The Bulls took on Griquas in round 2 of the Currie Cup this afternoon at Loftus. The Bulls won comfortably, 61 / 27 but the Griquas earned a bonus point for tries.
We found a good match summary courtecy of the official Bulls web site:
The Vodacom Blue Bulls have qualified for the play offs of the Absa Currie Cup thanks to an excellent 61-27 victory over the GWK Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon.
The raging Bulls showed their intent to run riot from the first second and before the spectators could even find their seats the home side was leading 5-0 thanks to some superb backline play combined with a great individual effort by fullback Zane Kirchner.
Kirchner scored after he gathered his own chip kick, but two minutes later the visitors’ scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius opened their account with a splendid try of his own after he capitalized from a quick tap penalty on the five metre line.
In the twelve minute blindside flank Devon Raubenheimer doubled the Griquas’ score with another try and at this stage of the match, with the visitors leading 10-7, all was not well with the Bulls’ scrum and lineout play.
Things turned the way of the Bulls in the 23rd minute when the captain of the Griquas, Jonathan Mokuena, received a yellow card for a professional foul committed at a ruck.
With Mokuena watching the game from the sideline it wasn’t long before Danie Rossouw, who was playing his heart out, scored the Bulls’ second and twelve minute before half time Morne Steyn was over in the left hand corner owing to marvelous interplay between Derick Kuun, Dewald Potgieter, Bryan Habana and Wynand Olivier.
Steyn’s try has taken the team’s tally to 21 points and with the Bulls firing on all cylinders, the Bok flyhalf added two more penalties in the latter parts of the first half to take Frans Ludeke’s men into a well-earned 27-13 lead at the break.
Pierre Spies secured the Bulls’ bonus point in the 45th minute and with Rohan Kitshoff conceding a yellow card a few minutes later Victor Matfield and his troops gathered 14 more points via tries by Bryan Habana and Steyn to make the score 49-20.
The Bulls, who will in all probability end up in third place on the log, played some outstanding rugby in the last 40 minutes and it was nice to see that Ludeke gave all his substitutes game time.
Rossouw de Klerk and Bandise Maku did well when they replaced Werner Kruger and Kuun and Francois Brummer showed that he has all the potential to do what Steyn did in 2009.
In the last couple of minutes tries by Maku and another from Habana followed and apart from the eight super tries, the best thing about today’s victory was that the Bulls picked up the necessary momentum for the last four weeks of the Currie Cup.
Points:
Bulls: 5 Conversions & 3 Penalties Morne Steyn, 1 Conversion Francois Brummer, Tries Zane Kirchner & Danie Rossouw & Morne Steyn (2) & Pierre Spies & Bryan Habana (2) & Bandise Maku
Griquas: 1 Penalty & 2 Conversions Naas Olivier, Tries Sarel Pretorius & Davon Raubenheimer, Barry Geel & Naas Olivier
Teams:
Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Pedrie Wannenburg, 20 Francois Brummer, 21 John Mametsa, 22 Gerhard van den Heever.
Griquas: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Jaco Bekker, 12 Barry Geel, 11 Trompie Nontshinga, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Jonathan Mokuena (captain), 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Rohan Kitshoff, 5 Jacques Lombaard, 4 Cecil Kemp, 3 Ruaan du Preez, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Albertus Buckle.
Replacements: 16 Dries Kruger, 17 Andre Schlechter, 18 Brendon Snyman, 19 Sean Plaatjies, 20 Donald Stevens, 21 Wilmaure Louw, 22 Gavin Passens.
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Lourens van der Merwe, Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Michael Cupido
@smallies72 – Try Habana, oh Bulllllllllllllllllllllllsssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht he is injured.
jEEZ that girl shouldnt do that, only flash if you slim.
Bulls 61 / 20
120@carol – Hellooooooooooo
I’m OK…. not drinking today though… hehehe
@grootblousmile – Bly jy doen die updates ek sou lekker agter geraak het die scoring is nou te vinnig vir n wynsuiper
Bonus point try for Kwas…. Naas Olivier
Hi Carol, see you later for the sharks game.
Hope Sharks play as well as the Bulls
fooooookkkkkiiiit try kwas dam bulle kan julle nie tackle nie :reallypissed:
How can the S14 Champs not be able to defend against a semi pro team? Last time that I will support them.
Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrks! And then Prooooooooooooooooooooooooooooovince!
@Treehugger – 122 Tubby girl had to be a Griquas supporter, all Bulls supporters are quite beautiful I hear!!
Till later.
nou gaan ekke braai
Bulls win 61 / 27
@grootblousmile – So no celebratory drink for you, give the liver a break!! Hahahaha
133@carol – Only cooldrink for me! 🙄
Geluk aan die Bulls en hul supporters met die wen.
Do you think the Sharks will be on Justin tv, I could not find the Bulls just now?
Raait bye manne ek praat later vanaand, nou kuier en braai, geluk al my Bul maters en jammer om van jou :poop: te hoor smallies
@Loosehead – Making it more difficult for them cheaters!
Bulls have a plan.
@grootblousmile – Cooldrink is a funny expression….your word for soft drink I suppose?
How was the festival of Afrikaans?
What were the highlights, actually perhaps you better not tell me!! :laugh:
@carol – Hiya Carol.
We ( consumers of alcohol ) also refer to cooldrinks as mix!
0/19’s BB 32 WP 22
Geluk jong Bulletjies.
139@carol – Yip… a soft drink…
Highlights… I had the actual Currie Cup in my hands… it was on display there.
Had a good time but a busy time… and we drank Jeagie Bombs like it was our absolute last opportunity to do so…
Hey, I even danced on chairs…. must have been a scary sight !
@The-Pill – I see, tonic water and coke!!
Nothing like cool clear water before bed to help sort the hangover! 😛
@carol – Problem is to remember taking the clear water before hitting the bed like a sack of potatoes!
@grootblousmile – 142 I hope you did not leave sticky finger marks all over the hallowed Currie Cup!
Did Handbriekke find you to be a bit of a handful this weekend? She may not take you next year!! :devil:
@The-Pill – Or finding the space for the water after 10 pints of beer!
145@carol – I’m always more than a hand full… hehehe
Let’s see if she takes me along again….
Congrats bulls. Kwas’s wheels r really coming off now. Poor disciplined side.
We have the Dolphin Bike rally currently in Graaff-Reinet.
Bikes, drunks, sexy girls and verskrikte ou tannies all over the place!
Sharks just go for the win man, forget about the bonus point. Need to slow it down a bit here.
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