Blues (16) 32 / Bulls (11) 17 (Final Score)
The Blues hosted the Bulls at Eden Park, Auckland at 06:30 SA Time on Saturday. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Blues brought their A-Game to the match and won 32 / 17.
Scores:
Blues: 6 Penalties & 2 Conversions Stephen Brett, 1 Try Isaia Toeava, 1 Try Joe Rokococo
Bulls: 2 Penalties & 1 Drop Goal Morné Steyn, 1 Try Pierre Spies
Teams:
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Viliami Ma’afu, 7 Serge Lilo, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Anthony Boric, 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Charlie Faumuina.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Filo Paulo, 19 Peter Saili, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Luke McAlister, 22 Paul Williams.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 François Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Derick Kuün, 20 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 21 Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 22 Pedrie Wannenburg.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), Matthew Stanish (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Kom Bulls, dis NOUUUUUUUU belangrik!
Kom Bulle, kry bonuspunt.
Flok…. tyd is te min
5 min left. Don’t see a Bulls win here.
On the positive Bulls lose and they still stay top of the log. So no big pressure. Just need to get it back together against the Chiefs.
That should have been a yellow.
Mmmmm, Flippen yellow vir Flip
Bret should be the one in the bin.
Hoekom kan die Bulle nie ook ‘n NZ ref kry nie ? 😉
Bulls outplayed and out blown
Blues 32 / 17
Well it is over for Bulls here.
Bulls though still stay top of the log. Must get it back together against the Chiefs. Don’t think Chiefs are as good as the Blues.
Superbru 3 / Loosehead 0 what a :poop: weekend so far.
Hoop ons ogies gaan oop na hierdie game. Jy kannie die Blues op hulle eie game wen nie!!
157 – Loosehead AGREE, Where is Joubert’s eyes? Wide SHUT!!
Well, I suppose the Bulls run of 12 successive wins HAD TO come to an end.
Go Joubert jou slegte ding.
That’s all folks!
Blues win
Well done Blues, you were better today… I have no complaints!
Well done Blues, good win.
163 – Kwagga, Exactly. Bulls played straight into their hands. Need to think careful about their game against the Chiefs, who I don’t really rate this year.
Well done Blues. Blues played very good rugby.
Now my bru is down the shoot.
Will we see a saffa side win this weekend? Not sure if Cheetahs can win, also have a bit of doubts about the Sharks against the Reds.
Sharks really need to beat the Reds now. If Reds beat the Sharks they will beat the Lions and will leave our shores in 3rd place on the log. Sharks must do their brothers a favour here. HOPING!!
sorrie ouens, beaten by a better side today. Well done Bulls – it was a great unbeaten run. Can’t see the Stormers beating the Blues next week though..
Sorry my Bulls mates here.
Take the positive. Bulls lose and still stay on top of the log. Just need to get it back together against the Chiefs next week. Kiwi land is no easy place to win.
Blues het op die aand verdien om te wen, net teleurgesteld met ons ‘gameplan’, of gebrek daaraan. Moes balbesit gehou het, maar het heeltyd vir hulle die bal gegee om ons mee deurmekaar te hardloop.
Al daardie strafskoppe het ook nie ons saak gehelp nie. Van watter land is hierdie Joubert kerel, Frankryk ? 😉
172 – Fender, Sorry about your team yesterday, but take the positive there too, they got a bonus point. Stormers will take note how not to play the Blues. Though if they played like yesterday they will lose to the Blues.
OK guys and gals, i just had a call out, so bloody convenient some would say, but lets face it we were beaten in the physical stuff. First our tooth were pulled by the constant penalties against Stegman and then by the Blues seeing who is listening to them. Thats all i can offer.
The fact is Victor won us some games, Mealamo had Joubert in his bag today.
But still we were out bullied. A lot of Bull players lying flat was the real sign of a team beaten.
One of our fellow bloggers described us Bulls supporters as “Bulls Fundamentalists”… and it is 100% true!
We, and the Bulls, will bounce back, maybe it is a blessing in disguise that we lost… forget the records and unbeaten streak and concentrate to just win game by game.
Bulls still top of the Log, for now.
Now we need the Cheetahs to perform a miracle today… keep the Waratahs in check… not likely though!
Eina eina eina……cheers boys
If Reds beat the Sharks and Lions they will leave our shores on 2nd spot. If they collect a bonus against both our teams if they beat them, they will leave our shores on top of the log. Phew!!!!!!!!! Thought they would be laying 3rd if that happened, not so just saw where they are on the log.
VERY IMPORTANT for Sharks to beat the Reds today. Bulls and Stormers will face them in Brisbane. If Reds leave our shores on top of the log, that would be the biggest surprise of the whole tournement. They could do. Playing also some great rugby.
SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOO SHARKSSSSSSSSS DO YOUR WORK.
178@ Pampierperd – Cheers tjom!
Moet jou nie in Castle versuip nie!
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