Bulls batter Sharks

Bulls batter Sharks

25 Aug 2012

SIMON BORCHARDT reports on the Blue Bulls’ 42-31 win against the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld.

The Bulls had been badly affected by flu during the week, but the 22 that made it on to the field more than did the job. Flyhalf Louis Fouché contributed 27 points with the boot, with nine successful attempts out of nine, while flanker CJ Stander was impressive with ball in hand. The only disappointment, from the hosts’ point of view, was that they weren’t able to get the bonus point for four tries in the final 10 minutes of the game.

Two penalties from Fouché gave the Bulls a 6-0 lead as they aimed to spread the ball wide in the opening quarter (the Sharks were forced to make 21 tackles, and missed five).

But the visitors edged in front when an up and under from flyhalf Riaan Viljoen saw fullback Louis Ludik regain possession near the Bulls’ 22 and offload to Steven Sykes. The second rower was brought to ground just before the line but gave the try-scoring pass to flanker Jean Deysel.

Fouché made it 9-8 soon after with his third penalty and then slotted a 53m drop goal.

The Sharks then regained the lead when scrumhalf Charl McLeod scored on the stroke of half-time. The TMO ruled that the final pass, from Sykes, had not gone forward, although the Loftus crowd obviously disagreed.

Fouché kicked another two penalties early in the second half and Viljoen one, before the Bulls extended their lead to eight points with a long-range try that saw winger Akona Ndungane put Stander away.

The Sharks struck back immediately through centre Marius Joubert, but Fouché’s sixth penalty and tries to replacement loose forward Arno Botha (after another strong run from Stander) and inside centre Francois Venter put the result beyond doubt.

While the Bulls couldn’t get the bonus-point try the Sharks did, when Akona Ndungane scored after the full-time hooter.


149 Comments

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  • 1.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:08 pm

    Mcleod has been useless so far

  • 2.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:12 pm

    sadie is pants

  • 3.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:14 pm

    @sharks_lover-1: The fullstrength Sharks has some kak players like McCloed and…. That’s it.

    Maybe Jannie but by SA standard he’s good. I thought those no-name brand locks would be kak but they work bloody hard.

    Oh and of course Pat Bieber is average ;)

  • 4.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:17 pm

    Sadie is pants?

    What does that mean

  • 5.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:18 pm

    Nice to see Sadie back at this level- he is too good a player to be written off, I have no doubt he will be a contender for higher honours some time in future again.

  • 6.nama1: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:18 pm

    @sharks_lover-1:
    But you Banana boys wanted him in the Bok team just a few weeks ago,

  • 7.Winesy83: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:19 pm

    any links? vip only has one and I can’t get it working

  • 8.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:21 pm

    @nama1-6: Not gonna respond to that kinbd of rubbish anymore as i know it aint true, what what ever tickles you fancy

  • 9.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:22 pm

    Sharks making to many mistakes

  • 10.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:23 pm

    sadie is still pants

  • 11.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:24 pm

    @Dawn-4:
    not good

  • 12.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:25 pm

    tryyyyyyy Deysel

  • 13.cab: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:25 pm

    Saarks r getting drilled – this could get bad

    oops typo

  • 14.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:25 pm

    @Dawn-4:
    dont know where i got it.
    think i picked it up here.

  • 15.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:27 pm

    The Steenkamp brothers are journeymen in the true Cobus Grobbelaar tradition.

  • 16.TASSIES: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:28 pm

    I wish I knew what you guys were talking about. I’ll accept the resultant slagging off.

  • 17.cab: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:28 pm

    Oh sit – thought I’d managed to piss the racists and non-racists off in equal quantites – saarks back innit

  • 18.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:28 pm

    @Dawn-4:
    It means Sponge Bob Square pants

  • 19.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:28 pm

    mcloed is long pants

  • 20.TASSIES: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:29 pm

    @cab-13: Ash commentating again?

  • 21.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:30 pm

    @i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-19:
    Sounds like and Indian Chief Mcloadlongpants

  • 22.cab: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:31 pm

    20 tassietas – one of the greatest – pity about his injury that bugger in his peak was the best winger in the world – and jakey was deadright about that

  • 23.TASSIES: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:32 pm

    @cab-17: its Ashwin

  • 24.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:32 pm

    Bulls playing much better today. Just the Sharks luck….

  • 25.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:33 pm

    how very kiwi

  • 26.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:33 pm

    @Winesy83-7:
    Yeah Vip is not working
    Did you find another link?

  • 27.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:33 pm

    gawd i hope this doesn’t creep into the game locally

  • 28.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:35 pm

    @CoachPete-26: cricfree.tv/sky-sports-4.php

  • 29.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:35 pm

    @CoachPete-21:
    haha

  • 30.grant100: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:36 pm

    Paul jordaan high on durban poison

  • 31.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:36 pm

    @Dusky-28:
    Thanks

  • 32.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:36 pm

    @CoachPete-26: Sky actually lost their picture but it is back. So VIP is probably working again.

  • 33.cab: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:37 pm

    Bakkies se groet koeksister – I hope gawd doesn’t creep into your game lately

  • 34.TASSIES: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:40 pm

    @cab-22: well I dunno about the greatest but certainly one to remember. I enjoy his new public persona. I think he presents himself bloody well.

  • 35.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:41 pm

    this is winning rugby

  • 36.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:42 pm

    @Dusky-32:
    Ok cause i never did get a picture on your other link
    Where are you?

  • 37.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:43 pm

    @cab-33:
    blocking and obstructive running is cowardly
    why do it?

  • 38.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:44 pm

    drop goals from deep is certainly a tactic i hope the boks will utilise in the anzac games.

    demoralises

  • 39.Dusky: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:45 pm

    @CoachPete-36: Norway. You ?

  • 40.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:45 pm

    Forward?

  • 41.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:47 pm

    Republic of California

  • 42.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:47 pm

    and this folks is a very poor use of the new tmo extended law regulations.

  • 43.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:48 pm

    absolute shameful by the tmo

  • 44.cab: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:48 pm

    34 tassies – for 1 year he was the best wing in the world easily

  • 45.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:48 pm

    Sharks were very lucky- first obstructive running missed by the ref and then a very lucky TMO call on the forward pass. But thats how it goes, if it is your day then it’s your day.

  • 46.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:50 pm

    we lucky with that try, surely a forward pass???

  • 47.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:51 pm

    @Robzim-45:
    it disgusts me that they’ve picked up the blocking habit from the kiwis.
    i blame the coach.

  • 48.grant100: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:51 pm

    Tmo is correct…. It did NOT go forward out of the hands… Only afterwards…. Saw the same today with nz games…. 4 or 5 times…. Its not forward pass per the rules

  • 49.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:51 pm

    @sharks_lover-46:
    Thought so to

  • 50.grant100: Reply to this comment
    25 Aug 2012, 19:52 pm

    If they start calling that forward, nz will never score any tries

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