Bulls butter-up Kaplan
The Vodacom Blue Bulls insist they have no problem with Jonathan Kaplan blowing the Absa Currie Cup final in Bloemfontein.
Kaplan was blamed by many in Bulls circles for costing them last year’s final at Loftus. While a number of his decisions were questioned after the game, it was his yellow card against Bryan Habana that received the most attention. The Cheetahs fought their way back into the game while the winger was off the field, going on to lift the trophy.
Predictably, however, the Bulls say they are pleased with Kaplan’s appointment for the rematch in Bloem.
Kaplan will be assisted along the touchlines by the two referees who handled the two semi-finals, Marius Jonker and JC Fortuin. Shaun Veldsman will be the TMO.
“Kaplan has been our referee only once this year [against the Pumas] and we spoke to him beforehand and have a good relationship with him,” Bulls coach Pote Human told the Pretoria News on Tuesday. “He is South Africa’s No 1 referee and we simply need to ensure our discipline is right on the day. After all, he can only ref what he sees on the field.”
October 10th, 2006 at 9:12 am
David
i agree with you but……do you see all the other things going on….or is it that it has been said for so long that the bulls play dirty that no one sees what really is going on…….just do one thing for me..when you watch the final….keep an eye on the other players and not just the bulls and then we talk again…..keep a close eye on the blond number 8 of the cheetahs…and then we talk again on monday
October 10th, 2006 at 9:13 am
Leon Schuster geniet die Vrystaat se gasvryheid. Loftus like hom nie.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:15 am
Blueblood – contary to your blue tinted opinion Kaplan is a dam good ref. PA – says best in the country i would say probably best in the world IMO.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:18 am
kir 100 LMFAO!
Classic!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:19 am
ig- better than fortuin? no u can’t be serious! fortuin as a ref is like tiger woods as a golfer or roger federer as a tennis player. watching fortuin ref is like watching picasso painting or mozart on the piano
October 10th, 2006 at 9:21 am
#105 kir – Johnny has just a bit more panache, hence he gets the nod ahead of JC.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:21 am
PA , It all depends on “smaak” ,
I like a ref that communicates better than Kaplan. He sometimes would let players carry on and then award penalties without saying a thing .
Other refs would communicate -coach players all the time.
But maybe he’s right players should know the rules.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:22 am
An upset every now and then is inevitable…
Me thinks the record books will be set straight again this year…
October 10th, 2006 at 9:22 am
Ek dink ons moet almal die een van Leon Schuster/Don Clarke vandag leer, sodat ons almal Saterdag lekker kan saamsing.
Vers 1:
Jy-eyyy! Jy in die Cheetah trui
Jy laat my lekker kry as jy
Verby die flou bul sny
Check’ie Cheetah hol.
Ons gaan jou mielie rol.
Ons gaan jou bloed laat sweet tot jy…
Van die vloer af vreet.
CHORUS:
Hie kommie Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Hoekatjakka Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Alle manne Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Alles innie kol as daai Cheetah hol(x2)
October 10th, 2006 at 9:23 am
Vers 2:
Heyyy-eeey! Ons gaan die WP ry
Die Sharks se finne sny lat hy
Op die groen gras gly
Check hie’ kom ‘n ding, en Loftus sing
Vannie ou Blou Bul ma hul
Is maar ’n blerrie vrot spul
CHORUS:
Hie kommie Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Hoekatjakka Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Alle manne Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Alles innie kol as daai Cheetah hol(x2)
October 10th, 2006 at 9:23 am
Vers 3:
En my kop raak mal as daai Cheetah nael
En sy kolle word een in die losgemaal
En sy middel raak dun soos Madonna s’n
En daai streep bo sy bek
Maak jou vreesbevrek
Jy kan O,jy kan P,jy kamma WP
Maar die Cheetah gaan sy stert
Aan jou afvee
Jy’t ‚n hangbakkies. J’t ‚n langbakkies
En die Cheetah gaan die Leeu
Nou toe akkies!
Ooooo Oooooo…..
CHORUS:
Hie kommie Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Hoekatjakka Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Alle manne Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Alles innie kol as daai Cheetah hol(x2)
October 10th, 2006 at 9:24 am
Vers 4:
Jy-eyyy! Jy in die Cheetah trui
Jy laat my lekker kry as jy
Verby die flou bul sny
Check’ie Cheetah hol.
Ons gaan jou mielie rol.
Ons gaan jou bloed laat sweet tot jy…
Van die vloer af vreet.
CHORUS:
Hie kommie Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Hoekatjakka Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Alle manne Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah
Alles innie kol as daai Cheetah hol(x2)
Alles innie kol
As daai Cheetah hol!
Alles innie kol
As daai Cheetah hol!
Alles innie kol
As daai Cheetah hol!
Vrystaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!!!!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:24 am
julle manne gaan aan oor die blou bul song maar kyk nou die K@K wat staat nou net gepost het….dankie staat ek lag my gat af!!!!!!!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:24 am
CapeBull,
I guess it is preference – personally I hate it when refs coach players.
How many times do you need to tell a Richie McCaw: “hands off, hands off, ruck, hands off, han….”
October 10th, 2006 at 9:25 am
Lank laas in Bloem gaan rugby kyk.
Sê my ,kuier die ouens darem nog na die game as hulle so ‘n grote verloor het?
October 10th, 2006 at 9:25 am
Well I am not too worried about Kaplan this Saturday because I have been watching Gary Botha on the field. He communicates quite a lot with the ref and I don’t think he will be so nice just to stand back and take it. (If he is captain it has to be said).
What happened last year is history. The Currie Cup needs to be won again on Saturday. New year, new final and hopefully a new outcome!!!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:26 am
PA (post98).
“Kaplan is the best Ref in SA”
correction.
He is the best in the World.
-decisive.
-lets game flow wherever possible.
-Internationally, hugely admired.
-communicates with players concisely and clearly.
-fit.
-fair.
-takes no nonsense.
What more could you want?
October 10th, 2006 at 9:26 am
As I have said even before knowing who’s going to handle the whistle, the Cheetahs, or any other SA team, haven’t got a chance unless we get international refs or Jonathan Kaplan.
It may make a couple of Bulls fans a bit hot under the collor, but the sad fact of the matter is that the SA refs are to scared to penalise the Bulls for the dirty mofo’s they are.
There is no need to explain this just go and watch ANY of their games (objectively) against all the bigger unions.
*Punching
*Joining the ruck with a leading fist
*Joining the Ruck with a leading shoulder
*Off the ball incidents:
-Watch their reactions after each and every Cheetah try 2 weeks ago
-Pushing players faces into the ground.
-Overrobust tackling after the ball has crossed the touchline…….
The list goes on….
Having said that, I believe they can beat the Cheetahs, unfortunately Kaplan will have them playing with 14 men for large parts of the game.
I hope they clean up their act and keep it clean so I can waste my time with issues that really matter.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:26 am
Steyn , ek sing saam op Loftus.
Toe jong sluk jou trots.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:26 am
howzit Steyn
Ja ek het gesien , ek het nie eens myne aangehad nie. Mos laasweek al gese WP sal nie teen julle kan wen nie. Julle sal Saterdag alles moet insit om daai Cheetha’s intoom te hou. Gaan ‘n goeie game wees.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:27 am
AS for cards, here is the totals so-far:
Valke: 1 x Red / 9 x Yellow
Sharks: 7 x Yellow
Pumas: 7 x Yellow
Bulls: 6 x Yellow
Griquas: 6 x Yellow
Lions: 4 x Yellow
Cheetahs: 4 x Yellow
Province: 3 x Yellow
Source: SA Rugby
October 10th, 2006 at 9:27 am
# 116
Well said.
Hope Frikkie Welsh comes nowhere near the team
October 10th, 2006 at 9:29 am
# 122
Thanks PA
So now you guys can see who the so called dirty teams are hey….
October 10th, 2006 at 9:30 am
Andre
Die naweek gaan groot wees kan nie meer wag nie……….soos ons se NOU DIE BLOU
Staat
Ek weet nie hoe om my trots te sluk nie!!!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:31 am
The yellow cards stats prove virtually nothing, all it proves is that the teams are as incompetant at hiding their foul play as they are at playing rugby.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:32 am
Steyn.
OK ek lieg ook.
Ek “lip sync” net!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:32 am
Steuntjie…julle het reeds verloor…as ek aflei van die ondersteuners se kommentaar…
October 10th, 2006 at 9:33 am
LMAO @ Staat
ja buddie…dit gaan lekker wees die naweek……
Dis lekker om n bul te wees
October 10th, 2006 at 9:33 am
Blouste,
Pleasure, but do not get too excited.
Pumas and Valke’s yellows are largely due to repeated infringements and slowing the ball down because they are outgunned so many times.
Sharks and the other big boys is more for professional fouls and off the ball stuff.
If it was not for JP Nel, the Bulls cards would have been 3…
October 10th, 2006 at 9:34 am
folanke
dit is maar net n paar wat nie regtig hulle rugby ken nie en nie by hulle span kan staan nie…….so moet nie alles glo wat jy lees nie
October 10th, 2006 at 9:34 am
Wie van julle manne gaan stadion toe?
October 10th, 2006 at 9:36 am
Ja PissAnt
Maar as dit nie was vir die feit dat die Bokke nie mag speel nie en Barry was nog daar was wp s’n 19 kaarte
October 10th, 2006 at 9:37 am
Point taken
October 10th, 2006 at 9:38 am
As hierie folanke nar so aanhou gaan hy ons bulle se ‘thunder’ steel as die domste in die wereld…
October 10th, 2006 at 9:38 am
132.Moenie vir Schalk vergeet nie
October 10th, 2006 at 9:40 am
Kerneels
Ek dink hy het dit klaar gedoen
October 10th, 2006 at 9:40 am
132
Onthou, as Bakkies reg was sou ons ook so ‘n klein bietjie meer kaarte gehad het – so dit werk maar albei kante toe.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:41 am
AAAIIIIIIII……..
Maar dis lekker om ‘n bul te wees,
en dis lekker om teen die Staat in die finals te speel !!!!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:42 am
Blouste
Ek stem…dit is hoe dit moet wees die 2 beste spanne is daar met die bulle n horing voor………dit gaan greate wees……………
October 10th, 2006 at 9:45 am
Look at that bloody vuilgat Valke…
Isn’t it Naas’ team?
October 10th, 2006 at 9:46 am
PA
Yes, but remember where the valke’s player base is… VAN players are bloody hard/dirty.
October 10th, 2006 at 9:49 am
At least they got the only red….
Goes well with their jerseys too….
October 10th, 2006 at 9:51 am
Sorry, but I dont share the same opinion with my fellow Bulls fans, Kaplan is a Bloody good ref, and guess what….. he is human to!
This Sat’s game is going to be as hard as nails!!
Go Bulls!!
October 10th, 2006 at 9:52 am
Leading point scorers:
1. Willem de Waal
2. Conrad Barnard
3. Naas Olivier
4. Morne Steyn
5. Louis Strydom (Valke)
6. Andre Pretorius
7. Derick Hougaard
8. Ruan Pienaar
9. Phillip Burger
10. Jaco Pretorius
Interesting to see Conrad there…
October 10th, 2006 at 9:57 am
jee wasnt conrad that sharks outcast?
October 10th, 2006 at 10:00 am
Pointse between the top 5:
Leading point scorers:
1. Willem de Waal (197 – 3 tries)
2. Conrad Barnard (154 – 1 try)
3. Naas Olivier (137 – 1 try)
4. Morne Steyn (128 – 6 tries)
5. Louis Strydom (Valke) (108 – 0 tries)
October 10th, 2006 at 10:04 am
How many games did Steyn actually miss out on, or Derick for that matter?
Think they would have passed Willem
October 10th, 2006 at 10:08 am
Leading try scorers:
1. Phillip Burger (14)
2. Jaco Pretorius (11)
3. Ryno van der Merwe (9)
4. Luke Watson (8)
5. Derrick Kuun (7)
October 10th, 2006 at 10:09 am
Fashion alert
Kaplan needs hair implants.
October 10th, 2006 at 10:12 am
and if you look at the tries scored and who scored them out of the top 5……..4 of them play in every game where 1 Kuun only plays in a handfull and comes on in the second half…..hey man dit is lekker om n bul te wees