Reds (8) 19 / Bulls (7) 12 (Final Score)
The Reds hosted the Bulls in Brisbane at 11:40 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Reds won the game by 19 / 12 but the score does not do full justice on how well they actually played.
Scores:
Reds: 3 Penalties Quade Cooper, 1 Try Scott Higginbotham, 1 Try Rod davies
Bulls: 1 Conversion Morné Steyn, 1 Try Derick Kuun, 1 Try Pedrie Wanneburg
Teams:
Reds : 15. Peter Hynes, 14. Rod Davies, 13. Will Chambers, 12. Anthony Faingaa, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia (c), 8. Leroy Houston, 7. Daniel Braid (vc), 6. Scott Higginbotham, 5. Van Humphries, 4. Rob Simmons, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. Ben Daley
Replcements: 16. Sean Hardman, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Jack Kennedy, 19. Ezra Taylor, 20. Jake Schatz, 21. Ben Lucas, 22. Brando Va’aulu
Bulls : 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van der Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Derick Kuun, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 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 Deon Stegmann, 20 John Mametsa/Heini Adams, 21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22 Pedrie Wannenberg/Jaco Engels.
Match Officials:
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Stephen Hill (Australia)
Television match official: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
320 – tonight just showed again that Matfield is not the answer to the Boks as captain. He looked at sea halfway through the 2nd half.
sorry all my bulls buds , anyhows i gtg , the sharks need my support
At least Bakkies will be fit when the Bulls get back.. And he will be fresh.
Ok guys i am out of here, see you later.
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326 – Sharky, so it does, also think about it. That one try by the Reds should never have been, with that forward pass. So that gave them two points from our game, if they never got that try which they should not have, then no 4 tries and losing by less than 7 another. Two point they probably would not have got from Sharks.
Now they could make the semi. Must say they are playing the best rugby from the Aussie sides. Great to watch.
A very tired and disappointing Bulls performance against a side that was supposed to be tired. One team couldnt wait to get off the plane while the other couldnt wait to get on it. An opportunity missed…
Come on Sharks,restore some pride later 🙂
331 Alibaba, agreed. He is an outstanding player and leader, but not a captain.
334 – Treehugs, See you here when our Sharkies play.
330 – Winston: You’ve got a point there. Reds are damn good, Tahs are good, Brumbies play crap but gets the results (except yesterday night), and Force (with a lot of nobodies) are improving every week as well – and we all know Deans is a coach who can get more out of a team than what they are worth. Looks like the AB’s are really going to hurt next year though…
OK, Super 14 Log updated.
Saders at No 1… and remember, they’ve only lost 1 game… they drew one though as well
Bulls No 2, having lost 2
Stormers No 3, 1 point behind the Bulls, also having lost 2
Reds now at No 4… having only lost 3
Stormers, beware of these Reds, they have this ability to wreck defences…. go and moer them well for good measure!
I’d say the Stormers are now the most dangerous team in the Super 14!
At least the Bulls will be back at fortress Loftus..
Hi fender! Cold wind blowing today.
331 – Alibaba, We just need Matfield to concentrate on playing he does that best without the captaincy over his head. John has to be our Bok captain for next year. Please let us hope not injury to John from here on.
Don’t know if you guys saw it in SA, but they spoke to Laurie Weeks at halftime as the teams were coming off the field – he felt they had the measure of the Bulls and that they could take them. I thought he was joking…so did the Aussie commentators.
I’ve always said Ali that the real danger next year is Australia,not New Zealand.. Deans is putting together a serious team,they actually have a proper tight 5 now and there back row and backline have always been good so think we better watch out..
Ok I am out of here. Cheers all!
341 – gbs, Stormers will win next week. They will look what never worked for the Bulls. Also they don’t kick a lot they keep possession.
Reds though have their tails up and the supporters are out there in full. Stormers just too good a team I think to lose. Then they lost to the Force. So who knows just think Stormers will beat the Reds their defence is superb too.
347 – Cheers Loosehead.
341 – GBS: Ek’s maar blerrie bang vir volgende week. Maar Stormers verbaas my nog die hele S14, miskien doen hulle dit volgende week ook.
But guys this has showed us one thing,if the Rubble Reds have turned the corner with mainly nobody’s then so can the Lions and Cheaters with the right ideas,players and structures put into place..
Hi Looshead, just got outa bed and now klapping a double thick at the Wimpy while I wait for my hashbrown splashdown. Grease for peace! Wot you up to?
The 3 Teams at the top of the Log still have to play one another…. it means one thing… one or 2 of these teams will lose out on a semi….
Had the Bulls won this match, they would have been almost a shoe-in to the semi’s…. now they have reason to worry!
Its going to be a massive game between the Bulls and Stormers..
The Bulls should win 2 out of 3 or all 3 at home. Its that game against the Stormers that they need to worry about Gbs..
Lions / Sharks Thread will be up at 15:00
348 – Puma: Stormers seem to have a great spirit in the team at the moment – guys seem to play for each other – and they have always been the best touring side from SA in S14. Now somebody is going to pull out stats to kick my backside, I can feel it coming!!! 🙂
Thanks GBS,hopefully its a massacre at the Coke tin today..
350 @ Alibubbles – Stormers is nou vuurwarm, gister se game was moer goed!
Sharks now need to whip some Lions ass… with a huge points difference…. or see to it that they fail spectacularly and lose all form so that they can lose against the Bulls when they eventually play….. hehehehe
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