Brumbies boost a blow to Bulls
3 May 2006
The Bulls hopes of seeing the Brumbies stumble against the Highlanders this weekend have been dealt a huge blow.
Star centres Stirling Mortlock and Matt Giteau were confirmed as definite starters for the Brumbies as they aim to cement their spot in the top four.
The Bulls need the Brumbies to lose at least once, while they must defeat the Crusaders at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night and then travel to Cape Town for a crunch encounter against the Stormers at Newlands.
Mortlock, who has been battling a shoulder injury, and Giteau, suffering from chronic knee soreness, both pulled up fine on Wednesday after completing Brumbies training on Tuesday.
The all-clear for Mortlock and Giteau leaves only flyhalf Gene Fairbanks in doubt for a game the Brumbies must win to remain on track for a fifth finals appearance in six years.
The Brumbies seem to be hitting form at just the right time and are favourites to get a win over the under-performing Highlandrs outfit. They then face a potentially tricky last round game against the Crusaders in Christchurch.
While victory for the fourth-placed Brumbies over the Highlanders would keep alive their hopes of a home final, defeat would leave the two-time Super 12 champions vulnerable to falling behind the fifth-placed Bulls heading into the last round before the playoffs.
41 Comments
3 May 2006, 11:06 am
This is good news!
3 May 2006, 11:07 am
mmmmmmm
3 May 2006, 11:08 am
Stan , yes it is , bulls are playing for proud you said ysterday.
3 May 2006, 11:08 am
Stan, and why is this good news?
3 May 2006, 11:08 am
Yes, they were always gonna kill the Highlanders anyway. Maybe that injuries can come into play against the crusaders which is a game they HAVE TO lose
3 May 2006, 11:11 am
I dont want to hear any excuses afterwards.
3 May 2006, 11:13 am
Good point!! I like your thinking. Game on Friday night is going to be huge…
3 May 2006, 11:18 am
If we make it,good stuff.
If we dont, so be it.
We are going to bend them upfront, then run them to pieces.
3 May 2006, 11:22 am
Dink die Bulle gaan hom dalk deurtrek….Het hulle gat so baie die jaar gesien en ek dink die moraal was maar laag, maar ek dink die vertroue in hulself is besig om terug tekom. Dalk te laat en net ons eie donnerse skuld, maar as ons dalk die semi’s haal gaan dit anders wees as laas jaar. Mark my words
3 May 2006, 11:33 am
Bulls are going to loose all there remaining games , sorry guys. Bulls are tired , and Crusaders are on a mission , stormers will play there hearts out in a weeks time.
3 May 2006, 11:38 am
Tired of what Andre_wp, They haven’t realy done anything this year so far…Except for 40 minutes against the Sharks. Maybe they’ll start playing now. I hope…..
3 May 2006, 11:41 am
Stan , how can you run them to pieces when you play a 8 (not even 10) man game
3 May 2006, 11:42 am
If the Bulls win this weekend with a bonus point they are almost assured a spot in the semi’s.
The fifth placed team will be the loser between the Crusaders and Brumbies next week
3 May 2006, 11:43 am
gavin did you even see the last 3 weeks of Bulls rugby?
No I didn’t think so
3 May 2006, 11:46 am
Stan the man! You make me laugh.
Congrats on a good game on Saturday boet.
3 May 2006, 11:46 am
Gavin, when last did you watch a Bulls game boet?
You are living in the past….
3 May 2006, 11:48 am
Blouste
I had high hopes for the bulls this year , our best team in the competition. But i can’t see how they going to beat the crusaders and even if they do beat them they still not going to make it into the semi’s. Did you see how they played on Saturday. Don’t think they can do it two weekends in a row. There bodies must still be sore after the Sharks game. They going to play good rugby in the first half than they going to go down in the second half
3 May 2006, 11:51 am
It is very hard to believe that the bulls will make it to semis. Unfortunately TMO and Red’s game will hunt bulls. Besides I would also like to ask if Meyers decision to stick with derrik at 10 and Cronje at 8 have cost us as mich.
3 May 2006, 11:51 am
Andre,
Ons het hulle verlede jaar gewen en ons kan weer.
As die WP dit kan doen kan ons ook.
Hule grootste fout is dat hulle ons onderskat.
TS, Thanks.
3 May 2006, 11:53 am
Well we have to see. One thing is for sure they FCUKED up a potentially very good S 14 for themselves. They came back last year though in the final straight, hope they can manage the same now. Remember & games in a row win. If they can pull that same **** now they’ll be champs. What a dream……….
3 May 2006, 11:55 am
Sorry should read & = 7
7 games in a row
3 May 2006, 12:01 pm
Het op die ander thread ok gevra. Hoe voel julle ouens oor Vrydae aand werdstryde van die Bulle? Ek voel ons doen beter op saterdae. Het iemand stats hieroor?
3 May 2006, 12:02 pm
Well i will be watching the game and we will all stand behind the Bulls.
Stan , ek dink Manuels het julle die semis gekos die jaar.
3 May 2006, 12:03 pm
Supa , het nie stats nie maar **** jou.
Een voordeel is egter as ons wen op ‘n Vrydag het ons langer om te celebrate !!!!!!!
3 May 2006, 12:07 pm
Was die hurricanes, brumbies en blues games (wat ons verloor het) nie almal op n vrydagaand nie?
3 May 2006, 12:08 pm
Andre,
Ja, die breindood bliksem het ons gekos, maar daar was ander wedstryde wat ons moes gewen het.
3 May 2006, 12:17 pm
Stan
Ek hoop Manuels gaan die naweek se game blaas tussen die Bulls en Saders
3 May 2006, 12:18 pm
Bedoel ****
3 May 2006, 12:19 pm
Andre_wp ,is jy ****** mal?
3 May 2006, 12:29 pm
Blouste
Hoekom nie ? is hy bang vir die loftus ondersteuners
3 May 2006, 12:31 pm
As hulle hom eers ‘n halfuur voor dir game in die pawiljoen laat rond beweeg, miskien ja, dan kan hy blaas
3 May 2006, 12:58 pm
Stan: specially for you…
What do you call a TATA will dual exhausts…
A wheelbarrow.
3 May 2006, 13:29 pm
Kitty,
LMFGA!
3 May 2006, 13:34 pm
3 May 2006, 14:18 pm
Brumbies coming good in their sneaky way, fancy them to lift their game enough to win.
The Bulls should be in the top four. The reason why they’re not is because they didn’t take their chances when they should have.
I also think HM regularly gets his selections, game plan and substitutions wrong. I’d love to see Rassie as Bulss head coach, then I’d bet on their winning the S14.
Strange thing about the Bulls, I was watching a rerun of the Sharks game last night and I reckon the key to their on / off performances and poor overseas results is that they’re too passionate. Seriously, they seem to lack composure at times, let alone concentration. They seem to need the hype of their fortress Loftus to play well, hence they look a little lost away from home. The drivel around horings, Loftus song and Steve Hofmeyer should have more impact on the fans than the players.
3 May 2006, 14:46 pm
LMFA Stan # 8 “run them to pieces”???
Wat snuif jy? Wim?
The bulls backline can’t even run Grey’s first team to pieces. Too used to playing next to Derek (wannabe Naas Mk II) Hougaard.
3 May 2006, 16:31 pm
I fancy a draw between the Brumbies and Highlanders.
3 May 2006, 17:47 pm
I’ll bet you that the bulls management are tearing their hair out right now about old Linston Manuels. If that DOOO$ knew his rules, we would almost definetly be in the semis…
3 May 2006, 21:17 pm
And yet the same crappy anit bulls posts lol, The bulls are the best SA side they play the game that works for them, so for a comment like Gavins they play 8 man rugbym is just a stupid Doos comment
4 May 2006, 06:15 am
Bulls; next season focus on what you can do ON the feild for 80 minutes, rather than on refs decisions, or other teams injuries and then maybe the season will not come down to “what if’s” if “if only” hindsights
4 May 2006, 09:50 am
ha! what are the Bull supporters getting upset about today? The fact that gavin made a good point? If Bakkies hadn’t been playing center most of the time he was on the field those two tries would never had happened.
Now they’ve even dropped Bryan because he hardly sees the ball with the exception of an intercept once in a while
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