It does not matter who has won how many matches before today. All that counts is who is in the lead when the final whistle goes.
The Chiefs have a 10/14 record and the Bulls have an 11/14 record for the season going into this game this afternoon. Neither of those stats have any real meaning today.
The Chiefs are at the disadvantages of having travelled halfway around the world, playing the match at a time when their body clocks believe it is 03:30 in the morning, playing at altitude and having very little support in the stadium.
The Bulls have none of these disadvantages and should they get ahead early on they will be carried home by the fanatical home support at Loftus Versveld.
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 17:30 Local Time
Ref: Jonathan Kaplan
ARs: Craig Joubert, Cobus Wessels
TMO: Johann Meuwesen
Bulls:
15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements:
16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Rayno Gerber, 18 Danie Rossouw, 19 Pedrie Wannenburg, 20 Heini Adams, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Marius Delport.
Chiefs:
15 Mils Muliaina (captain), 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Callum Bruce, 11 Dwayne Sweeney, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Toby Morland, 8 Sione Lauaki, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Kevin O’Neill, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 James McGougan, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements:
16 Hika Elliot, 17 Joe Savage, 18 Toby Lynn, 19 Serge Lilo, 20 David Bason, 21 Mike Delany, 22 Sosene Anesi.
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A Small Boy’s Prayer
Dear Lord,
You tell us that we must be humble and gracious so please can you do one thing today?
Please let Stephen Donald score a match-winning try and please make Jonathan Kaplan miss a Chiefs infringement during the play leading up to it. I am asking you to do this so that the Bulls supporters can learn to be humble which will be good for them.
Amen
@klempie (Comment 3) :
@KSA Shark © (Comment 4) : 😛
Go Bulle!!! A win by nine will suit me just fine
Looking at Wynie Strydom you HAVE to wonder what will go first, Heart? Lungs? Liver? 😕
Lelia Masaga TRY!
Donald beat Kirchner on the Outside and Masaga only had Wingfield, Ag I mean Matfield to beat.
Conversion Over
Bulls 0 – 7 Chiefs
8min
Kirchner messes up a try bygoing the wrong way.
FK Bulls.
FdP taps and goes!!!!!!!!!!!! TRY!!!!
Conversion over
Bulls 7 – 7 Chiefs
9min
Fourie Du Preez TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jirre Du Preez is showing impressive form at the right time of the season!
And as much as I didn’t believe Morne Steyn had the BMT, he’s starting to prove me wrong!
Conversion over
Bulls 14 – 7 Chiefs
12min
bulke
Habana TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That gridiron “line of play” graphic is dumb.
And with that Habana takes the record for the most tries by a Saffa in Super Rugby.
@klempie (Comment 18) :
And wrong!!!!!!!!!!
The Blue offside line is drawn through the middle of the ruck when it is supposed to be the last man’s feet at the BACK of the ruck.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 19) :
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Conversion was over
Bulls 21 – 7 Chiefs
17min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 20) : It’s a distraction more than anything and shows absolutely nothing.
I tell you what, Deon Stegman has been one of the SA players of this season so far. Just think of the number of turnovers he’s effected!
🙄 The Bulls fans are now shouting “SPIIIIIEEEEESSS” when he gets the ball.
HAHAHAHAH!!! Pretorius just floored Kaplan!! 😆
Steyn DG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DG. Morn Steyn may be the best 10 in the country but he’s also the most boring… yaaaaaaaaaaawn
professional foul.
I can’t watch anymore.
Bye guys.
PK Bulls
Steyn Slots it.
Bulls 27 – 7 Chiefs
28min
PK Chiefs for potgieter coming in from the side.
Donald goes at goal.
Miss
Bulls 27 – 7 Chiefs
35min
Habana BP 😉 TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Conversion over
Bulls 34 – 7 Chiefs
HALF TIME
@KSA Shark © (Comment 33) : 😆
And Schalk Britz has just done a 30 yard run, complete with dummies, goose steps everything against the Poms. England 5 Baabaas 26
@Villie (Comment 36) : 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 37) : The Poms are RAVING about him…but it’s just the type of game that suits him. He’s able to do all the tricks etc without having to worry about the tight stuff. Another try..this time to D’Arcy. 5 – 33
Kirchner stopped just short of the line.
Muliaina TRY!!!
this may go down as the highest points scored in a final if im not mistaken, or highest points difference
Converted
Bulls 34 – 14 Chiefs
46min
PK Bulls.
Steyn going at goal
Over
Bulls 37 – 14 Chiefs
48min
@JarsonX (Comment 41) :
Most Points in a Final
55 Auckland Blues beat Natal 55-36 Auckland 1997
51 ACT Brumbies beat New South Wales Waratahs 51-10 Sydney 2002
48 Auckland Blues beat Northern Transvaal 48-11 Auckland 1996
47 Crusaders beat Hurricanes 47-7 Christchurch 2005
43 Natal beat Queensland Reds 43-25 Brisbane 1996
42 Auckland blues beat ACT Brumbies 42-21 Auckland 2003
Most Aggregate Points in a Final
85 Brumbies beat Crusaders 47-38 Canberra 2004
66 Blues beat Natal 45-21 Auckland 1996
60 Crusaders beat Waratahs 35-25 Christchurch 2005
Biggest Victories – Final
30 ACT Brumbies beat Sharks 36-6 Canberra 2001
24 Auckland Blues beat Natal 45-21 Auckland 1996
18 Canterbury Crusaders beat ACT Brumbies 31-13 Christchurch 2002
16 Auckland Blues beat ACT Brumbies 23-7 Auckland 1997
Bulls 37 – 17 Chiefs
54min
Aggregate score – 54
@KSA Shark © (Comment 45) : 😳 i had no interest in rugby between 1995 and 2005
@KSA Shark © (Comment 45) : natal beat queensland reds???
@JarsonX (Comment 48) :
Way back when men were men and sheep were still scared.
Matfield TRY!!!!!!!!!!
Jirre….you gotta have MASSIVE hands to do that!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 49) : and sheep werent sexually abused
Conversion hits the upright.
Bulls 42 – 17 Chiefs
58min
aggregate – 59
Pretorius drops it as he reaches down to score it. NOT the first guy to do that.
What a mistake by Jaco Pretorius…drops the ball when over the line and no-one near him!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 54) :
Have a look at these fumbles OVER the line.
Olivier TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
Meisiekind playing great rugby.
Conversion missed
Bulls 47 – 17 Chiefs
67min
current margin 30
aggregate 64
@KSA Shark © (Comment 56) : 😆 😆 that London Irish one was so funny….tried the TV dive and totally burped it!!
@Villie (Comment 58) :
Has been all season.
@Villie (Comment 60) :
LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG run by SPIES to score a TRY!!!!!!!!!
EINA!! the Chiefs will say: NEVER AGAIN
@KSA Shark © (Comment 62) : We will have to have a beer at Kings Park next time we’re both back in SA.
Where in Durbs are you originally from?
@JarsonX (Comment 41) : and i was right 😛 😀
Conversion over
Bulls 54 – 17 Chiefs
72min
Aggregate 71
margin 37
@Villie (Comment 65) :
originally Dbn North as a kid but PTN as a teenager. Are you in Dbn between 8 june and 7 July? I am 🙂
Has Klempie gone now? He can’t handle seeing the Bulls win!! 😆
@JarsonX (Comment 66) : not yet 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 68) : I’m still trying to sort it…but finances are tight at the moment since I haven’t had much work this year. 😥
Where in Durban North?
@Villie (Comment 69) :
Hehehheheh He left early on already. 😆
@Villie (Comment 71) :
Red hill in the 1970’s
Moved to PTN in 1981 and have been there since. Did a stint in boading school in Kroonstad from 81-86.
Roussouw TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
@JarsonX (Comment 70) : now im right 😀
Converted
Bulls 61 – 17 Chiefs
79min
Aggregate – 78
margin – 44
Very well done Bulls!
FULL TIME
BULLS 61 – 17 CHIEFS
BULLS ARE 2009 SUPER 14 CHAMPIONS.
WELL DONE TO THE BULLS TEAM. YOU GUYS DESERVED THAT
Records set during this game.
Highest Aggregate Score in a Final – 78
Highest Winning Margin in a Final – 44
Higest score by a team in a Final – 61
The lions must have watched that and are thinking to themselves.
1) Thank Goodness we aren’t playing the Bulls on tour.
2) PLEASE don’t let there be any bulls in the Bok team.
And on top of this, The 7’s Boks have won the IRB 7s Series for the 1st time. 😎 😎
i dont think the chiefs will be proud, they are probably thinking, what the hell just happened
was there any SB picks this high
Wynand Olivier awarded Man Of The Match. 😎
well done bulle well done
@JarsonX (Comment 83) :
Top 4 SB picks
geraas Bulls 120
Jen Bulls 21
Maverick Bulls 20
Sandshark Bulls 17 (me)
@KSA Shark © (Comment 73) : Aah..my wife is from Redhill….Eastview Road.
I’m a BLUFF boy!!
So I presume Ludeke has now buried his ghosts from his season(s) at the Lions? 😉
did I at least win Superbru?
@Villie (Comment 87) :
Oh cool.
I am from Heronmere Road, very close to East view. 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 84) : Well deserved. he has certainly been the form 12 of the season
@robdylan (Comment 89) :
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@KSA Shark © (Comment 81) : Nice one boys!
Oh and let’s not forget, jarsonx is in the top 20 users. 😛
@KSA Shark © (Comment 94) : thank u, 😀 congrats robdylan
@KSA Shark © (Comment 92) : match fixing
@klempie (Comment 3) : LOL.
That was very funny.
I think the Chiefs now understand why they should be scared of Loftus!! What an awesome display of Rugby. Now for the boks, I would just pick the Bulls and let the other guys rest for the trinations 😉
@Whindy (Comment 98) : 🙂
@Big Fish (Comment 5) : I agree with you, but the only way to retain talent is to have a decent coach, which leads to success and if a team is successful, then you will have no reason to leave the team, but if you live with the constant promises of three year plans and not even a sniff off success, then like Jaco Pretorius, you will look to further your career elsewhere, even if it means taking a dip in salary, like he did. Springboks do not often come from teams that are not doing well, as they are not able to show their skills!!