Crusaders (22) 41 / 19 (9) Bulls (Final Score)
The Crusaders and the Vodacom Bulls did battle in Super Rugby at AMI Stadium, Christchurch at 08:35 SA Time (06:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Crusaders:
- Penalties – Dan Carter (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Robbie Fruean (1), Kieran Reid (1), Johnny McNicholl (1), Tom Marshall (1), Wyatt Crockett (1), Willi Heinz (1)
- Conversions – Dan Carter (4)
Bulls:
- Penalties – Morné Steyn (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Deon Stegmann (1)
- Conversions – Morné Steyn (1)
Teams:
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Tom Marshall, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Johnny McNicholl, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (captain), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Dominic Bird, 4 Samuel Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Joe Moody, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tyler Bleyendaal, 22 Adam Whitelock.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jurgen Visser, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Morné Mellett.
Replacements: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Jacques Potgieter, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 Jan Serfontein.
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Come On JJ, you can’t slip tackles like that!
All the Crusaders are doing is dominating the tackle ball with speed and numbers and secondly using every opportunity to speed the game up. The Bulls knew hey were going to do this why I ask myself are they so incompetent in countering those tactics?
Bulls are waiting in defence instead of putting pressure on the halfbacks. Bulls are not kicking the ball into he stands which allow quick throw-in. Bulls keep on kicking up and unders which allow the Saders to run at them instead of playing to the corners and hanging o to the ball. Fook-it it’s not rocket science.
Bools should rather have played in pink. Looks like Saders are going to take this one unfortunately.
Damn, commentary team singing Krusty’s praises!
Someone’s on the take….
Saders all over the Bulls in this game
Another useless kick;giving the ball to the Crusaders.
Imagine if the Saders handling were better, this could have been a trashing
Ag tog, dis altyd die tweede game op toer. Bulls speel baie sleg, niks loop reg nie.
Saders making the Bools look inept now.
Saders themselves have knocked on so many balls, they could have been far further ahead on the score board.
Mind you Krusty is looking the best of a very sad bunch of Bulls tonight.
Skew into the lineout by the Saders
Saders steal the Bulls ground ball again and Marshall finds a huge gap
McLook, you are assuming that our teams kan think and play rugby at the same time.
SO many calls by the ref going the way of the Saders, really just pathetic,
Try Crockett.
They do it so easily….
Ag nee man Bulle. Julle is sommer vrot vandag.
Ek gaan someer skottelgoed was, die is flippen belaglik
Nou raak dit lelik.
It is fine to say the Bulls are playing Kak, and they are, but ffs 2 times in the moves towards that try their was decisions that went in favour of the Saders when it should have beena bulls, scrum/ penalty
Crusaders 34 / 12 Bulls
Bulls getting hammered here.
Save the energy for next week, just forget about this game, its gone now.
The Saders won’t be beaten today. Bullies will need to get up next week for the Reds. Think they can beat both the Ozzie teams and still come away with 3 away wins from 4.
@ Gena_ZA:
Maak sommer vir ons almal koffie terwyl jy in die kombuis is. 😆
Bulls getting a lesson in rugby tonight.
They ALWAYS fall apart in the 2nd game on tour, man!
Rucked off the ball; try to the Crusaders.
Typical NZ rugby; dominating the breakdowns. How much longer before SA teams wise-up?
140 @ Sharks_forever:
Refs and I mean all of them so far this season, have been terrible.
Bulls penalty… kick into the corner, chaps
14 Minutes to go in the match
Fouche has looked quite good since he came on
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