The Bulls host the Force to start our evening double header.
The Bulls got their season off to a great start by beating the Stormers last week, and will look to retain that momentum before heading on their tour to Australia and New Zealand. A few injury enforced changes have resulted in starts for Arno Botha and Jacques Potgieter, and a potential debut for Sampie Mastriet on the wing and Jean Cook off the bench.
The Force have made a few changes themselves, after being on the wrong side of two results so far, by starting Sias Ebersohn. One has to expect the Bulls to get five points from this encounter.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane/Sampie Mastriet, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Jacques Potgieter, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Morne Mellett.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Jean Cook, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouche, 22 Jan Serfontein/Francois Venter
Force: 1. Pek Cowan,2. Nathan Charles,3. Salesi Ma’afu,4. Toby Lynn ,5. Hugh McMeniman,6. Angus Cottrell,7. Matt Hodgson (c),8. Richard Brown ,9. Alby Mathewson,10. Sias Ebersohn,11. Alfie Mafi,12. Kyle Godwin,13. Winston Stanley ,14. Nick Cummins,15. Will Tupou
Replacements : 16. Heath Tessmann,17. Tetera Faulkner,18. Sam Wykes,19. Ben McCalman,20. Chris Alcock,21. Mick Snowden,22. Jayden Hayward
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I’m really hoping the Bulls give the Force-less a hiding of note.
Just another team that does not deserve the right to waist so much money on plane tickets to partake in international sport.
The Bulls should take this one.
Nice to see the Bulls fans coming out in force to support their team. 🙄
Try Morne Steyn
Bulls 100-0 Wors
Missed
Bulls 5
Force 0
3min
Steyn hitting the gap and scoring 😯
Force defense must really be garbage 😆
Drop goal Eberson
Force 3
Bulls 5
10min
I just have the feeling that the Force is going to get rolled here tonight ,still early in the match though…
Bulls are playing well
Penalty Bulls
Bulls 8
Force 3
18min
All of a sudden …snore zzzz .
Big surprise
Penalty Eberson
Force 6
Bulls 8
27min
Sias going for 58m penalty attempt and over
Force 9
Bulls 8
30min
Penalty Steyn
Bulls 11
Force 9
33min
Try Basson
Finally ,well played Kirchner
No wait. The TMO calls them back. Forward pass. No try.
😆 why am I taking delight in that?
Jinne, this are treurig.
Penalty Bulls
Bulls 14
Force 9
Halftime
riveting viewing 🙄
Naas Ebersohn….
Oh my gosh this has been boring !Lets go Bulls
Cummins proving how poor Steyns defense is ,got targeted.
Bulls 19 -12 Wors
46min
19 – 19
48min
🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄
Skip passing the bane of Rugby 🙄 easy to read
van der Merwe gets taken out with a shoulder charge. No joke.
Oh my! 🙂
Go Wors! 😈
If the Wors win this I’m going to swallow a bug. 😆
@McLovin (Comment 30) : Hey friend. 😎
Wat nou Bulle?
Bulls 19 – 26 Force
56 mins.
I’m conflicted. If the Force win here, we’ll never hear the end of it from Cheeky.
@klempie (Comment 32) : ‘Sup young padawan. 🙂
@McLovin (Comment 36) : You ready for 7pm?
I’m willing to sacrifice my GSP on Superbru for a force win! 👿
@klempie (Comment 37) : Sphincter tensing on and off since early morning.
Force harassing the Bulls on defence.
@Pokkel (Comment 38) : Me ook. 😈
@McLovin (Comment 39) : I’m more like “Meh…”.
I was thinking about Plum’s close-your-eyes-and-kick strategy which reared it’s ugly head for the fourth season in a row last week, and I thought, “Maybe it’s cos of the humidity in Durban.”
But then I realised that doesn’t explain the away games… 😕
@klempie (Comment 42) : Either way I reckon it’s probably going to be a riller. Hartpille on standby.
Joel talking about flyhalves bowing down in front of forwards to allow them their desires… 😐
@klempie (Comment 44) : Looks like his time at WP wasn’t wasted after all.
Hmmmm…Jafta’s cocked that decision up.
Bulls 22 – 26 Force
68 mins
I picked the Bulls by 33…. 🙄 😆
@McLovin (Comment 45) :
Shit….Bulls maul over.
Bulls about to squeak home.
Bulls 29 – 26 Force
72 mins
Will the Bulls get a BP? Hope not. 😈
geez, Bulls are pretty kak this year
Basson broken. 😐
Apart from the try, the Force have disrupted the Bulls maul pretty well.
@klempie (Comment 55) : Mostly illegally though.
I am in a quandry… do I want the force to down the bulls and wreck my already wrecked superbru or do I want the bulls to win so I get the win on superbru…
Amazing defence by the Force but you feel they are going to crack.
They give away a penalty. 1 minute to go.
@klempie (Comment 58) : but it would be so nice to see them go down to the Farce.
@McLovin (Comment 56) : They seem to be going through the middle to me… 😕
@lostfish (Comment 60) : Won’t happen now sadly.
Bulls lose it forward. Siren goes. Time for one last Force scrum on their 5m line.
Well done Wors.
Got more out of the game than the Stormers. 🙄 😐 😥
Force line are strung out in their goal area.
Shit. Bulls free kick.
Looks like I spoke too soon. 🙄
Kruger gets the BP. Crap.
Welgedaan Bulle.
5 points, can’t get any more than that.
Joel is talking about the Bulls super comeback. It’s the FARCE Joel!!! The Kings beat them!!
Oh well, so over that. Go Sharks!