Blue Bulls (11) 26 / 13 (3) WP (Final Score)
The Vodacom Blue Bulls and DHL Western Province did battle in the Currie Cup, Premier Division at Loftus Versveld at 19:10 SA Time.
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Blue Bulls:
- Penalties – Louis Fouché (7)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Akona Ndungane (1)
- Conversions – 0
WP:
- Penalties – Demetri Catrakilis (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Penalty Try (1)
- Conversions – Demetri Catrakilis (1)
Teams:
Blue Bulls: 15 Jürgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Louis Fouché, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Jean Cook, 6 Dewald Potgieter (Captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Morné Mellett/Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Warwick Tecklenburg, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Lionel Cronjé, 22 Ulrich Beyers.
Western Province: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 JP du Plessis, 12 Marcel Brache, 11 Damian de Allende, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Jebb Sinclair, 7 Tyrone Holmes, 6 Deon Fourie (Captain), 5 De Kock Steenkamp, 4 Don Armand, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Deon Carstens, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 19 Helmut Lehmann, 20 JJ Gagiano, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Pat Howard.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistants: Tiaan Jonker, Pieter de Villiers
TMO: JC Fortuin
October 5th, 2012 at 20:36 SAST
That should have been Dejan off for another ten mins.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:36 SAST
Blue Bulls 20 / 13 WP
October 5th, 2012 at 20:36 SAST
Deon Fourie forces penalty try, compliments of Dumbo Greyling.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:38 SAST
Scrum Wp on their own 22.
9 Minutes remain
October 5th, 2012 at 20:38 SAST
Blue Bulls scrum penalty, right in front.. posts
October 5th, 2012 at 20:39 SAST
Blue Bulls 23 / 13 WP
October 5th, 2012 at 20:39 SAST
Wrong call by Craplan, Bulls were pushing before the ball was in.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:41 SAST
Blue Bulls steal the ground ball…. patience boys… patience!
October 5th, 2012 at 20:41 SAST
Geez, Basson is fast.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:41 SAST
Bjorn Basson lost no speed when he tore his poepstring….
October 5th, 2012 at 20:43 SAST
Penalty Blue Bulls again, near halfway… and it will be a shot at goal again
October 5th, 2012 at 20:43 SAST
Both teams very ordinary tonight. WP are kak.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:44 SAST
What a kak skop, Louis!
October 5th, 2012 at 20:44 SAST
Is that Juju?
October 5th, 2012 at 20:45 SAST
Ok, so weall agree that the Vrystaat would klap both of these teams.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:45 SAST
Bulls get another penalty, Jano tries to go quick… not from the right mark.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:46 SAST
@ Loosehead:You’re spot on, WeePee are really kak tonight. It’s only taken 2 weeks, but oh, how they’ve deteriorated!
October 5th, 2012 at 20:46 SAST
@ Loosehead:
Anyone of these two teams might find it hard going against the PE Queens at relegation time….
October 5th, 2012 at 20:46 SAST
Blue Bulls 26 / 13 WP
October 5th, 2012 at 20:47 SAST
WP penalty, taken to touch… lineout outside the Blue Bulls 22
October 5th, 2012 at 20:48 SAST
7 penalties…geez whats going on
October 5th, 2012 at 20:48 SAST
Hooter goes…. WP attack
October 5th, 2012 at 20:50 SAST
For all the hype when DuPlessis came back from the Aussie Chickens, he hasn’t really done much.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:50 SAST
Bulls pinch the ball…. and Fouché hacks it out.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:51 SAST
Final Score: Vodacom Blue Bulls 26 / 13 DHL Western Province
October 5th, 2012 at 20:53 SAST
Well, at least my weekend has started well enough….
A win against the old foe, not a great game, but a win is a win.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:54 SAST
ok, cheers all, ek gaan nou galjoen braai(allie pad uit die Arabiese Golf tot op my rooster geswem!), en n lekker dop drink.
Tjorts, sien julle more.
October 5th, 2012 at 20:56 SAST
127 @ Piet-Springbok-Jan:
Tjorts Piet, sien more.
Goooooiiiiii Mielies!
October 5th, 2012 at 20:57 SAST
Nouja, ek gaan nou afsit hier, en regmaak vir die pressers….
See you guys ALL tomorrow, right here on your favourite rugby site!
October 5th, 2012 at 21:00 SAST
We will be at STruttons pub close to Victoria station with all the Veterans…so will catch up later.
October 5th, 2012 at 21:54 SAST
So long since I logged on I forgot my password!! lol
October 5th, 2012 at 21:55 SAST
oh well
Perhaps tomorrow!!
October 6th, 2012 at 06:15 SAST
@ Blue Bird:
It is 22h00 at night.
October 6th, 2012 at 06:34 SAST
Refereeing was bad, yesterday. Even the technology was used wrong, the Rugby game is ruined by poor refereeing.
Wonder what will be dished up in Soweto.
Supersport had a article up called “Soweto Showdown: A statistical analysis”
here is what they say about the ref-
REFEREE
Referee Alain Rolland has reffed five internationals this year, and his stats, especially on penalties, are the highest of any referee in international test match rugby in 2012. Rolland awards on average 21.8 penalties in a game, the highest of any ref.
The most interesting stat is at scrum time, where he hands out 5.8 infringements (penalties and free kicks) a game, and 79% of the time penalises the defending team.
ROLLAND’S PENALTY PROFILE (IE WHAT HE HANDS OUT PENALTIES FOR)
Rucks and Mauls 11.8
Scrums 4.8
Lineout 1.2
Offside 1.6
Other 2.8
One last useless stat for those inclined, Rolland awards 70% of his penalties on the left hand side of the field.
There you have it, a statistical analysis of the game. There is no doubt the All Blacks are a great team, but the Boks can hold their own in this battle. Execution will be key here, and pressure as well.
The battle between the top two teams in the world is a mouth-watering prospect.