Sharks bullied in main match
28 Jan 2006
Heyneke Meyer’s first-choice Bulls side beat the Sharks 17-3 in the second warm-up match at Sun City, after leading 14-0 at half-time.
Bok lock Bakkies Botha scored the only try of the match early in the first half, with flyhalf Derick Hougaard adding another four penalties.
All three kickers had an off day with the boot, with Hougaard succeeding with three from five (and missing two drop goals in the first five minutes), Percy Montgomery one from three, and Ruan Pienaar missing his only attempt at goal from 50m out.
While Meyer will be satisfied by the way his side cruised to victory, he will be stressing over hooker Gary Botha, who left the field with a knee injury early in the game.
The Bulls played their usual physical brand of rugby, by taking charge up front and spreading the ball wide after sucking in the Sharks forwards. They also dominated the rucks and were rewarded with several penalties from referee Tappe Henning.
Botha ruled supreme in the line-outs (although AJ Venter did manage to steal one throw), while Danie Rossouw bashed it up whenever he could.
For the Sharks, JP Pietersen had another blinder in the No 15 jersey. He almost scored just before half-time when he broke the Bulls defence and kicked ahead, but he couldn’t regather the ball before the tryline.
Pietersen’s cousin, right wing Dusty Noble, also did his Super 14 chances no harm, while Montgomery was solid at flyhalf. Free State import Andries Strauss threatened the Bulls defence throughout the game, with his midfield partner Gcobani Bobo showing touches of the form that made him a Springbok.
Sharks coach Dick Muir was satisfied with the way his two sides played on the day.
“The matches were exactly what we expected,” he said. “I was very pleased with the depth of talent we saw on show. The Bulls have the most depth in the country, so for us to win that first game was a great achievement. I actually felt we could have won it by a bigger margin. I was a bit worried about our depth in the backs, but the younger guys came through brilliantly.”
Muir was equally satisfied with the Sharks’ effort in the 5pm game, even though the result went against them.
“I was very happy with our defence and thought we did some good things on attack,” he said. “We were probably guilty of not taking the chances that came our way and that’s something we’ll have to work on.
“JP [Pietersen] showed some great flair at fullback, while Monty did a good job at flyhalf. However, there were times when Monty was caught in two minds and didn’t know whether to pass or kick. But I have no doubt he will do a great job for us in the Super 14.”
Scorers:
Bulls – Try: Bakkies Botha. Penalty: Derick Hougaard (4).
Sharks – Penalty: Percy Montgomery.
Teams:
Sharks:
15 JP Pietersen, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Gcobani Bobo, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Brett Hennessey, 10 Percy Montgomery, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Jacques Botes, 7 Nico Breedt, 6 Warren Britz, 5 Albert van den Berg, 4 AJ Venter (c), 3 Brent Moyle, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Deon Carstens.
Bulls:
15 Johan Roets, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JP Nel, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Derick Hougaard, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Jacques Cronje, 7 Johan Wasserman, 6 Danie Rossouw, 5 Francois van Schouwenburg, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Andries Human, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Jaco Engels
26 Comments
28 Jan 2006, 17:56 pm
ai fok
daar kom die captains curse weer
28 Jan 2006, 18:02 pm
Maak die bulle almal kapteine.
28 Jan 2006, 18:02 pm
ons moet sonder ‘n kaptein begin speel om die curse te breek
28 Jan 2006, 18:03 pm
Bakkies is handing out “pakslae”
28 Jan 2006, 18:04 pm
Grrrr,
ons spelers bly darem uit die tronk uit.
28 Jan 2006, 18:04 pm
Don’t start…
28 Jan 2006, 18:05 pm
Dis nag… Ons speel al klaar k@k en nou gaan ons first choice flyhalf se brein op ‘n ander plek wees…
28 Jan 2006, 18:07 pm
Keg
Maar julle spelers is frieken lelik, en dom en sommer alles…
28 Jan 2006, 18:09 pm
wonder watter span ondersteun die speedcop wat ‘n springbok sal arresteer?
Seker nie ‘n rugbykyker nie – moerig oor bafana se kak spel
28 Jan 2006, 18:10 pm
en jorrie is een van julle spelers grrrr
28 Jan 2006, 18:19 pm
Andre Pretorius se favourite show – Prison Break!! heheheheh
28 Jan 2006, 18:22 pm
en sy favourite song:
jailhouse rock
28 Jan 2006, 18:23 pm
17-3 beide spanne se disipline lol vandag. wonder wat is die strafskoptelling
28 Jan 2006, 18:27 pm
Actually it’s Jorrie who sings to Gus ” I’ll get stuck in a small room with you, anyday”
28 Jan 2006, 18:29 pm
Stormers vs spears 0-0 na 18min
28 Jan 2006, 18:29 pm
GO SPEARS!!!
28 Jan 2006, 18:45 pm
on that report, it looks good for the tjarkies
28 Jan 2006, 19:05 pm
Who replaced Gary Botha, and does this elevate young Chiliboy to the starting XV now?
28 Jan 2006, 19:08 pm
I’m satisfied
I can be a proud Sharks supporter today
28 Jan 2006, 19:21 pm
cheetahs to win the super 14!!!!!!!!!!!!
28 Jan 2006, 19:28 pm
PA
En julle het vir Gus en Up and Under.
28 Jan 2006, 19:30 pm
gus is nie in ons groep nie, jorrie is n “sleutel speler” vir julle!!!
hel hy gaan miskien nog op loskakel uitdraf – watch this space!
28 Jan 2006, 19:32 pm
Ok, fine. Wat van Up and Under?? King Jorrie rocks!
28 Jan 2006, 19:36 pm
Normal service has resumed it seems.
30 Jan 2006, 07:48 am
What is with you muppits, you cant even respond to a POSTING correctly. This blod is talking about the SHARKS V BULLS game & I cant recall Jorrie muller playing for either team.
Get with it and report on the blog — stay with the program & make this interesting — eish
30 Jan 2006, 09:22 am
Jeez ktb ur a serial moaner this is rugby thread if u want to moan go to some womans blog this is the second article u have moaned bru.
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