The final Super Rugby match of the weekend sees us heading up to Loftus, where a very impressive Bulls outfit will be hoping to go three from three and continue their great start to the season.
The Blues have had a tough couple of weeks, facing and losing to the Crusaders on opening weekend, and then coming undone to a Chiefs outfit that we saw yesterday will be a team worth taking note of.
They are yet to record a victory this season, but it seems they will have to wait until after their tour of South Africa as they face the Stormers next weekend. The Bulls will be too strong for the men from Auckland, and will continue to dominate the South African conference.
Bulls: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Akona Ndungane, 13. Wynand Olivier, 12. Francois Venter, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Morné Steyn, 9. Jano Vermaak, 8. Pierre Spies (Captain), 7. Jacques Potgieter, 6. Deon Stegmann, 5. Juandre Kruger, 4. Flip van der Merwe, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1. Dean Greyling
Replacements: 16. Willie Wepener, 17. Frik Kirsten, 18. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19. CJ Stander, 20. Ruan Snyman, 21. Louis Fouche, 22. JJ Engelbrecht
Blues: 15. Lachie Munro, 14. Sherwin Stowers, 13. Benson Stanley, 12. Ma’a Nonu, 11. Rene Ranger, 10. Gareth Anscombe, 9. Piri Weepu, 8. Chris Lowrey, 7. Daniel Braid, 6. Luke Braid, 5. Ali Williams, 4. Anthony Boric, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. Keven Mealamu (Captain), 1. Pauliasi Manu
Replacements: 16. Tom McCartney, 17. Tevita Mailau, 18. Filo Paulo, 19. Brad Mika, 20. Alby Mathewson, 21. Hadleigh Parkes, 22. David Raikuna
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Blues with a try, early in the first half
Bulls 0 – 7 Blues
3 min
Gareth Anscombe scored the try
PK Gareth Anscombe,
hit the pole and over
Bulls 0 – 10 Blues
10 min
Penalty for the bulls, bulls take the line out, Yellow for colapsing the ball, Ali Williams
Spies awarded a try after consulting the TMO
Bulls have a poor front row…
Chilly been poor this season thus far…
Morne miss conversion
Bulls 10 – 10 Blues
16 min
I wonder who conceded the most penalties after 3 rounds?
1. Sharks
2. Canes
3. Cheetahs
4. Canes
@Franshark (Comment 8) :
Correction!!
Bulls 5 – 10 Blues
@Franshark (Comment 8) : F@K jy gee sommer 10 vir ‘n drie!!!
That ball should have gone wide quicker
I think the Blues are officially dumber than the Sharks at the breakdown…and they don’t even have a Keegan
@Hmmm (Comment 7) :
Have you even been watching the Bulls play? Chilli has been the best hooker in SA, if not the tournament, for the first 2 rounds.
@Franshark (Comment 8) : @Hmmm (Comment 10) :
@Big Fish (Comment 14) : Why let facts spoil a good bit of shit stirring?
@Franshark (Comment 15) : and I’m not drinking
shit sorry
@Hmmm (Comment 13) :
Williams back on
@KSA Shark © (Comment 16) :
You’re right. And I should know better. Needed that reality check!
Penalty for the bulls, Blues walking around with the scrum
@Big Fish (Comment 14) :
Last year he was showing some skill and intencity for sure…
But not this year…been poor physically…had too many throwin mistakes…had good moments but just as many bad moments in general play…
Liebenberg has by a long shot been the best hoorker in SA during this comp…
Morne miss from straight in front
@KSA Shark © (Comment 16) :
Tell him to stop stirring Mr Administrator…
Nano surely going to get a card…been penalised 4 times at ruck…
Keegan got a challenge for No1 breakdown dumbass…
Morne kicking poor this season…
Bulls centres making Nonu look pedestrian on defence.
Morne PK
Bulls 8 – 10 Blues
28 min
Since the 11th min…its been all Bulls
Venter not doing well on def this game…Nano bashing over a few times…
a successful PK for the blues
Bulls 8 – 13 Blues
35 min
@Hmmm (Comment 30) : Who and what is Nano?
Blues turn the ball as the bulls gets to 5 meters from the try line
Yes please. Come on Blues! Shut Loftus up!
Gareth Anscombe scored his 2nd try
@Ben (Comment 32) :
Great player; Ipod Nano. Japanese centre. Good hand-off.
The conversion gives him all the blues points so far
Bulls 8 – 20 Blues
38 min
@Ben (Comment 32) :
A remix?!!?
HALF TIME
Bulls 8 – 20 Blues
@Ben (Comment 34) :
@Franshark (Comment 39) : Please please please Blues, don’t throw away this lead!
@Hmmm (Comment 38) : Never heard of it. New release?
@Ben (Comment 42) :
Nope…been around for a few years…where have you been???
@Big Fish (Comment 36) : Imagine him playing next to Jaque Fourie!
@Hmmm (Comment 43) : Not a “Apple” fan at all. Sorry.
@Ben (Comment 44) :
You mean Jake Fairy?
@Culling Song (Comment 41) : Wa in die wereld is jy nou, nog met vakansie?
@Ben (Comment 45) :
Hey…if life gives you an Apple…make a Nano
Blues cleverness bite them in the arse
But the bulls give it away, blues on bulls 22
So lucky I get to watch this game instead of the Sharks game.
Bulls with stern defense, blues knock on…
JJ on, Venter off
Bulls will be found out tonight ..the slipper is well and truly on the castle steps !
If the Blues can hang on here, I will be the one laughing, got some heavy flak for backing them on SuperBru
The 2nd time meisiekind is penalized holding the ball….
CJ Stander penalized, PK blues, 48 meters,
missed
@Die Kriek (Comment 55) :
I got them on bru by 10 … truth is the Bulls have not been tested yet ..A Sharks team 1st up at home ..2 points and a kak Cheetahs team .. by plenty …
it will crumble
Score still
Bulls 8 – 20 Blues
52min
Morne with a 50 meter PK
over
Bulls 11 – 20 Blues
54 min
Gr8 skill by Kichner to keep that ball in …
@csb (Comment 61) : Lucky to get away with not getting called a knock
great call by Walsh to penalise Krusty even if the crowd and Stranky are to dense to realise that Walsh had it spot on.
PK, Krusty in from the side
Bulls 11 – 23 Blues
58 min
@Franshark (Comment 62) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 63) :
Spotted …a dire Blues side now leads 23-11 after arriving this week from far far away … is Spies playing ? oh and has Springbok Timotei passed yet …?
Morne miss another
Some front row replacements (2 and 3) for the Bulls…should improve the tight 5 performance…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 63) : I’m fully convinced that all the SuperSport commentators are retarded. Its a given if you want to work for them.
Anscombe miss with PK
Scrums are too important in rugby…almost every 2nd one resulting in a penalty?!!?
@Ben (Comment 68) :
Agreed…all of the are less than poor…
MOVE TEEEEEEEEN!!!!! And Morne just adopts the doggy position!
And then looks shocked when penalised. 
Morne still lying on the ball, asking what did I do wrong
PK Anscombe
over
Bulls 11 – 26 Blues
67 min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 72) :
He did look like a bit of a Nataniel Kussing-byter, didn’t he?
Olivier passed !
Morne penalised for not rolling away…he looked surprised even though it seemed like he pulled him onto the tackled player…lucky to only be a penalty imo…
PK slotted taking Ascombe to 26…not a bad first game…
Come Blues no bonus point for the Cows !
Bulls driving mall, has to score 3 times in 10 min, should hurry up if they wanna achieve that
kak call Walsh he was on his feet !
@Big Fish (Comment 74) : He looked WAYYYYYYYYYYYY to comfortable!!!!!
Bulls carrying on as if they have the world of time to score 3 times…
Morne 2 from 6…
Basson try
its miss
Morne to convert
Bulls 16 – 26 Blues
73 min
@csb (Comment 79) : but he was the tackler and didn’t let go.
Good call IMO
Deadeye Steyn missed a conversion ..26-16 Blues.
Come on Blues! Please deny the Bulls a bonus point here!
Ndungane trying to buy a penalty with a soccer dive and the crowd fall for it but the ref doesn’t.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 83) :
But he did let go … imho
@csb (Comment 87)
he did he did
Zane and Walsh making eyes for each other…..
making plans for after the game
Morne not passing when he should have…
Not finding distance with punts…
Very poor at goal kicking…
Less than average in passing ball down the line…
He is the dif and the standout reason for the Bulls loss…
Anscombe PK, 62 meters
Bulls 16 – 29 Blues
78 min
oh yea !
29-16 Blues 78min.
I think meisiekind broke a nail…..
All this damn hype after 2 weeks …crashing down!
Basson try, Ranger jumping on him as he went over, Yellow for Ranger
Spies trying to convince Walsh to give the penalty after, kick for goal
Bulls losing at Floptus. That’s cheered me up. Pity about the bonus point.
Morne kick the last one over, for bonus point
Bulls 23 – 29 Blues
FULL TIME
There’s going to be SOME discussion around this decision this coming week.
Ranger shoulder charged Basson on the ground after he scored a try. So PK on the half after the restart (ala the 1990 CC final that we won) but you should keep playing if there is a penalty (I’m not sure how you’d handle that after the whistle has gone)
And then some fool Bulls fan tries to come and remonstrate with Mealamu about the issue.
How happy must you peeps be? Morne’s boots were at home today
If an penalty is awarded before time is up then it stands…or am I wrong?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 98) : I’m very surprised that the Bulls weren’t given the penalty. Walsh seemed absolutely sure that he had to end the game… rather too sure for my liking.
Can you email Watson or Bray for clarification? Or maybe ask Stu Berry?
Man, I have a lot of time for Pierre Spies. One of the few Bulls okes who actually sounds sensible and intelligent when speaking in English
@KSA Shark © (Comment 98) :
And it was a small hobo look-a-like…would be smacked around by Mealamu…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 98) :
Like the hundred other dodge calls this weekend …
@robdylan (Comment 101) : I will but on a slightly different tangent on the issue. Why was Spies so adamant on the issue saying “but we NEED the penalty”. They didn’t need the penalty, even without it they got the BP or did he have that little faith in Steyn’s kicking?
@robdylan (Comment 101) :
I agree…if penalty awarded even after the game is up the penalty needs to be awarded…
Thanks Blues. A shame about the bonus point.
@Hmmm (Comment 100) : usually yes, but that is because it is still considered the same play. In this case Walsh seems to think it isn’t considered the same play.
Either way it would not affect anything in the log points or outcome of this game.
@robdylan (Comment 102) : Second that.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 105) :
They could have taken a tap and scored and won??!!?? Who knows…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 105) : You are aware that you can take a tap and go from a penalty, right?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 105) : Come on dude. Are you listening to yourself? Quick tap?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 108) :
They could have scored another try and won…makes a big dif to log points…
@Hmmm (Comment 110) : @Ben (Comment 111) : @klempie (Comment 112) :
All of us having a go! 
KSA had a blonde moment everyone!
@Ben (Comment 115) : Or a senile one. Let’s savour the moment, shall we?
@klempie (Comment 116) : Yes and while we are at it. He was wrong. The Blues player did release the tackled player before going for the ball in the 71st minute. I rewinded and double checked!
@Ben (Comment 115) :
No worries KSA…even though you bald its still clear to us that you blond…
@Hmmm (Comment 110) :
@Ben (Comment 111) :
@klempie (Comment 112) :
@Hmmm (Comment 113) :
Bwhahahahahahahhaha OOPS!!!
@klempie (Comment 116) :
KSA cannot type when blushing…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 108) : accept if they scored a try from it
@Franshark (Comment 121) : Too late!
@Franshark (Comment 121) :
refresh before commenting, others already said that
@Franshark (Comment 123) : Thanks for diverting the attention away from me.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 124) : all ways a pleasure
@ RodD comment 103 – I respect your opinions most of the time, but take offence to “Man, I have a lot of time for Pierre Spies. One of the few Bulls okes who actually sounds sensible and intelligent when speaking in English” -Rod, have you listened to vismark trying to communicate in Eng, have you taken note of some of your regular Afr bloggers trying soo hard to b cool & chat in Eng but missing the cooch, couch? OOR is it acceptable to be isXhosa & sounding like an idiot when talking a second or third language? Does what one sounds like make you intelligent? Vra net, want sjoe, dan is hier n paar dowwe sjarks hier, to, of is dit too?
@diablo (Comment 126) : ja, maar ten minste is hulle ONS doffies
Seriously, hun… don’t get so worked up. It was actually really meant to be a sincere comment about how well your favourite player speaks English.
Never claimed Pierra as my favourite player – love the throphy, though. No harm done – point made & taken.
@robdylan (Comment 127) : @diablo (Comment 128) : In all seriousness though, I can accept that English is not everyone’s first language, but unions should realise that any of their players could be called up to speak, and will by extension be representing the union, and should therefore send all contracted players on a basic Toastmasters course. I used to cringe on behalf of the Sharks when Henno Mentz won man of the match awards and had to say something…
I see Rene Ranger earned himself a 2 week suspension .. lucky for me .. he is in my FL team …