Blues (14) 29 / Cheetahs (3) 22 (Final Score)
The Blues hosted the Cheetahs at Okara Park, Whangarei at 06:30 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Blues bagged 5 Log points, with the gutsy Cheetahs coming back hard at them with constructive attacking rugby after the Cheetahs played dumb helter-skelter rugby in the first half.
Scorers:
Blues: 3 Conversions & 1 Penalty Luke McAlister, 1 Try Joe Rokocoko, 1 Try Stephen Brett, 1 Try Peter Saili, 1 Try Isaia Toeava
Cheetahs: 1 Penalty Sias Ebersohn, 2 Conversions Naas Olivier, 2 Tries Sarel Pretorius, 1 Try Coenie Oosthuizen
Teams:
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Rene Ranger, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Luke McAlister, 11 Joe Rokocoko, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Chris Lowrey, 5 Anthony Boric, 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 James King, 19 Mat Luamanu, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Lachie Munro, 22 Benson Stanley.
Cheetahs: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14, Phillip Burger, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Corné Uys, 11 Wilmaure Louw, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Davon Raubenheimer, 7 Phillip van der Walt, 6 Kabamba Floors, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp (captain), 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Lourens Adriaanse, 18 Isak van der Westhuizen, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Naas Olivier, Barry Geel.
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
ek hoop maar die mielies score,
@ grootblousmile:
55
stem , nou net gese daar op FB, was dit nou nodig om boonop te wys waar jy n Bul die doodskoot gee. :LOL:
56 McAlister makes no mistake with the CONVERSION and the Blues are in complete control and hunting for a bonus point now.
56@ Loosehead:
Yip, unfortunately… but it’s they way they choose to play which is at fault, not the perrinial excuse of a lack of depth.
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyy Sarel Pretorius!!
Blues 24 / 8
Wou nou net se Sarel Pretoruis het n goeie seisoen en nou onderstreep hy my stelling. Mooi Sarel, niks better as druk op FduP nie, die ander no 9’s het regtig die jaar party toe gekom.
60 The two Blues wings collide with each other in midfield and the Cheetahs set off on a counter attack. Pretorius gives it to Ebersohn who finds Viljoen on his inside he is brought down but he pops it up to Pretorius who slings it wide to Burger, Pretorius gets the ball back and jumps over the line to score the well deserved TRY.
TMO
Cheetahs try??
Held up, scrum 5, Cheetahs ball
63 The Cheetahs have good ball here and they seem to have new purpose as they drive forward. The gaps are opening up and Olivier is brought down just short of the line. The forwards try to bash their way over and there is a quick inside ball from Pretorius but it has been held up. Good pressure from the visitors.
Come on Staat… do it man!
Oh so close
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Sarel Pretorius again!!
Lekker man!
Pretoruis you are a beaut
66 Crucial scrum here and a good hit from the Cheetahs. The scrum comes up and is reset twice before they get it away. Olivier has a go at the line and is brought up short. Pretorius also has a crack but is held up and they will have another scrum.
67 The Blues engage early and Pretorius takes it quickly and stretches over to score his second TRY. Good fight back from the Cheetahs here. Olivier knocks over the CONVERSION and the Cheetahs seem to be back in it.
Blues 24 / 15
Come on Staat… only 9 points difference now…. you have to be 1st to score now!
68 The Cheetahs look to run it out of their 22 as they go in search of at least a bonus point but Viljoen clears and Ranger sets off on a run. Rokocoko can’t hold on to a sloppy pass from Stanley and the visitors will have the ball back.
Penalty Blues after a disasterous kick from Nasty olivoël…. all within the 10m radius
Try Toeava
Blues 29 / 15… and they have their bonus point
73 They drive it from the line-out but the Cheetahs were waiting for them. Saili crashes it up and Matthewson gives it to Toeava who hits the line at pace and bursts through a gap on the 22. He hands off Burger and goes over for the TRY. Good decision from Meealamu. McAlister misses the conversion but the Blues have what they came for – the bonus point.
O flok, Matewis de Bruin is op vir Sarel Pretorius… wat ‘n foutjie!
76 Johnson runs it at the Blues hard and they fail to roll away and it is taken quickly. The Cheetahs approach the 22 as they make good ground with the forwards bashing it up. The ball is lost forward in the tackle and the Blues will have a defensive scrum.
Try Oosie great comeback
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyy Coenie Oosthuizen, under the sticks!
78 The Blues front row is penalised and Johnson has a run, they are right there now and they are awrded another penalty which is taken quickly. Oosthuizen crashes over for the crucial TRY which secures the bonus point for the Cheetahs. The CONVERSION is a formality.
Time officially up, Blues lineout
Final Score: Blues 29 / 22 Cheetahs
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