The Bulls travel to Canberra to end their tour of Australasia with a face off against the Brumbies.
These two teams are also both coming off wins and are part of that group of eight teams who are separated by five points on the log.
Can the Bulls put another one over Aussie opposition?
Or will the return of Brumbies captain Stephen Hoiles be enough to get them across the line?
Venue: Canberra Stadium
Kick-off: 19:40 Local time, 11:40 SA Time
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
ARs: Paul Marks (Australia), James Scholtens (Australia)
TMO: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Brumbies:
15 Adam Ashley-Cooper; 14 Stirling Mortlock, 13 Tyrone Smith, 12 Gene Fairbanks, 11 Francis Fainifo; 10 Christian Lealiifano, 9 Joshua Holmes; 8 Stephen Hoiles (capt), 7 George Smith, 6 Mitchell Chapman; 5 Peter Kimlin, 4 Ben Hand; 3 Guy Shepherdson, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Replacements:
16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Salesi Ma’afu, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Julian Salvi, 20 Patrick Phibbs, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Afusipa Taumoepeau.
Bulls:
15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JP Nel, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez (captain), 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Pedrie Wannenburg, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gürthro Steenkamp.
Replacements:
16 Jaco Engels, 17 Rayno Gerber, 18 Deon Stegmann, 19 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 20 Heinie Adams, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Jaco Pretorius.
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GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 1) : but who ?
@rekinek (Comment 2) :
I don’t want to invite a scolding from DB, So I’d rather not say. 😉
give me a B 🙂
I’ll say it.
Go Bulls!!
@robdylan (Comment 4) : give me R ❓
@rekinek (Comment 6) : give me a U 😈
mister rob, how do i change my picture? i am sick of looking at me.
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 8) :
Go to Site admin.
top right of the screen will have your name. Click on it.
Look at the bottom of the page
@Me2 (Comment 7) : MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM hm ❓
@robdylan (Comment 4) :
@rekinek (Comment 6) :
@Me2 (Comment 7) :
B
R
U
TAL Match?
Gimme a M 👿
@Lyndy_in_Mtl (Comment 8) :
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) : I just click on my name right here above the smileys? Is that against the rules? 😈
How do you spell p.a.t.r.i.o.t.i.s.m.?
Goooooooo BRUMBIES!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 9) : Thanks KSA Shark. Me like you long time.
Brumbies!!
@blackshark – YNWA (Comment 13) : Hello!! 😎
@klempie (Comment 15) : you could just post your pic 😉 we would get the message
@blackshark – YNWA (Comment 13) :
or you could do that. 😛
@Me2 (Comment 16) :
Hello to U2… 🙂
brumbies # 2 down, waiting for the stretcher. After a knee to the side of the head by Guthro Steenkamp.
Nothing sinister in it, accidental.
3:28 on the clock.
0 – 0
@rekinek (Comment 17) :
Try Brumbies!!!
7-0!
@klempie (Comment 22) :
?????????????????????????? How long BEFORE the conversion did you post that 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 20) : could it be 🙄
Morne Steyn’s attempt at defence was only a little more concerted than my 10 year old daughter’s attempt woulda been.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 23) : 9 sec
@klempie (Comment 22) : 😎
One pick for Brumbies on LMS (Dylanators)
None for Bulls
10-0. 🙂
PK brumbies
Mortlock slots it.
Brumbies 10 – 0 Bulls
9min
😆 @rekinek (Comment 26) :
Awesome run by Ashley Cooper Brumbies almost get there.
Habana intercepts and scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BBBBBBBBBBBBBBUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSSSS
Fainifo shows Habana up for having lost all his speed as he turns and runs Habana in with 15m to spare.
And then he screws it up with a poor tackle.
Habana is over the hill.
Intercept by Habana. 👿
10-7
However, Habana WAS chased down by Lealifano. 😎 Just not held. 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 32) : could there be so much running – it will tir ethe bulls
Conversion Over for the Bulls
Brumbies 10 – 7 Bulls
12min
Thatdrop looked good on the pc? did it miss?
brumbies TRY!!!!!!!!!!
Try Brumbies off the top of the 5m Bulls lineout! 😆
How can you tap back from a LO on your goal line?????
@Rahul (Comment 38) :
I didn’t see it I was in the kitchen.
Conversion Over
Brumbies 17 – 7 Bulls
@KSA Shark © (Comment 39) : whenever I hit refresh there is a try 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 34) : he couldn’t believe he was catching flyin bryin
brumbies almost score another but for a poor pass.
@rekinek (Comment 43) :
And there has almost been another 😉
Good to see Rossouw carrying out the enforcer role he was assigned by standing next to the rucks. 😕
KSA.
If anyone is interested in tickets, Face value. R230. On condition whoever it is comes to the braai after as well which shouldn’t be more than R50.
@klempie (Comment 47) :
Cool check your mail again.
Steyn misses a shot at goal
Brumbies 17 – 7 Bulls
25min
@klempie (Comment 47) :
i’d just make it 280 if I were you and if the people DON’T come to the braai then they lose out. 😉
Kirchner TRY!!!!!!!!!
OW! that must have hurt!
Guy Sheperdson Yellow card.
Steyn converts
Brumbies 17 – 14 Bulls
28min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 50) : Rob won’t let me advertise if I do it for profit.
That was a knock on. Can the TJ call those?
Replay shows Shepherdson dropping with his knee onto Kirchner’s head while Kirchner was on the ground. 😯
I WILL be surprised if he doesn’t get cited. I AM surprised it was only a yellow.
That should be another yellow!
@klempie (Comment 54) :
It’s not for profit, if the extra 50 is for the braai.
And just to ensure you don’t make a profit if someoen doesn arrive, i will take 50 off you for every person who doesn’t arrive. 😉
Steyn taking a 41m shot at goal.
Over
Brumbies 17 – 17 Bulls
32min
Score level FFS. Come on Brumbies! How long left on the yellow?
@klempie (Comment 61) :
no more than 2 minutes or so IMO.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 58) : Silly man. We will pay whoever is organising the braai upfront. 🙄
@KSA Shark © (Comment 62) :
Timestamp on the yellow card comment was :09 and :17 now so only 2 minutes left NOW.
@klempie (Comment 63) : 😀
Yellow card reversal as Shepherdson comes back on
Brumbies end it deep
Bulls dot it down.
Brumbies back to 15 men.
HOILES TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRY HOILES!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
Looked like a knock on (I think it was) Bulls stopped playing and Hoiles scored.
@klempie (Comment 63) : Tell me more???
@klempie (Comment 70) : Off a knock-on just to make it all the more sweeter…
Knock on!!!!!
Fourie Du Preez having a good go at The ref.
Sheez they are lucky Vickey is there, she woulda glared at the referee.
Conversion missed
HALF TIME
Brumbies 22 – 17 Bulls
@Me2 (Comment 72) : I already messaged you about it in the previous thread. 🙄
@klempie (Comment 73) : You are slipping futher down on my ratings!
@klempie (Comment 73) :
Visions of the 2007 Final come to mind 😆
I didn’t see Du preez protest that much in that game. 😉
HT 22-17. Come on Brumbies. Finish em off now.
@klempie (Comment 73) : Evens things up a bit?
Bulls definitely the better team imo
@Me2 (Comment 72) :
Only tell her if she promises to include cookies. 😉
@klempie (Comment 76) : I’m multi tasking here…pl send me a mail 🙂
@Rahul (Comment 81) :
only in the last 20.
The brumbies are gaining a LOT more ground with their runs.
@Me2 (Comment 80) : No. It makes it will make it all the more sweeter if the Bulls lose to a knock-on. 😈
@KSA Shark © (Comment 82) : I’ll see what I can do. I myself have not yet had the pleasure of them.
Final ODI Today isn’t it?
@Rahul (Comment 81) : isn’t it time for HT entertainment
@klempie (Comment 86) :
@KSA Shark © (Comment 82) :
Not my fault you live sooo far away 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 75) : faery loosing his cool
@rekinek (Comment 88) :
STRIP
STRIP
STRIP
STRIP
@rekinek (Comment 88) : Liverpool victory dance is too short.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 91) : but a bit longer than a dance please I am slow
@KSA Shark © (Comment 87) : tis indeed. we keep our no. 1 spot regardless?
@Me2 (Comment 89) :
I’ll be swining by on my visit to up your turnover and profits. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 91) :
@rekinek (Comment 93) :
Lets keep it tidy now…
@Rahul (Comment 96) :
if you strap up any flabby skin it shouldn’t get to messy or wobbly 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 95) : Looking forward to it…need a boost in the turnover…..all these holidays are KILLING us 😡
45min
Brumbies 22 – 17 Bulls
kick
kick
kick at the moment
Last one almost had habana with an open line from 50m out
@Me2 (Comment 98) :
My holiday will have the opposite affect 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 97) : 75kg of pure solid … something. Not quite sure what it is
Bulls lose it forward in the brumbies 22
brumbies run it out and potgieter puts in a soft late tackle after a kick.
PK Brumbies where the ball landed.
Mortlock going at goal from 38m out
Misses to the left.
Brumbies 22 – 17 Bulls
49min
Kearns about Huia Edmonds: “ONLY hooker in the world who can justify white boots” 😆 😆
8 phases on attack
Brumbies get to 3m out and Kirchner intercept and hoofs it up field into touch.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 105) : I thought it changed to FTV for a second 😆
55min
Brumbies 22 – 17 Bulls
@KSA Shark © (Comment 104) : casper the ghost loosing his cool 🙄
7 consecutive kicks 😐
Commentators: Will some rugby breakout soon? 😛
Kick……. Kick………Kick…….. Kick…….. Until someone makes a mistake. and you know its gonna be Kirchner
@Rahul (Comment 107) :
😛
@rekinek (Comment 109) : Wasn’t an easy kick.
@Rahul (Comment 111) : so let’s kick kick kick
on the other hand I started getting worried about BP tries
“Air rifles against cannons here, the Bulls kickers against the brumbies”
These aussie commentators are hilarious. 😛 😆
60 min
Brumbies 22 – 17 Bulls
Olivier TRY!!!!!!!!!
After some excellent interplay from the bulls
Try Meisiekind.
GO die Blou
From inside the Bulls half. 😎
Converted.
22-24. Come on you lazy Aussies! 👿
Conversion over
Bulls take the lead for the first time.
Brumbies 22 – 24 Bulls
62min
@Rahul (Comment 118) :
Lig blou or Donker blou? 😉
JP Nel knocks a breadbasket pass as he looks at the opposition instead of the ball. 😕
@KSA Shark © (Comment 122) : Ligte blou, I only got SA players in my FL team…. and one of the ‘no pick made’ ppl will lose a life in LMS
ALL Bulls now.
Haven’t won a single LO in the second half. and now being shoved off the ball at will come scrum time.
@Rahul (Comment 124) :
🙂
oh dear
TRY SPIES!!!!!!!!!!
That was the BP try from Spies.
Brumbies = Wankers.
Conversion over
Brumbies 22 – 31 Bulls
68min
The blou masjien clicking into gear. 😈
Tyrone smith Loses it forward as he get’s tackled on the line.
No try IMO.
No try,
scrum Bulls on defence 5m out.
@McLovin (Comment 132) : Why are you happy? This is bad for the Sharks.
PK Brumbies 15m out 15 in from touch.
Going at goal.
@klempie (Comment 135) : Why’s it bad for the Sharks? Sharks just need to win all their games and Bob’s your uncle. 🙂
Mortlock slots it
Brumbies 25 – 31 Bulls
72min
Penalty over by Mortlock.
25-31.
10 mins to go. Come on Brumbies!
Wth that kick Mortlock moved into 2nd on the All time point scorer table in Super Rugby.
He is the highest Aussie and Mehrtens is the leader
Game all but over.
Brumbies win a FK 5m from bulls line
Another FK
Ref warns Fourie De Glare that that is the final one.
@McLovin (Comment 137) : Not true. We have played an extra game. Even if we win all our games, either of the Chiefs or Bulls could overtake us.
75min
Brumbies scrum on bulls 5m
@KSA Shark © (Comment 141) : 😯
Come on Brumbies !
@McLovin (Comment 137) : @McLovin (Comment 137) :
It’s not for the Sharks…it’s for my SB… 😈 🙄
collpased
Reset
Reset a second time
@klempie (Comment 143) : If you win all your games the Bulls can’t overtake you. 😉
Brumbies TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRY BRUMBIES!!!! WOOOOOHHOOOOOO!!!! Right under the posts!! The lazy Aussies have come through for me!
Lealiifano through the Bulls from the scrum and scores under the poles.
Mortlock slots it.
Brumbies 32 – 31 Bulls
77min
Lealiifano off injured after scoring the BP try
Useless dutchmen. 😆
@McLovin (Comment 149) : Oh yeh. Last game. Forgot about that. Brumbies win here still helps though.
78min
Chilliboy throws into the LO on the Brumbies 10m line.
Win it and spread it.
Ruck midfield,
FK brumbies
79min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 144) :
The Bulls are due a 1-point last minute loss…
@McLovin (Comment 154) :
Luke? Is that you my son? 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 153) :
Woohoo… 😎
Brumbies opt for scrum
has to be reset becasue it isn’t standing still
79:49 on the clock
FK Brumbies
Mortlock puts it in touch
FULL TIME
Brumbies 32 – 31 Bulls
GAME OVER!!!! WELL DONE BRUMBIES!!! You beauties!!
@klempie (Comment 155) :
How’s the mood over there?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 162) :
Lovely…
@klempie (Comment 163) : hey what happened…last time I looked they seem dead and buried 😯
Too bad Bulls.
bulls are really doing us favours,
last week they’ve beaten waratahs now lost to brumbies.
@blackshark – YNWA (Comment 164) : Feeling good. If the Cheetahs can pull off a miracle tomorrow then our destiny will be back in our own hands.
@Me2 (Comment 166) : Who cares? What’s important is the Bulls lost. 😈
Log updated
Bulls go 2nd
Brumbies go 6th
Tough luck Bulls
I’d just like to remind everyone that one of the Brumbies tries came off a knock on. 😈
Dylanators stays alive in LMS.
Feels for the bulls after this loss but it DOES help the Sharks big time.
@klempie (Comment 170) :
shweeeet ….
@KSA Shark © (Comment 175) : i guess havin cheetahs doing us another one – is too big ask
Two wins from 4 on tour by the Bulls. Not bad at all.
@rekinek (Comment 177) :
Hard dry field
Hot dry weather
Altitude
They may just pull it off.
2 from 2 on SB for me so far this weekend
How many S14 matches have the Cheetahs played in Kimberley? Reckon no-one enjoys playing there apart from the local side.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 179) :
chiefs coming off a bye
cheetahs are probably still celebrating
but hopefully the cheetahs got some momentum going
@McLovin (Comment 181) : they mentioned that cheetahs have some griquas players – so maybe they will enjoy
@KSA Shark © (Comment 180) : me too – that’s concerning
i may just move out from the nineties
Who the hell puts lettuce on an egg mayo sarmie??
Cheers all…thanks for keeping me informed in your usual efficient way 😉
GO SHARKS!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 174) : yes!
Right. Cricket thread please.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 178) : I think it was 2 wins out of 5, they lost to landers, saders and now brumbies
@rekinek (Comment 189) :
You are correct. 😳 dunno how I counted. 😳
@klempie (Comment 188) :
First comment was on the cricket thread before you even asked for it.
I would be more than happy if my Superbru prediction for the Cheetahs game is wrong ….go Cheetahs 😀
Got to keep those last minute penalties and mistakes down to zero to beat the come back kings in the final few minutes… bummer…