Basics cost Blues

Basics cost Blues

11 Mar 2013

RICHARD FERGUSON updates keo.co.za followers of the latest Super Rugby news from New Zealand.

Basics cost Blues

All the momentum the Blues got from their start to the season has been lost after their shock defeat to the Bulls on Sunday.

The Bulls overpowered the Blues at the breakdowns, an arm-wrestle of a game that the Blues were never going to win. Once they loosened up though, basic errors cost them and they simply could not get into the match.

John Kirwan accepted responsibility for the inconsistent preparations with mixed training sessions in the week leading up to the match. Kirwan was disappointed that his team did not play the way they trained.

Rutledge switches allegiances

Out of contract hooker Jason Rutledge, has been called up to the injury ravaged Hurricanes squad.

The 35 year old hooker, previously with the Highlanders, has been called up due to injuries to Dane Coles and Matu Matu’u. Both players were injured in the Canes’ win over the Crusaders on Friday.

Coles has an ankle sprain while Matu’u has a shoulder injury.


25 Comments

  • 1.dWeePer: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 08:24 am

    Pressure is the name of the game.
    Basic errors come from pressure.
    The Bulls applied the pressure.
    The Blues made the basic errors.
    The better team won, there should not be any complaints.

  • 2.grant10: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 08:25 am

    best Bulls pefrformance I have seen in a long while…..total rugby…love it….M Steyn taking is a lot flatter and making good distribution decisions….Spies showing menace…..Flippie growing as a player and Steggmann doing his thing….really great to see.

  • 3.mark_keohane: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 09:11 am

    Basics cost Blues http://t.co/zG5ewDuTMl via @sharethis latest Sup Rugby news from New Zealand

  • 4.Brads: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 09:16 am

    Just desserts for the Blues.

    How bloody arrogant were we in making all those changes, simply because they had been planned as part of the season strategy.

    The Bulls were magnificent, the Blues were somewhere else.

  • 5.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 09:21 am

    Not doing the basics properly is the cause of most teams falling short.

  • 6.Brads: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 09:37 am

    @stormer in a teacup-4:
    Never a truer word said.

  • 7.shooter: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 11:25 am

    Totally disagree with this…….. Bulls just klapped them and they underestimated the Bulls, overestimated their own ability to just pitch up and walk away with 4 (or 5) points.
    What were they thinking! Hopefully the Crusaders will see this as a shock defeat and upset too….
    Actually, Crusaders were so-so until now, even then, the Bulls will into this weekend as slight underdogs still…… just how we laaik it

  • 8.blueboy: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 14:46 pm

    That was one of the best away performances by the bulls for a long time,the forwards battered the blues and the backs defended well(apart from kircheners stupid tackle on ranger),you cannot tackle a player like ranger like that and expect to stop him,he had to tackle much lower as he could have hurt himself.I dont care what people say about olivier to me he is still a good inside centre and he deos his job in the team,and he always gives 100%,spies played like we know he can play,and is without a doubt the best No8 in sa super rugby.That young prop mellet continues to impress in his 1st season of super rugby,ans he does not give away the amount of penalties greyling does.All in all a very satisfying performance.

  • 9.Lang Giel: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 16:35 pm

    Bulls shouldn’t gloat. Blues had an off-day. Bulls had the same experience last year at Loftus. After that the Blues got murdered by all and sundry.

  • 10.Lang Giel: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 16:40 pm

    Kirchner is soooo over-rated! At best a club fullback.

  • 11.@whistle@blower@: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 16:56 pm

    @Lang Giel-10:

    Kirchner not spectacular, but safe.

  • 12.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 23:13 pm

    Kirwan should take full responsibility.
    What was it…. 6 changes to a winning formula/team and expected to win?
    We all know Bulls have never won there up to that game…i am hoping Kirwan was not looking at history.

  • 13.whatthe: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 23:19 pm

    @Hurricane-12:

    Fire the coach, blame the ref, kick the weatherman in the arse, check the arrivals for Suzie…………….

  • 14.whatthe: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 23:20 pm

    @@whistle@blower@-11:

    Kirshner can’t tackle for sh it! Ranger made him his b itch!

  • 15.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    11 Mar 2013, 23:57 pm

    @whatthe-13:
    Lucky for you we don’t thoroughly check arrivals.
    Still dont know how you got into our country

  • 16.whatthe: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 00:23 am

    @Hurricane-15:

    How did you get in? By boat?

  • 17.whatthe: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 00:24 am

    Got in cause the gene pool need help as well as the IQ ratings

    You f ukkc ers were going nowhere………..

  • 18.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 00:29 am

    @whatthe-16:
    Maybe…still been here longer than you.

    @whatthe-17:
    Nope you got in cos our screening of new arrivals is pi$$ poor.

  • 19.whatthe: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 02:28 am

    @Hurricane-18:

    Yeah yeah, us Saffa’s have had to fix alot of things here since we arrived, the place was run down and in need of a boost, quality of Doctors and nurses, banking, marketing, audit services etc just to name a few areas……… :)

  • 20.the curse: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 03:01 am

    haha look at whatever being an adult again

    what a complete tosser.

    seems only saffas can fin excuses huh? travel disadvantage, Anzac reffing conspiracy etc etc etc. keep going you dumb hypocrite

    you are worse then those you try to correct

    lmfao. what a complete window licking fool

  • 21.the curse: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 03:05 am

    being on the dole is not helping the country whatever. building gated communities on the north shore is also not helping
    trying to relive the regime of your past is not helping the cointry hitler. oops I meant whatever

  • 22.whatthe: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 04:05 am

    @the curse-20:

    and in walks the cockroach fresh from the rounds………..

    fuked yourself yet?

  • 23.stormer in a teacup: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 08:57 am

    You guys need to get a room. Preferably one with padded walls. Two expats arguing over which is the best country left behind. Don’t that just beat all?

  • 24.FrenklyMuDeah: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 09:09 am

    Kirchner missed a tackle, Ranger at full speed with space to step in or out. almost an impossible task, take him low and momentum would’ve carried him over. It was a great try by Blues, created space and Kirchner ended as scapegoat. agree he is not world class fullback but looking at games last week was the best we had on offer. Joe gifted try to Chiefs with knock on from kick-off, didn’t add too much on attack. Sharks didn’t (couldn’t) use fullback on attack. Zane was involved in two of Bulls tries and got knocked over by world class wing playing some of the best rugby in his career. Not many players in the world would’ve stopped Ranger in that position,

  • 25.Brads: Reply to this comment
    12 Mar 2013, 09:19 am

    @stormer in a teacup-23:
    :-)

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