Western Province travel to Pretoria in an attempt to keep themselves in the running for the Semi-Finals.
Will WP do what we all believe thay can’t and stay in the running?
Or will the Blue Bulls stampede as expected?
Kick-off in Pretoria at 19:10 SA time.
Referee: Mark Lawrence
Touch judges: Willie Roos, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Teams:
Blue Bulls: 15 Tiger Mangweni, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Wynand Olivier, 12 Wayne Julies, 11 John Mametsa, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pedrie Wannenburg, 7 Wikus van Heerden (captain), 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Juandré Kruger, 3 Rayno Gerber, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Dewald Potgieter, 19 Jacques Burger, 20 Heini Adams, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Marius Delport.
Western Province: 15 Gio Aplon, 14 Wylie Human, 13 PJ Vermeulen, 12 Gcobani Bobo (captain), 11 Tonderai Chavhanga, 10 Joe Pietersen, 9 Bolla Conradie, 8 Nick Köster, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Pieter Louw, 5 Ross Skeate, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 JC Kritzinger, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Wicus Blaauw.
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 AJ Venter, 19 Conraad Britz, 20 Dewaldt Duvenhage, 21 Matthew Rosslee, 22 Morgan Newman.
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About a million guys on 20 in SuperBru. 😡 😡 😡
I are going home.
come on WP!
Jou Lekka Ding!
How does that song go?
Slat a ghoema rhythm something…
@Silver Fox (Comment 2) : 😆 😆 😆
@McLovin (Comment 3) :
you got an hour to game time so don’t dilly dally 😉
Oh ho
Tee hee hee. I wonder if I’ll be allowed to watch this
@robdylan (Comment 8) :
I’m in charge in my house aren’t you in charge in yours? 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) : I’m lucky to be 2IC. Just go check with your wife. She’ll confirm it’s the same on your side 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 10) :
Nah she said I could be in charge today. 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 11) : No fair! I never get in change days
@robdylan (Comment 12) : Keep it like that Rob, when the new one comes, you’ll not want any ‘in change days’ days. 😀
Im NEVER watching any cricket again!
Keep setting myself up for dissapointment 😥
KSA you know whether Showtime are showing the goats / cows game?
Hope its a 3 all draw 😉
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 15) :
Seems not 🙁
http://www.showtimearabia.com/showguide/online/sports_en_gb.aspx
okay i will be abck just before KO
@KSA Shark © (Comment 16) :
Thanks KSA , thats a bummer I think its cause they are showing the damn cricket which frankly is a complete waste of airtime !
@Silver Fox (Comment 13) : Ha ha!
Csb, aren’t you in Za?
Bulls just had an old oom who played in the 1st ever NTVL match in 1938.
About to unveil the bronze Bull.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 21) : Bronze Bull? What is it for?
Sweet. I’m watching
WP come out.
Skeate’s last game 😯
I thought he was finishing the season at least.
@robdylan (Comment 22) :
it is their 70th anniversary. So much for them being a bastion of history. 😕
We are almost 50 years older than them.
Joe pietersen DG misses to the left.
@robdylan (Comment 20) :
Got back to Baghdad yesterday 🙁
Enjoy the game guys .
Bulls steal ball off Pietersen in the tackle 😕
Pietersen going at goal with PK from just inside his own half.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 21) : Are they playing their new song?
Not good
short and right
@Silver Fox (Comment 30) :
haven’t heard it yet.
Pietersen seems intent on running with the ball. Not looking bad at all
Get a proper flyhalf, Province!
Bulls kick a ball in goal and WP dot it down
Pietersen puts the drop out straight into touch giving the Bulls a perfect platform with a scrum on their 22
Steyn grubber through
Aplon gets olivier and ball 1m out at the same time.
Olivier drives him over and Bulls have a scrum 5m out with the put in.
Three zip to the cows
Olivier stopped 5m short off backline move.
PK Bulls for Pietersen not being 5m at the scrum.
Steyn goes at goal
3 – 0 Bulls
8min
two Bulls clash head in the tackle on the WP 22
PK WP
Pietersen sets up LO in Bulls half.
Wannenburg off after head clash with Kuun
ref stops game and reached for his pocket
Schalk Britz caught punching gets a yellow
What did Brits do?
Steyn goes at goal for the PK
Over
6 – 0 Bulls
12min
@robdylan (Comment 44) :
Lawrence indicated a punch
Bolla throwing in at the LO 😯 😯 😯
and the Bulls steal the LO.
bolla at lo!
PK WP
going at goal from just inside the Bulls half
Six three
OVER!!!!
6 – 3 Bulls
17min
3-0 Bulls, go ahead
Bobo Butchers a try with a bad pass to Chavhanga.
replay shows Chavhanga should have caught the ball.
@Die Jood (Comment 53) :
Where are you watching because the score is wrong 😉
Aplon puts an excellent kick into touch way down in the Bulls 22
francois hougaard catches the ball in the air and then turns horizontal before landing OUCH
province!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 56) : Sorry Sir I was talking to Mr JJ Harmse of Rapport. I had already written the comment but I waited some minutes before sending it. So the score changed…
Brits coming back on.
Bulls scored -3 during their period with superior numbers.
Kuun and Wannenburg back on after their blood bins
WP 2 meters out after a break down the right by Chavanga and then a chip down the left by Human.
Scrum 5m out to WP on attack
Pk against guthro for popping. and he is only scrumming against a 19 year old 😆
Province looking very good
Pietersen moves the ball back and is going at goal.
All square!
The crowd’s booing has no influence and Pietersen slots it.
6 – 6
27min
GO PROVINCE!!!!!!!!!
@Die Jood (Comment 60) :
😀
joe!
Bulls 10m out on attack for 5 phases now
PK WP!!!!!!! 😀
@PJLD(RIP Bernie Mac) (Comment 69) :
meer as net joe
man there has been about 12 consecutive rucks.
PK WP just inside the Bulls half
Lawrence getting annoyed with the blue fools
do it again joe!
Lawrence marches it 10m further after the bulls think they are talking to one of their girlfriends after she burnt the toast.
Pietersen going at goal.
misses just to the right. 🙁
eish
Come on WP. U can do it…
Bolla from the halfway punts it from the back of the scrum and sets up LO 8m out from Bulls line.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 68) : 😛
Fondse takes guy in the air at the LO.
PK Bulls to bring relief
Habana in the crowd
Hoesit manne? O, en hello Die Jood…
How is koster playing?
Brits goes over the line but is turned as he goes over 👿
Say what you want but that was a great run by Brits
@wpw (Comment 85) :
Playing well, very well IMO
scrum 5 WP put in after Brits was held up in goal.
Lawrence bangs Bolla for skew put in.
great run by mangweni
Lays it off and jeandre Kruger gets the ball from him and is ankle tapped by Brits and he eats dirt.
Morne Steyn DG goes left.
Aplon dots it down
41min on the clock but play goes on.
Bulls PK 5m in from touch
Steyn going at goal
Hits the upright and Pieter louw collects.
Hooter goes with 43min on the clock
Half time
Blue Bulls 6 – 6 Western Province
so far im so proud i could cry
@PJLD(RIP Bernie Mac) (Comment 95) :
DUDE!!!!!!!!!
You guys can do this.
certainly damn looks like it
Come on WP!
Province halfbacks are playing very well
Delport on for Julies
I are here. C’mon Province!!
WP jou lekka ding…
WP turn over ball and Koster kicks it. 😡
You don’t kick turnover ball on attack
@McLovin (Comment 101) : we can beat these koeie.
Wikus nailed for coming in the side of a ruck.
WP set up LO on bulls 22
@wpw (Comment 104) : If we do, I might start forgiving them for losing to the Valke.
WP 10m out now after 4 phases
Bulls turn it over
Fondse offside
PK Bulls. 🙁
cmön föndse,composure boykie
Bulls set up LO from PK and then fluff the LO by not letting the ball go 5 at the LO.
FK WP.
They elect to scrum 😯 (Confidence is such a good thing)
@PJLD(RIP Bernie Mac) (Comment 108) :
That call was soooooooooooooooo close.
Pietersen DG short and right
Brits hurt his leg.
Seems he is okay
Koster to score a try. Watch this space…
Bulls seem to have PDV disease. Not committing to the rucks.
WP turn over ball from Bulls ruck
@KSA Shark © (Comment 100) : Thanks Heaven Julies went out 😯
Wannenburg knocks as he takes his eye off the ball when he has WP putting pressure as he receives a pass.
@Die Jood (Comment 116) :
depends how you look at it.
Julies is better than Delport but Delport is volatile and may give away a few penalties. 😉
ok ima log back on later
@wpw (Comment 113) :
Damn i hope you are right.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 118) : I do not rate Julies at all 🙄
Mametsa try!!!!
Steyn Shanks the ball but it gets some reverse swing on it and goes over.
13 – 6 Bulls
54min
@Die Jood (Comment 121) :
i don’t rate him or Delport but Delport is the worse one IMO.
Dammit
Fourie on for Louw with brits moving to 8
I don’t like delport.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 124) : Anyway both of them inferior to Meisiekind who is the best No. 13 in SA at the moment
Bulls 3m out
Hougaard stopped by bolla 😳
Bulls 2m out
@Die Jood (Comment 128) :
Best in the CC but not in SA.
Those action photo’s are a very nice touch, but needs to be better advertised! 🙂
And do not tell me to open my eyes!!! 🙄
Pietersen with a good clearance to almost halfway.
AJ still on the side.
61min
@Silver Fox (Comment 132) :
hehehehe
WP puts it skew in the LO scrum Bulls
Bobo puts a grubber through and forces a LO in the bulls 22
@Die Jood (Comment 128) : Hey Sir Die Jood, you got blue eyes????
@KSA Shark © (Comment 131) : Best No. 13 are 1) Wynand Olivier, 2) François Steyn, 3) Mossie, 4) Waylon Murray, 5) Gcobani Bobo, 6) Meyer Bosman (when unused at No. 12)
Steyn clears from the LO
WP LO just outside Bulls 22
Arrrrrgggggghh
@Die Jood (Comment 138) :
Have you forgotten about Adi Jacobs?
Werner Kruger try!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 141) : seventh position for Adrian Jacobs! 😛 😆
O well. 🙄
Conversion over
20 – 6 Bulls
68min
started from a mistake by Pietersen just outside the Bulls 22 when he chipped instead of passed.
Now the Bulls have sniffed that bloody BP.
@Die Jood (Comment 143) :
you are 7 positions wrong 😛
Koster off AJ on.
Skeate boots it from just outside his 22 to set up LO in Bulls half.
Francis on for Mametsa
AJ venter slaps one of the bulls on the face and the Bull starts with a “someone cut my cheek off” dance and then decides better of it.
TMO being called in.
AJ getting a Yellow I suspect.
AJ gets a Yellow. 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 146) : One day, when the Lord will come to earth, we shall see the only Being who is never wrong, Sir.
Have a good night Sir. I’m off 🙂
Matfield must be calling the shots.
Bulls are 14 points aherad need a BP and decide to go for goal with the PK.
Over by Steyn
23 – 6 Bulls
74min
@Die Jood (Comment 152) :
night
I are off also. Man’s got to eat.
Aplon has a moment of brain fade as he is UNDER NO PRESSURE 8m from his tryline and the ball sits up perfectly for him and he looks at who knows what and knocks the ball on.
scrum Bulls 8m out
@McLovin (Comment 155) :
cheers
Disappointing
tighthead WP 😯
Bulls steal it back on the ground.
rumble!!!!
Bulls set up LO.
Take it
WP steal ball at the maul
Ndungane stopped short 8m out.
PK Bulls hands in ruck by WP
80min
Bulls take the PK with the forwards
Wikus v Heerden TRY!!!!!!!
Wikus scores
coulda been 4 by now.
conversion by Steyn over
30 – 6 Bulls
81min
play goes on
Mangweni TRY!!!!!!!!!
82min
And there’s the bonus. Province drop their pants and present the naught, as always
Steyn Converts
FULL TIME
Blue Bulls 37 – 6 WP
Log updated
Buls go 1 point clear at the top.
WP stay 5th
Not that it matters. We need to beat them ourselves anyway
And their bonus point ruins MY bonus point!!! 😡
Margin of victory 31
Blackshark and my pick on SB 30. Rob’s pick 32.
We share the closest pick point.
robdylan Blue Bulls 32
Sandshark Blue Bulls 30
blackshark Blue Bulls 30
Roggered up da naught..nice goats…must be missing all the Boks..oh wait..
@Silver Fox (Comment 170) :
I see you don’t have the margin point anymore either 😉
@Die Jood (Comment 143) : frankly idiotic.
Nice one Province! is that 4 losses in a row now? great stuff!
Tiger Mangweni gets Man of the match
Bulls in Dbn next week.
CSB, how many boks hav the lions lost? jvn and who else?
I get very grumpy when the blue poephols win…
@wpw (Comment 178) : yeah, but the Boks you have lost would actually make your team worse. It’s only Jean de Villiers that’s actually playing well.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 176) : deserved. Wish he was a Shark.
@wpw (Comment 175) :
Nope. Only three.
Lions
Sharks
Bulls
But wait you are playing the cheetahs in bloem next week. 😉
If you get all your Boks back you should win that though.
Am impressed with the way that Kritzinger kid scrummed.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 171) : Well done!!
Cheers all!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 183) : pity about Wicus on the other side…
😯
On the captains table on SS1 at the moment they just gave an interesting fact. Wallabies have not won at altitude since 1963. 😯
@robdylan (Comment 185) :
Blaauw blew it 🙁
@wpw (Comment 178) :
cry me a river wpw ..u okes r kak with or without ur boks..anyhow at this rate on return of them u’ll be lucky to beat the Valke.
Okay night all. Enjoy the evening and don’t celebrate the Sharks win to hard. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 189) : Sleep tight. Big week coming up. Cow slaughtering time
And where did u finish in the S14? yes we are crap in the CC but jantjes, mujati, januarie, grant, bekker, jdv, schalk + watson all had very good super 14. Ur team was worse than crap, u were just downright pathetic.
@wpw (Comment 191) : You are all losers 🙂 play nicely! The Sharks are the best SA team by a country mile
wpw you can be so predictable..u act like u do’t care about results as u said as much not so long ago..
I was just winding u up , its fairly obvious that WP will be a force to be reckoned with when the Boks return.
But using that as an excuse is pathetic really.
Yea I know the Lions r kak and you seem to remind every Lions supporter at every opportunity you get.
Seems you can’t take it but certainly u dish it out.
For the record I was hoping fo a draw tonight and next a Province win.
Nag lekker slaap.
😎
Ag csb. Like any other sa supporter i dont take kindly to criticism of my team…
I hear you dude..we are a sensitive bunch aren’t we. when it comes to our ruggers.
I look forward to your teams fortunes turning around.
Hopefully they can knock the Sharks and Cheetahs over. 😉
Wes, how’s the youngster?
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 195) : Too late. They’re 0 from 3 against the Sharks
@robdylan (Comment 197) : Would love it if they could roll the Cheetahs, but
Sharks are taking the cup this year and I don’t care who knows it! Black! White! Dynamite! Damn right!
He is growing nicely rob. Getting duk like his dad… 😀 r u guys still planning to have more?
@robdylan (Comment 174) : Yeah Sir, you are right, I agree. Idiotic not to consider Jaco Pretorius (Lions) in the seventh place. So Jacobs goes to eighth place!
Have a good night Sir 🙂
What about jean de villiers?
Jean + jacobs on current form has to be right at the top!
@robdylan (Comment 199) :
Sorry Rob not sure how to break this too you but the Cup is coming too Joburg temporarly till its stolen.. 😛
@wpw (Comment 203) :
They are the form center partnership at present..just a pity we are not playing a set game plan cause I feel they could be very destructive together under the correct circumstances.J Fourie would be 3rd in the pecking order for now.
Miesekind will never wear the green and gold again.
@Die Jood (Comment 201) : You are just making yourself look foolish!
Wes, God willing, our second will be born on 19 January
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 204) : If it doesn’t come to Durbs, then Joburg it is
@robdylan (Comment 206) : all the best rob. I hope everything goes well.
@robdylan (Comment 206) : Well Sir if I understood correctly you are going to be father for the second time? My congratulations and all my hearty wishes for the new kid.
But honestly I do not understand your kid’s birth related to the best SA centres topic. 😳
Anyway sleep well Sir. Good night
@CoffeeShopBok;-) (Comment 193) :
Yea I know the Lions r kak and you seem to remind every Lions supporter at every opportunity you get.
That’s only cause there are no Cheetah supporters on here and after them the Lions are the only other side to be as kak as the Stormers so WPW has to pick on the Lions by default. 😉
@Die Jood (Comment 209) : Hi Die Jood, maybe you did not understand Rob’s correct ( admittedly very abrupt ) comment on your opinion [email protected]Die Jood (Comment 152) : . To bring in religious opinions here can certainly not SERVE ANY religion. I suspect that it is very much like politics on an open site like this, NOTHING good can come of bringing it up.
@Die Jood (Comment 209) : This however are perfectly OK. We from time to time would congratulate someone on family/personal matters and it does not have to relate to the current topic. Feel free to mention family/personal matters about which you feel proud. Just do not expect everyone to comment favourably. 🙂
@Silver Fox (Comment 211) : Well said old chap. Religion talk as with politics can turn very ugly very quickly. 🙂
@Silver Fox (Comment 211) : although I agree with you and that we should keep religious discussions here to a minimum, it was actually Jood’s ridiculous bias against Adi Jacobs that got my blood boiling 😉
@robdylan (Comment 213) :
That AND WP playing possum again 😉
@robdylan (Comment 213) : He he he. He was baiting people, you fell headlong for it. To be fair though, you always will, since you cannot hide your passion. 🙂 Or should it be “control”? 😈
PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEMMMMMMMMSSSSSSSS !!! 👿