14 yet at same time other overseas players are picked

    I think the Cheetahs disasterous Guinness PRO14 season counted against all the Cheetahs players.

  • 60

    grootblousmile on 19 July 2019 at 8:35 pm

    Try Jasper Wiese, Free State… mauled over.

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