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The Melbourne Rebels and Vodacom Bulls did battle in Super Rugby at

AAMI Park, Melbourne at 07:30 SA Time (15:30 AEST, 05:30 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & M-Net on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Rebels:

  • Penalties – 0
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Sean McMahon (1), Jack Debreczeni (1), Lopeti Timani (1)
  • Conversions – Mike Harris (3)

Bulls:

  • Penalties – Jacques-Louis Potgieter (2)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Dean Greyling (1), Lappies Labuschagne (1)
  • Conversions – Jacques-Louis Potgieter (2)

Teams:

Melbourne Rebels
Vodacom Bulls
6 June at 07:30 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Mike Harris, 14 Dom Shipperley, 13 Tamati Ellison, 12 Mitch Inman, 11 Cam Crawford, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Nick Stirzaker, 8 Scott Higginbotham (Captain), 7 Colby Fainga’a, 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Lopeti Timani, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Paul Alo-Emile, 2 Pat Leafa, 1 Toby Smith
  • Replacements: 16 Tom Sexton, 17 Cruze Ah-Nau, 18 Tim Metcher, 19 Sam Jeffries, 20 Jordy Reid, 21 Ben Meehan, 22 Bryce Hegarty, 23 Tom English
  • Team: 15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Travis Ismaiel, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Pierre Spies (Captain), 7 Jacques Du Plessis, 6 Lappies Labuschagne, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 Dean Greyling
  • Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Tian Schoeman, 21 Bjorn Basson, 22 Jurgen Visser, 23 Werner Kruger

Referee: Nick Briant
Assistant Referees: James Leckie, Michael Hogan
TMO: Ian Smith

278 Responses to Super Rugby: Melbourne Rebels vs Vodacom Bulls – Live Game Article

  • 211

    @ grootblousmile: I’m going to try my best. That Bokkie game is going to be good to watch. Samoans ran Oz close so can’t expect to just roll them over.

  • 212

    210 @ nortie:
    Ag jong, my span issie goed die jaar gewees nie, ookie verlede seisoen of die ene voor dit nie…

    Maar om mens te verlustig in die Top 6, sonder enige Titels in jou verlede, is maar ‘n hol en embarrassing brag, nê!

  • 213

    nortie wrote:

    grootblousmile wrote:
    206 @ nortie:
    Wat het julle?

    2015 bragging rights….en die vermoe om in NZ en Australia n game te kan wen.
    Hoe vaar julle met dit?

    Wat, al NZ span wat julle kon wen was die Blues… op nuweland.

    Selfs die Bulle sou dit kon doen 😆

  • 214

    @ grootblousmile:
    Eintlik was dit nie n brag nie, dis n inside joke tussen my en Ben…jy was die een wat dit nou letterlik opgeneem het en meer maak van dit as wat dit was.

  • 215

    214 @ nortie:
    Jy verbind jou maar aan die dinge wat jy skryf…

  • 216

    @ nortie:
    Net oor dit gaan ek vandag die Leeus ondersteun! Tounge-Out

  • 217

    nortie wrote:

    Moenie worry nie Ben….julle het darem nog 2007, 2009 en 2010

    En jy moet dit nie vergeet nie.

  • 218

    217 @ MacroPolo:
    Hulle kan dit nie vergeet nie, nie dit nie… want hulle het niks van hul eie om te onthou nie.

  • 219

    @ Pietman:
    Dis reg so, ek glo al die Bulls, Sharks, Cheetahs en even die Kings sal die Leeus ondersteun.

    Stormers het hulle eie supporters 😆

  • 220

    MacroPolo wrote:

    nortie wrote:

    Moenie worry nie Ben….julle het darem nog 2007, 2009 en 2010

    En jy moet dit nie vergeet nie.

    Hoe kan ons….julle herinner ons mos gereeld daaraan, elke keer as julle so kak soos nou is, dan hoor ons mos van die glorie jare 😆

    Living in the past 😉

  • 221

    220 @ nortie:
    At least there is a PAST to remember… 3 times.

  • 222

    nortie wrote:

    MacroPolo wrote:
    nortie wrote:
    Moenie worry nie Ben….julle het darem nog 2007, 2009 en 2010
    En jy moet dit nie vergeet nie.

    Hoe kan ons….julle herinner ons mos gereeld daaraan, elke keer as julle so kak soos nou is, dan hoor ons mos van die glorie jare
    Living in the past

    haha living in GLORY.

    Maar jy herriner ons ook heeltyd dat Ludeke afrigter was in 2009 en 2010… dis ook nie reg nie Disapproval

  • 223

    @w MacroPolo:
    Wag maar…ons praat op Nuweland weer….
    Go Lions!

  • 224

    nortie wrote:

    @ Pietman:
    Dis reg so, ek glo al die Bulls, Sharks, Cheetahs en even die Kings sal die Leeus ondersteun.

    Stormers het hulle eie supporters

    Ja, julle het…twee in my huis ook…uiters onaangename geselskap as Stommes speel…dis hoekom ek 2 TVs aanhou Saterdae…

  • 226

    @ nortie:
    @219 Herinner hulle om tanne in te sit, pense in te trek en wynkanne weg te steek, hulle is soms op tv…

  • 227

    Pietman wrote:

    @ nortie:
    @219 Herinner hulle om tanne in te sit, pense in te trek en wynkanne weg te steek, hulle is soms op tv…

    He he, hello pot, this is kettle, you’re black 😆

    Attachment:

  • 228

    @ nortie:
    Hey, jy mag nie sulke attachments opsit tydens lewendige wedstryde nie!
    GBS, ban hom asseblief, hy flok die site op! Overjoy

  • 229

    Pietman wrote:

    @ nortie:
    @219 Herinner hulle om tanne in te sit, pense in te trek en wynkanne weg te steek, hulle is soms op tv…

    Overjoy Overjoy Overjoy

  • 230

    by the way, this must have been the earliest game in Australia in recent memory for a Saturday.nortie wrote:

    Pietman wrote:
    @ nortie:
    @219 Herinner hulle om tanne in te sit, pense in te trek en wynkanne weg te steek, hulle is soms op tv…

    He he, hello pot, this is kettle, you’re black

    Attachment:

    Fokkit daai is n mooi score.

  • 231

    227 @ nortie:
    Excellent!!! Overjoy

  • 232

    Dit was seker daai semi-final teen die crusaders, wat ons darem tuis kon wen.

  • 233

    231 @ BrumbiesBoy:
    Looks a lot like you… when did you have a Bulls jersey??

  • 234

    BrumbiesBoy wrote:

    227 @ nortie:
    Excellent!!!

    Hy dink hy is flokken snaaks bru… Amazed
    But wait for this afternoon….GOOO LIONS!!!!!
    Moer Nortie se span!!! Shout

  • 235

    @ grootblousmile:
    I borrowed yours that day, but you didn’t even notice…

    Pleasure

  • 236

    Four Whitelock brothers all played 50 matches of Super Rugby for the Saders! This must be a record of sorts, surely.

  • 237

    Pietman wrote:

    Four Whitelock brothers all played 50 matches of Super Rugby for the Saders! This must be a record of sorts, surely.

    Hulle grocery bill moes seker astronomies gewees het met al daai laaities in die huis

  • 238

    Oh no not a good result. Oh well, well done Rebels.

  • 239

    I find it disturbing how a guy like jono ross can play in the “all stars” league and still find his team in the finals. While last year he pretty much had so the blame from bulls supporters for everything that is useless in the bulls team.

    There is SERIOUS issues with the bulls management of players as well as the supporters perception of players.

  • 240

    239 @ MacroPolo:
    Hi Macro, have seen very little of him play but he can’t be so bad if he managed to get a contract in France anyway at quite a big club. It is true what you say about perceptions, once they are established it takes an awful lot to shift them. Have not followed them closely so don’t really know how much influence Jono Ross has had on Stade’s progress, but with players like Parisse there I think he would not have had many starts when Parisse was available. Ross was on the bench for the semi-final and came on in the 45th minute for try scorer Lakafia who believe it or not was at 7…. remembering that up north (and I think almost everywhere else in the world) their no 7 is SA’s no 6 (opensider), so much for all the stick Frans Ludeke got for playing him in the ‘fetcher’ role. Got to get going here, long list to get through.

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