The Blue Bulls went down in a surprise defeat to the Sharks last week, can the Cheetahs do the same to them this week?
It seems as if there is rather a few people out there who think the cheetahs will be able to pull of “not so surprise” victory over the Blue Bulls. The Bulls slipped up last week and they won’t slip up again.
Ref: Pro Legoete
ARs: Quinton Immelman, Christie du Preez
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 17.05
Blue Bulls: 15 Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 John Mametsa, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Ruan Snyman, 8 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 7 Derick Kuün, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Fudge Mabeta, 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Gary Botha (captain), 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Juandré Kruger, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Danie Faasen, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Hayden Groepes.
Free State Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Snyman, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Corné Uys, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Louis Strydom, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Hendro Scholtz (captain), 5 Barend Pieterse, 4 Izak van der Westhuizen, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Kobus Calldo, 18 Waltie Vermeulen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tertius Carse, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 JW Jonker.
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I wonder if my FL will get back to where I was 🙁
Veltie can you hear me?
Try or no Try?
@Original Pierre (Comment 2) : 😛
I won’t be here for the 1st 10min.
got to cook the food
Whats the score?
uhm hello?
@flop (Comment 6) :
hello 😛
Bulls 10 – 3 Cheetahs
28min
JLP slots a PK from 12m inside the Cheetahs half for a high tackle.
Bulls 13 – 3 Cheetahs
33min
PK to Cheetahs for Bulls not releasing the tackler inside their 22.
Strydom slots it
Bulls 13 – 6 Cheetahs
35min
JLP slots a PK
Bulls 16 – 6 Cheetahs
37min
Strydom slots a PK on half time.
HALF TIME
Blue Bulls 16 – 9 Cheetahs
Seems most of us on SB know which way this result is going to go. 😉
Picks for Blue Bulls 35040 (84.85%)
Picks for Cheetahs 6183 (14.97%)
Picks for draw 73 (0.18%)
When was it that Hendro Scholtz was tipped as a Bok? he’s just been subbed off after 43minutes.
PK Cheetahs
Blue Bulls 16 – 12 Cheetahs
48min
Cheetahs pull off two EXCELLENT pod runs by their props each gaining 5m after getting the ball.
then the scrumhlaf decides to go on his own rather than use the next pod.
waiting for TMO decision.
Inconclusive, attacking scrum Cheetahs
Cheetahs over again
TMO pending.
grounded short.
Cheetahs attacking scrum again
Referee: That is an official warning now….
Botha: If we come frew da gate…
Referee: Nobody came through the gate there.
Cheetahs slot PK (cop out) 🙁
Blue Bulls 16 – 15 Cheetahs
56min
2nd half possesion
Cheetahs 68%
Bulls 32%
JLP misses a shot at goal.
Tackles made
Bulls 71
Cheetahs 47
Who scored the Bulls try?
Mametsa taken into touch 6m from the try line after some awesome play by the Bulls from deep in their own half.
@flop (Comment 24) :
Kuun
Bulls 10 phases on the Cheetahs line now
@KSA Shark © (Comment 26) : thanks
on the 13th phase they spread it wide and Watermeyer scores.
VERY lucky to score a try, he fubled a pass to one of the other Bulls and the Cheetahs let him go. he made use of the chance and scored.
JLP puts some reverse swing on the ball as it curls left and then swings right at the end to go over.
Blue Bulls 23 – 15 Cheetahs
66min
70 min
Blue Bulls 23 – 15 Cheetahs
I’ve got 8 FL tries thus far, 4 from my starting XV 😎
@Jarson (Comment 32) : 😎
Thus far 14 of my 15 starting XV players were on the winning side 😎 Go Bulls!
Juan Smith loses the ball forward 3m from the Bulls line
74min
@Jarson (Comment 34) :
Nice bonus coming your way.
76min
Cheetahs get PK inside Bulls 22.
One of the Bulls players seem to be lying on his stomach in a bit of pain.
Kuun, couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 36) : I lost 24 points due to a glitch(had 1 loose forward extra), I dropped from 7th to 14th 😥
77min
Cheetahs slot the PK
Blue Bulls 23 – 18 Cheetahs
MY margin is Bulls by 10. so far i’m JUST in with a MP.10
@Jarson (Comment 38) :
i’m an Admin, I saw the emails. 😆
Cheetahs 9 Phases now before finally kicking it out of their half.
Hooter has gone but there is PK advanatage to the Cheetahs
Bulls by 3!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 42) :
7 phases 5m out NEW advanatage. (remember the final warning)
11 phases 2m out
Cheetahs knock on.
Called back for PK
Cheetahs PK tap and go
Yet again PK advantage to the Cheetahs
82:23 on the clock
What happens in a draw, FL wise?
Skipper Badenhorst over in the corner.
Blue Bulls 23 – 18 Cheetahs – 5 Sharks
Sias Ebersohn kicking from the touchline to win the game.
@Jarson (Comment 48) :
not sure. I’m the LMS guy 😉
Ebersohn slots it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blue bulls 23 – 25 Cheetahs
bloodbath on LMS. 😆
Pathetic Bulls. I hate the fuckin Cheetahs!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 51) :
6 dead
2 lifelines lost
@Jarson (Comment 52) :
Dude you can’t dislike both teams. 😆
I feel for you. i’ve been hunting that Bonus for ages. 🙁
Missing out on the grand slam point again!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 54) : I like the Bulls compared to freestate dogshit 👿 . The 3rd consecutive week that the cheetahs screwed me over.
I cocked up the log 😳
We will fix it ASAP
Ah crap. There goes my gsp
@Jarson (Comment 56) :
screwed me out of a GSP on Superbru. 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 58) :
Dude i cocked up the log 😳
switched the scores around by accident. 🙂 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 59) : @robdylan (Comment 58) : And mine 👿 😥 😥
LMS after this week
92 teams entered the game:
50 still alive with a lifeline.
18 still alive with no lifeline.
24 out of the game.
@Jarson (Comment 61) :
Man you MUST be pissed
No Starting Xv victory bonus
No GSP
Ah, well – 🙁 ,but we’ll be back 😀
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 55) : Me too – I hate the Cheetahs
Ahhhhh. Satisfying result. 😎
@klempie (Comment 66) : Great game and I had the lack of insight to stay for a further five minutes, went to dinner after Juan Smith knocked on at the line, just shows you never give up… Great result for The Cheetahs and they are going into Saturdays game against us with more confidence, we HAVE to beat them, it is becoming ridiculous that they save their best for us, and we keep our worst for them… We need to beat them this CC season, we are a better team… I entrust we make use of the correct gameplan and entrust they players follow it. Would like to see a varied approach to The Cheetahs, more complete rugby, mixing it up between tactical kicks, piercing runs, good forward play and keep the ball away from the loosies with quick ball retention… Oh in the eye of the beholder… 🙄