Bulls haul themselves off the bottom

Bulls haul themselves off the bottom

22 Sep 2012

SIMON BORCHARDT saw the Blue Bulls survive a spirited second-half comeback from the Free State Cheetahs to win 34-30 at Loftus.

The Bulls have been ridiculed for being bottom of the Premier Division log in recent weeks, but that dubious distinction now belongs to the Cheetahs, who may well find themselves in a promotion-relegation play-off against the First Division champions.

The Bulls led 17-9 at the break thanks to four penalties from flyhalf Louis Fouché and a 13th-minute try to winger Sampie Mastriet. Cheetahs winger Nico Scheepers slotted three penalties to keep his side in the game.

The hosts extended their lead early in the second half when a sniping break from scrumhalf Jano Vermaak resulted in a first Currie Cup try for lock Franco Mostert. Fouché kicked the conversion and added a penalty soon after to make it 27-9.

But the Cheetahs hit back with a well-worked try from outside centre Raymond Rhule and the simplest of conversions from Scheepers, which was only awarded after being reviewed by the TMO. Scheepers then scored a try with 17 minutes to go to make it a six-point ball game.

However, the Bulls secured the win in the 75th minute when replacement loose forward CJ Stander planted the ball on the tryline, although loosehead prop Marcel van der Merwe earned the visitors a bonus point with a try of his own just before full-time.


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  • 1.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:02 pm

    do it bulls

    just do it

    do it like dragons

  • 2.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:12 pm

    Do the Bulls have any of their own talent coming through. Seems like most players come from broke back take mountain.

  • 3.Liewe Luiperd: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:13 pm

    Come on Cheetahs!

  • 4.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:17 pm

    illie Bierpens Wepener will and always will be a kak player! No matter how muchhis awb tjommies give him a chance.

  • 5.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:17 pm

    great break

    super finish

  • 6.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:18 pm

    I’m glad there’s so many coloured players else rugby in south Africa would be boring

  • 7.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:18 pm

    get your radar working louis

  • 8.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:19 pm

    forward pass from francois venter! cheating ****** refs!

  • 9.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:20 pm

    How many forward passes there?

  • 10.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:21 pm

    @6

    Ja. Coloureds can be very entertaining.

  • 11.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:22 pm

    White players are donkeys

  • 12.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:23 pm

    haha botha removing ratels headgear

  • 13.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:23 pm

    @10

    At least the last coloured Springbok coach had a better record than the new white one

  • 14.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:24 pm

    @Transformation-8:
    i say the tmo should have the power to intervene without needing the ref to ask.

  • 15.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:24 pm

    White players are vuil

  • 16.Liewe Luiperd: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:25 pm

    Ja coloured are a funny people.

    Very ennertuining to watch.

  • 17.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:26 pm

    Louis Fouche is another Morne. Only good for kicking.

  • 18.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:26 pm

    @Transformation-8:
    why no happiness?

    chin up buttercup

    you’re in the big league now

    dont sweat other peoples stuff

  • 19.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:26 pm

    Louis Fouche is another Morne. Only good for kicking

  • 20.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:27 pm

    White players get the most yellow cards..just saying

  • 21.Liewe Luiperd: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:29 pm

    Coloured players have more knives.

  • 22.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:29 pm

    White players shouldn’t try to run with the ball…kick like donkeys

  • 23.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:29 pm

    the stepping by rhule is good..

  • 24.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:29 pm

    klomp enkel buiters vanaand

  • 25.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:30 pm

    White players have more guns…genocide

  • 26.Liewe Luiperd: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:31 pm

    Coloured players have fewer teeth.

  • 27.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:32 pm

    very good use of the tmo

    but ref is doing daniller a moerse favour to let him second guess

  • 28.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:32 pm

    Hennie Daniller just cost is team cause he’s a donkey

  • 29.Hondo: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:33 pm

    Match turning into an entertaining farce of refereeing :-D

  • 30.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:33 pm

    What’s going on here

  • 31.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:34 pm

    Refereeing on point so far. No more Craig Joubert for the Bulls

  • 32.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:35 pm

    nothing wrong with the refereeing

    nothing

  • 33.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:35 pm

    Another penalty by a white player

  • 34.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:36 pm

    Louis Steyn taking the penalty

  • 35.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:38 pm

    Fokkof Hondo

  • 36.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:38 pm

    When Hondo stops I’ll stop

  • 37.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:39 pm

    Well done Reino. Would’ve been great bit for Brussouw

  • 38.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:40 pm

    no obstruction there

  • 39.Liewe Luiperd: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:41 pm

    big crowd at the game.

  • 40.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:41 pm

    White players look dumb with ball in hand

  • 41.Hondo: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:41 pm

    Is that Pro Legota’s bro?

  • 42.i_love_u_bakkiesbotha: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:42 pm

    brussow not looknig too sharp

    louw probably better

  • 43.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:42 pm

    Louis Fouche gives more points away

  • 44.Liewe Luiperd: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:42 pm

    Coloured players have more gangs.

  • 45.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:43 pm

    Coloured players have less players but score the most tries

  • 46.grant100: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:43 pm

    They should audit rastas bank account…

  • 47.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:44 pm

    JLP cut his hair

  • 48.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:44 pm

    They should audit Kevin de Klerk’s

  • 49.RugbyStudent: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:45 pm

    So far only the coloured player has scored a try. 3 out of 30 player s are coloured…just saying

  • 50.Liewe Luiperd: Reply to this comment
    22 Sep 2012, 17:46 pm

    There are more coloured players in jail than white players.

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