Bulls down brave Cheetahs
31 Oct 2009
The Bulls relinquished a 24-point lead but held on for a 36-24 victory over the Cheetahs to claim the Currie Cup title.
It was a match in the mould of the previous titanic clashes between these teams – brutally physical, intensely tactical, but never dull – and this time the Bulls weren’t to be denied.
They blitzed out of the blocks, rushing to the aforementioned formidable lead within 20 minutes, which must have prompted the trophy engraver to motion towards penning a ‘B’. However, such was the resolve of the Cheetahs that they surged back into contention. But ultimately they had neither the individual brilliance or tactical refinement to break the Bulls’ hearts.
The likes of Adriaan Strauss, Heinrich Brussow and Frans Viljoen would have been worthy champions, but the pedigree of Fourie du Preez, Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana, Morne Steyn and Bakkies Botha combined with the unrelenting spirit of Dewald Potgieter, Francois Hougaard and Deon Stegmann ensured the Bulls made history, winning the Super Rugby and Currie Cup crowns in the same year.
There was a definite air of apprehension prior to kick-off, with the blue disciples sensing, acutely, that their gods were up against the one side in the tournament that held little fear of the imposing cauldron of Loftus. They had, after all, captured the title here in 2005, and broken the Bulls’ domestic dominance thereafter. However, those fears seemed unfounded after the first quarter.
The Cheetahs showed their hand early by attempting to stretch the burly Bulls across the field, but they would be repelled and forced to go lateral by accurate, committed and bruising defence.
The Bulls absorbed the pressure and within 18 minutes they had established a 21-0 lead, all three converted tries coming after they had absolutely pulverised the Cheetahs’ ball carriers.
It would be failing Du Preez not to note his role in the hat-trick of scores, and, as he had in the Super 14 final, the majestic scrumhalf was central in the Bulls’ triumph. It would be a rugby travesty if he is not named the IRB Player of the Year.
Their first try came on the five minute mark, when Wynand Olivier broke the line, offloaded to Habana who in turn found Kuun with a clear run in on goal. He didn’t have the gas for glory, but the Bulls were awarded a penalty, and Du Preez showed his awareness with a cross-kick to an unmarked Hougaard on the wing. Steyn converted and was soon called upon to bank three more points, Habana striking.
Du Preez showed that the range of his ability knows no bounds as he scooped a wayward pass off his bootlaces and put Habana away. Their third, birthed from a Stegmann turnover and Du Preez’s chip into an unmanned space, saw Habana burn JP Joubert in a sprint to score. The Western Province-bound wing had one space open on his trophy cabinet, and he will be dead proud that he played such a decisive role in filling it.
Steyn added the extras, and took the Bulls 24-0 ahead with a penalty shortly thereafter. Then came the counter-strike.
Up until that point the Cheetahs had displayed an inability to adapt their planned expansive attack. But their fortunes changed with their willingness to show a greater appreciation for building a platform through phase play.
Viljoen dragged his side into the contest after percentage play had depleted the Bulls’ defensive line. Jacques-Louis Potgieter converted, and the Cheetahs were soon back in contention when centre Corne Uys was on hand to round off a quick tap and sharp handling. Potgieter’s conversion drew the Cheetahs to within 10, but Steyn ensured that the Bulls took a comfortable lead into the break with a drop goal as the siren sounded.
The scoreline didn’t fully reflect the visitor’s standing in the match. They had camped in Bulls territory for extended periods and would have felt confident of a dramatic comeback if they managed to harness, replicate and execute all that was good about their first half showing.
One of the outstanding features of that period was their scrummaging, and it was through a monumental shove in the Bulls 22, which resulted in a tighthead, that they breathed life into what at the end of the first quarter had seemed an improbable dream. The ball spat loose, Viljoen pounced, found Brussow, who sent Breedt through for the try. Potgieter made no mistake with the conversion, and when he sent a drop goal sailing through the posts two minutes later, the Bulls were put on notice.
Brussow, nullified in the first half to a large extent, became omnipresent on the deck and with ball in hand, and he was ably supported by a group of men who had risen from the canvas, bounced off the ropes and were now punching with renewed vigour and belief.
However, Steyn kept the Bulls in charge with two penalties, and with 11 minutes remaining the Cheetahs needed some inspired play to overturn the 12-point deficit. Their cause wasn’t helped by the sin-binning of Richardt Strauss with six minutes to go, and despite some enterprising play in the closing minutes, they were unable to breach a well organised and determined defensive line.
It’s futile debating whether this is the finest Bulls side in history as you’ll never come to an absolute conclusion. There is, however, no debating that they are amongst the best ever fielded, and now amongst the most successful.
Their performance was hardly spectacular, but ultimately history will reflect a phenomenal year for the Bulls, one in which they ruled the southern hemisphere, and then conquered on home soil.
By Ryan Vrede, at Loftus
86 Comments
31 Oct 2009, 19:21 pm
SKOPSKIET is a POMMIE
31 Oct 2009, 19:23 pm
Justice has been served, f@#k the cheethas, they must f#$k off, this is vengeance, you got what you deserved.
31 Oct 2009, 19:30 pm
Geluk bulle.
Ek het net 1 ding om te se. As ek dit uit my gestel kry dan kan ek aan gaan met my lewe. As die eerste 3 tussen Habanna en FdP nie forward is nie hoe de fok kan die pas foward wees van die Vrystaatse lynstaan to die telling 33/24 was mety die Vrystaat wat al die momentum het. Ek sal seker nog lank huil oor daai 1. Maar sport is ‘n game waar jy soms iets kry en somes nie en vandag was die bulle die kampione van die mooiste en heiligste koppie in die wereld. As dit krag teen krag is in die currie cup is dit amper ‘n beter koppie as die wereld beker.
Geluk bulle en niemand wat loftus seisoen kaartjies het kan kla oor waarde vir geld vanjaar nie. Maar julle mediese rekeninge sal seker daai geld terug maak oor die games wat julle daar gesien het.
Dit raak net beter elke jaar.
31 Oct 2009, 19:32 pm
#2 BlueBlood: Ek wil net vir jou se dopkaas. die beter span het verloor. En jy weet dit. So fkof en gaan geniet jou wen en moet nie julle blou trulle ‘n slegte naam gee nie
31 Oct 2009, 19:35 pm
‘n Cheetah se ma is ook ‘n Cheetah, maar ‘n Bloubul se ma is ‘n koei!
31 Oct 2009, 19:35 pm
who cares, when does the Bokke squad get announced?
31 Oct 2009, 19:38 pm
#5 RedLion: En dis ‘n fyt soos ‘n koei
31 Oct 2009, 19:39 pm
#2 BlueBlood: Moenie ‘n d%^s wees nie,dude.Uit ‘n neutrale oogpunt was dit ‘n great game en die cheetahs het goed gespeel.
31 Oct 2009, 19:40 pm
Wies man of the match? Moet ‘n Cheetah wees.
31 Oct 2009, 19:41 pm
Lucky Bulls. MS, Habana and Kaplan won the game for them. Ne Blueblood?
Dewalt Potgieter had a big game. Him and Brussow to carry bok loose forward dominance through next decade.
Bok squad in about 15 min.
31 Oct 2009, 19:41 pm
wanneer kondig hulle bok span aan?
31 Oct 2009, 19:43 pm
#11 Die Dier:
5 minutes and counting …
31 Oct 2009, 19:43 pm
Fdp al weer Mom. Can’t they find another candidate now and again. Was Ms and Habana that won that game for Bully brekers, and D. Potgieter at breakdown.
31 Oct 2009, 19:44 pm
#12 RedLion: Cant wait!
31 Oct 2009, 19:44 pm
3 minutes and counting …
31 Oct 2009, 19:44 pm
Jeez, where did Pieter Roosouw get his hair cut? Avoid that barber like the plague!
31 Oct 2009, 19:45 pm
#13 skopskiet: Derrick kuun also had a monster game.
31 Oct 2009, 19:46 pm
I will only write the names of the new caps when they are read.
My bolt selection will be Buys from the Lions of course.
31 Oct 2009, 19:46 pm
#2 BlueBlood: The best part of this Bulls team and won is the players attitude , they could have easily been arrogant windgvat but they remain humble , sadly the same cannot be said of some of their idiot fans.
31 Oct 2009, 19:47 pm
Ja hulle moes seker ‘n bul MOM gee want hulle het hulle spene afgetackel
31 Oct 2009, 19:49 pm
Cheetahs have lot of heart but no brains, that evident when they couldve drawn or beaten the BI Lions earlier this year – theyre exiting to watch – up to a point – but dont put yr money on them – if they werent the wooden spooners in the Super 14 this year they been that before plenty of times – so how they couldve reached the final today is a mystery – a gutsy performance, that all, gave the Bulls a bit of a scare here and there – we may as well have had Griquas on the field – you expect a few good moves here n there but the BMT is not there – turnin point of the match may have been where the Cheetahs was close to line and JLP decided to drop instead of spresding the ball
31 Oct 2009, 19:49 pm
here they are
backs
Heine Adams
Meyer Bosman
de Jongh
Riaan Viljoen
forwards
Hargreaves
Ashley Johnson
Rubenheimer
Heinkie
31 Oct 2009, 19:51 pm
no Mapoe but Adams Viljoen Rose De Jongh go. Skande.
No new props except for Van der Merwe. Kak squad, we gonna get a hiding by France and Ireland
31 Oct 2009, 19:51 pm
hargreaves…?!?!
u cant be serious.
where is mapoe?
31 Oct 2009, 19:52 pm
Rose and Nokwe made it
Maku is also in
31 Oct 2009, 19:53 pm
f;ck me, someone’s lost the plot and still thinking of schoolboy teams.
31 Oct 2009, 19:53 pm
#21 RobinW: No bmt. Wie het meer currie cups gewen die afgelope 5 jaar. Dink wat jy se.
31 Oct 2009, 19:53 pm
jusy think of the nice betting you can do against at your own team .. “world champions” getting thrashed …
31 Oct 2009, 19:54 pm
#2 BlueBlood: Blueblood, you just define the reasonwhy most people detest the Bulls!!
Well doneto the bulls for a great match!! The Cheetahs dominated most aspects of the game, bt the experience of the Bulls, and the boot of Steyn saved the day!!
I am proud of the Cheetahs…. winnng two out of the three finals on the day!!!
Felt the yellow of Richardt was a bit harsh, but such is life!!
Well done Bulls!!proud of you guys Cheetahs!!
31 Oct 2009, 19:55 pm
ek gee you gelyk, B , sorry
31 Oct 2009, 19:56 pm
Rose will always make it. Even when his 50 and retired. His PdV love child. Must agree about the props. This WP Nel is special. Maybe he will become a Heikie Meyer. Best props ever not to get a chance.
31 Oct 2009, 19:56 pm
Francois Hougaard is in too
31 Oct 2009, 19:56 pm
#29 Cheetah 4 Eva:
The definition of domination is being able to control the scoreboard. The Cheetahs didn’t dominate.
31 Oct 2009, 19:57 pm
Viljoen great prospect so too De Jongh. Bosman a waste of a place and Rose too. Mapoe should be in the team what these **** heads thinking?
Wp Nel or W. Du Preez should have gone as well as Liebenberg, and Hargreaves a lightweight lock.
Some coaches/selectors got rocks in their heads.
31 Oct 2009, 19:59 pm
The full squad from Supersport.
Springbok touring squad 2009
(Test caps in brackets) Forwards (20)
John Smit – Sharks, Captain (90)
Victor Matfield – Vodacom Blue Bulls, Vice-Captain (89)
Andries Bekker – Vodacom Western Province (18)
Bakkies Botha – Vodacom Blue Bulls (63)
Heinrich Brüssow – Vodacom Cheetahs (10)
Schalk Burger – Vodacom Western Province (53)
Bismarck du Plessis – Natal Sharks (30)
Jannie du Plessis – Natal Sharks (12)
+ Alistair Hargreaves – Natal Sharks (-)
+ Ashley Johnson – Vodacom Cheetahs (-)
Ryan Kankowski – Natal Sharks (10)
+ Bandise Maku – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Tendai Mtawarira – Natal Sharks (19)
+ Dewald Potgieter – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Chiliboy Ralepelle – Vodacom Blue Bulls (8)
+ Davon Raubenheimer – GWK Griquas (-)
Danie Rossouw – Vodacom Blue Bulls (43)
Pierre Spies – Vodacom Blue Bulls (28)
Gurthro Steenkamp – Vodacom Blue Bulls (22)
* Heinke van der Merwe – Xerox Lions (1)
Backs (17)
+Heini Adams – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
* Meyer Bosman – Vodacom Cheetahs (3)
+ Juan de Jongh – Vodacom Western Province (-)
Fourie du Preez – Vodacom Blue Bulls (52)
Jaque Fourie – Xerox Lions (51)
Bryan Habana – Vodacom Blue Bulls (54)
+ Francois Hougaard – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Adi Jacobs – Natal Sharks (28)
* Zane Kirchner – Vodacom Blue Bulls (1)
Odwa Ndungane – Natal Sharks (6)
* Jongi Nokwe – Vodacom Cheetahs (4)
Wynand Olivier – Vodacom Blue Bulls (24)
Ruan Pienaar – Natal Sharks (35)
JP Pietersen – Natal Sharks (30)
* Earl Rose – Xerox Lions (-)
Morne Steyn – Vodacom Blue Bulls (9)
+ Riaan Viljoen – GWK Griquas (-)
+ Denotes new cap
* Denotes recalled to squad
31 Oct 2009, 19:59 pm
I see Hougaard and Nokwe made it ahead of Mapoe. Skande, sies!
31 Oct 2009, 20:02 pm
#30 RobinW: So as jy my gelyk gee hoekom praat jy van bmt jou idioot. Gelyk vitr my beteken dan Cheetahs geen bt en bulle geen bmt. Of sukkel jy met die somme.
31 Oct 2009, 20:02 pm
Crazy!! Earl Rose, and Heinke vd Merwe, but no Mapoe, and what has Heinke done to deserve a call up, hasn’t played in 6 months!!!
It’s a travesty, that the best front row, doesn’t get a look in!!!
31 Oct 2009, 20:03 pm
Raubenheimer who’s he?
31 Oct 2009, 20:03 pm
absolutely shocking display of officiating by Kaplan and touch judges, i mean really was he watching the same game. and as for the touch judge who saw and heard things, where is he from outer space. there is nothing worse than an official who wants to make name for himself and keeps trying to get into the game.
31 Oct 2009, 20:05 pm
#39 skopskiet: I think his black.
31 Oct 2009, 20:05 pm
please someone tell me, is earl rose really the “cover” for morne steyn, cmon rose, yeah he is in a class of his own……..
31 Oct 2009, 20:06 pm
mapoe has been cheated..no pun intended…
31 Oct 2009, 20:07 pm
#40 rugbyfan007: Ja well thats sport. Watch the N Habour vs Canterbury game in NZ this morning. I think that ref pipped Kaplan today.
31 Oct 2009, 20:08 pm
#39 skopskiet:
A ‘fatty’ from the Griquas – much better player than Burger and the natural replacement for Juan Smith.
31 Oct 2009, 20:09 pm
This squad is far from what it could be:
Forwards:
Sykes over Hargreaves (he’s like the sharks 4th choice)
Liebenberg over Maku
WP Nel over Jannie Dup
Alberts or Vermeulen over Kanko
Deysel over Raubenheimer
Backs:
Mapoe for Ndungane
Peter Grant for Earl Rose
31 Oct 2009, 20:09 pm
Cheetahs is goeie wannabees … dalk het hulle bietjie BMT in plaaslike games .. ek sien egter geen BMT wanneer hulle byna elke jaar met die Super 14 houtlepel terugkom nie . die kopdokters wat saam met hulle werk in die S14 en die Currie beker is blykbaar nie dieselfde spul nie
31 Oct 2009, 20:10 pm
#33 coherence: I did say the Bulls dominated the scoreboard… the Cheetahs doinated in every other aspect!!
The stats show that, or can’t you read what wrote????
The bulls experience, carried them through despite being outmuscled, and dominated in possession, and territory!!
Don’t be pedantic coherence!! Gave the Bulls credit fo their victory, and I am proud o the Cheetahs!!
31 Oct 2009, 20:11 pm
Os du Randt should be part of the national training squad …..
31 Oct 2009, 20:11 pm
Actually there some really bad selections there, this could be a helluva end to the year. No Sykes or Deysel or Alberts in those NH conditions. big problems here.
Bakkies is going to be dead on this tour. They’ve missed a big thing here. They taking it too easy and have no idea what awaits them against france and ireland, let alone the midweek games.
31 Oct 2009, 20:14 pm
#47 RobinW: RobinW!! Soek jy aandag???
ie is jou span dan???
Dit was a great game! Die Cheetahs het geveg tot die bitter einde, so wie is jou span laat ons ****!!
31 Oct 2009, 20:14 pm
#48 Cheetah 4 Eva:
My point is just that stats can be deceiving, and have to look at what the real factors in the game were. It’s just not fair to say the Cheetahs dominated much of the game.
31 Oct 2009, 20:15 pm
ja, die franse en iere gaan biejie vinniger hardloop as wat the cheetahs teen die bok belaaide bulle gedoen het – hulle sal doen wat die australiers laaste wedstryd teen ons gedoen het
31 Oct 2009, 20:18 pm
#47 RobinW: bly om te sien dat jy jou storie verander. Miskien is jy nie ‘n idioot nie.
31 Oct 2009, 20:18 pm
steek net die draak, mense . was ‘n goeie game, net ‘n bietjie voorspelbaar
31 Oct 2009, 20:21 pm
in terme van domisilie is ek ‘n shark, by geboorte ‘n stormer *lol*
ek wonder of the Fidijaan se kontrak nog tot volgende jaar gaan
31 Oct 2009, 20:24 pm
Congrats to the Bulls. Annoyed I missed it though! Cant find streams online for kak anymore!
Gosh how impressive is Habana? He said he wanted to helped the Bulls win the CC and the oke damn well backed his words. His rugby achievements must be the most impressive in the world along with Du Preez and Matfield –
1 RWC, Lions Series win, 2 S14 titles, 1 Tri-Nations and now 1 CC title.
Is Habana regaining his pace? I’ve not heard of him burning people for a long while now.
31 Oct 2009, 20:24 pm
#52 coherence: No Coherence, the stats didn’t decieve at all!! The Cheetahs dd dominate the game, but the Bulls were just more experienced,and absorbed the pressure, and converted their opportunities!!
It takes great character to be under the cosh like that, and still win well!!
The Bulls playedwell, don’t spoil a great game by being petty, the Cheetahs did outmuscle the Bulls in most aspects of the match, but the Bulls were the best at absorbing the pressure, and playing smart!!
kudo’s to the Bulls!!
31 Oct 2009, 20:26 pm
very good adv for SA rugby for those who watched van “heinde en ver”
31 Oct 2009, 20:30 pm
#57 Cheetah 4 Eva:
How can you dominate the game if you are behind on the scoreboard from start to finish?
Possession stats often show which team hogged the ball more. It’s difficult to hog the ball when you’re scoring as easily as the Bulls were. Often times a team that scores easily has low possession stats, but is actually dominating the game.
As for tackle stats: the Cheetahs would probably have had a higher tackle count if they didn’t allow the Bulls to score so many points. If a team has poor defence, they will tend to have a lower tackle count.
Like I said, dominance is about what happens on the scoreboard. To say the Cheetahs dominated the game means you are out of touch with the factors that influence the result.
31 Oct 2009, 20:37 pm
#58 RobinW: I agree. I’m from ‘heinde en ver’ and this game was top notch. One thing you get from the Cheetahs is great finals. Thanks Cheetahs. Hope you play in all the finals. A sharks/bulls final will be nothing like the 1 we just saw.
31 Oct 2009, 20:37 pm
#59 coherence: Ll, man are you delusional!!! Dominance doesn’t nccessarily equate to points!!
what you do with that possession is what matters!!
I have already said the Bulls were better at using their opportunities!
but hey, if it makes you feel better, then believe that the Bulls dominated the scrums, and everything else!!
To eachhis own, I am just proud of the Cheetahs… they are outgunned, nd under financed, but yet were ther for al three finals winning two!!!
The Buls are a great side, and deserved o win, but the Cheetahs deserve the respet of beingworthy finalists!!
if that is too much for you to concede, well don’t worry, you are just true to form!!
31 Oct 2009, 20:42 pm
#61 Cheetah 4 Eva:
So what is your goal in a rugby match: to dominate, or to win? Because you seem to think these are very different things.
I think you have an interesting point of view, but I still feel that “dominance” means nothing if it’s not affecting the scoreboard.
31 Oct 2009, 20:48 pm
LOL, doesn’t matter who you think the best team was or who dominated the stats, once again stats don’t always win the modern game, using opportunities do! like Naas says “Look at the Scoreboard” beautiful effort Bulls, you are true champions and the catalyst to a great BOK team.
31 Oct 2009, 20:53 pm
#62 coherence: The objective of the game is to win… To achieve victory, you have to use the opportunities presented. To dominate the set pieces, and loose ball is a basis for victory, but you still have o turn that into points!!
The Bulls didn’t dominate the match, but their experience, and better use of the opportunities were the difference betwen victory and defeat!!
I simply stated that the Cheetahs dominated the stats, but were outsmarted, and outplayed!! Actually a compliment to the Bulls if you can read between the lines
31 Oct 2009, 21:11 pm
Bulls were lucky. They didn’t deserve to beat WP and they didn’t deserve to beat the Cheetahs but today Kaplan decided they were going to win the Cup and that is all that matters. Bulls are the best team on paper but the Cheetahs played all the rugby today, this may be the biggest robbery of all in Gauteng today.
31 Oct 2009, 21:32 pm
SOUR GRAPES, excuses, bad losers obviously not a Bull supporter, take it on the chin
31 Oct 2009, 21:44 pm
I hate the Bulls, but even the most verkrampte would acknowledge that only 1 team set out to play rugby today.
31 Oct 2009, 22:10 pm
#67 jonnymain: So in your opinion, the Cheetahs didn’t set out to play rugby??
Don’t see where you get that from…Anyteamthat is 24 points down, and come back to make a fight of it deserves some respect!!
so I definately disagee with you!!
31 Oct 2009, 22:13 pm
“Zane Kirchner: born – George (South Western Districts); school – PW Botha (South Western Districts)
François Hougaard: born – Paarl (Western Province); school – Paul Roos (Western Province)
Jaco Pretorius: born – Johannesburg (Golden Lions); school – Randburg (Golden Lions)
Wynand Olivier: born – Welkom (Griffons); school – Affies (Blue Bulls)
Bryan Habana: born – Johannesburg (Golden Lions); school – KES (Golden Lions)
Morné Steyn: born – Bellville, Cape Town (Western Province); school – Sand du Plessis, Bloemfontein (Free State)
Fourie du Preez: born – Pretoria (Blue Bulls); school – Affies (Blue Bulls)
Pierre Spies: born – Pretoria (Blue Bulls); school – Affies (Blue Bulls)
Dewald Potgieter: born – Port Elizabeth (Eastern Province); school – Daniël Pienaar, Uitenhage (Eastern Province)
Deon Stegmann: born – Cradock (Eastern Province); school – Grey College (Free State)
Victor Matfield: born – Polokwane (previously Pietersburg) (Blue Bulls); school – Pietersburg (Blue Bulls)
Bakkies Botha: born – Newcastle (KwaZulu Natal)); school – HTS Vereeniging (Valke)/HTS Middelburg (Mpumalanga)
Werner Kruger: born – Kemptonpark (Valke); school – Kemptonpark (Valke)
Derick Kuün: born – Johannesburg (Golden Lions); school – Affies (Blue Bulls)
Gürthro Steenkamp: born – Paarl (Western Province); school – Paarl Boys’ High (Western Province)
Bandise Maku: born – King William’s Town (Border); school – Dale (Border)
Rossouw de Klerk: born – Vredenburg (Boland); school – Paarl Gim (Western Province)
Danie Rossouw: born – Sabie (Mpumalanga); school – Rob Ferreira (Mpumalanga)
Pedrie Wannenburg: born – Nelspruit (Mpumalanga); school – Oakdale (South Western Districts)
Heini Adams: born – Worcester (Boland); school – Esselen Park, Worcester (Boland)
Burton Francis: born – Paarl (Western Province); school – Klein Nederburg, Paarl (Western Province)
Gerhard van den Heever: born – Bloemfontein (Free State); school – Affies (Blue Bulls)
Of the 22 players playing for the Blue Bulls on Saturday, only 3 were born and raised in the land of the Blue Bull. “
31 Oct 2009, 22:19 pm
#68 Cheetah 4 Eva: jis my jy is darem maar een irriterende mannetjie. Jy hou aan om die Bulls steke te gee in ander posts en dan probeer jy dit wegsteek met aangeplakte “roem” vir die Bulle se ervaring ens. ens. om jou “objektiwiteit” te beklemtoon sodat iemand, ek weet nie wie nie, dalk sal saamstem met jou gebabbel oor hoe die Cheetahs eintlik moes wen bla bla bla. Natuurlik is die Cheetahs is great span, maar elke post is n reaksie van jou kant af. Jy kan dit nie vat nie, maar jy sal maar moet leer: Die Bulls het die afbreekpunte gedemineer wanneer dit die meeste saak gemaak het en was NOOIT in daai aspek “gedomineer” nie. Hulle lynstane was ook goed genoeg asook hulle taktiese skopwerk. Druk jou suurgat erens in die vlaktes daar in die vrystaat – jou false roem vir die Bulle flous niemand nie!
31 Oct 2009, 22:21 pm
#68 Cheetah 4 Eva: No my friend. The Cheetahs were the only team who set out to play rugby. Klaar?
31 Oct 2009, 22:22 pm
#68 Cheetah 4 Eva: I see why you were confused, but I was replying to BarryBul’s post.
31 Oct 2009, 22:31 pm
#70 savethespringbok: Jy is natuurlikgeregtig op jou opinie, net soos enige ander persoon!! Maar as jy die springbok moet red met jou houding, is die klaar biltong!!
Het nooit gese die Cheetahs moes gewen het nie, maar gaan ook nie my tyd mors om met jou te redeneer nie!!
Ek is trots op die Cheetahs, hulle het nie die ervaring gehad om hulle besit, and gebiedsvoordeel te benut nie!!
bulls se verdediging was ook goed, en individuele briljantheid, deur F du P was deurslagewend!!
so as dit jou irriteer,deal with it!!!
Cheetah het in al drie finale gespeel, en twee gewen, nogal ‘n prestasie, vir een vandie kleiner unies!!!
31 Oct 2009, 22:36 pm
#2 BlueBlood:
Why don’t you just enjoy and celebrate the win without this kind of statements? Cheetahs with only ONE current Bok in the team had you panicking for a while, right?
31 Oct 2009, 22:49 pm
By the way, CONGRATULATIONS to the BLUE BULLS. This goes out to my brother, my sister, my brother in law and my nephew(who drove all the way from Windhoek, to go and watch his beloved BB win the CC.) Gooi mielies. Drink julle dronk en wees more BABBELAS. ETTERS.
31 Oct 2009, 23:05 pm
#61 Cheetah 4 Eva:
Don’t waste your time. He is not as coherent as his name suggests. He most probably didn’t even watch the match. Just asked the score through the window.
1 Nov 2009, 01:02 am
#23 skopskiet:
Same team that beat the Aus and Ab’s 5 out of 6 this year will play the tesy matches. Why would they lose?
#29 Cheetah 4 Eva:
He deserved it. Kannie die linesman aanmekaar vloek soos hy dit gedoen het nie. Gaan kyk weer en try sy lippetaal lees.
1 Nov 2009, 01:52 am
#76 nama1:
You have missed the following contradiction.
Comment 29:
“The Cheetahs dominated most aspects of the game, bt the experience of the Bulls, and the boot of Steyn saved the day!!”
Comment 64:
“I simply stated that the Cheetahs dominated the stats, but were outsmarted, and outplayed!!”
Maybe you weren’t wearing your reading glasses. The alternative would be that you are incapable of logical thought, but I’m sure that’s not the case.
1 Nov 2009, 02:05 am
#78 coherence:
Nog nie geleer om die “smilie” te maak nie.
1 Nov 2009, 03:22 am
#34 skopskiet: Did you just call PdV a ********?
1 Nov 2009, 19:50 pm
Bulls were luckier. Refs seemed to be blind to their mistakes. 2 Cheetahs tries that were disallowed should have been.
The refs truly messed up the best final of the decade. If they didn’t mess up (especially the one ‘assistant’ ref) the game would have been 36-36 with the 10-minute a side to play. That would have been the ultimate final, no matter who won.
Refs was the bad losers on the day. Spoiled a great game in the end.
2 Nov 2009, 01:15 am
great game, great final, great tournament. Preffered to watch this over the AB/Wallabies. This must be the best domestic competiition around
2 Nov 2009, 07:01 am
why were
cheatahs
such
bad losers
in the
end
2 Nov 2009, 07:05 am
#81 Bouts:
non
sense
2 Nov 2009, 12:27 pm
#81 Bouts: What the hell are you talking about? Please point out the 2 tries Cheetahs deserved that weren’t awarded.
As for people blaming the ref for the Cheetahs’ loss, please take of your blinders. He made mistakes both ways, 3 tries went to the Cheetahs that shouldn’t have. I cannot remember the exact chronological order so please bear with me:
1. 5 meter scrum given to Cheetahs for Spies kicking ball over the dead line – the ref missed the fact that Spies was tackled early, which gave him no option but to try to kick the ball out. Should have been a penalty against the Cheetahs, however they were awarded a 5 meter scrum which lead to a try.
2. Bulls turned over the ball on their own tryline, however Potgieter and another Cheetah went offside and caught FdP with the ball. Again, should have been a penalty against the Cheetahs, however they were awarded a 5 meter scrum which lead to a try.
3. This one is probably the most shocking of all. Scrum time in Bulls half, Cheetahs outscrummed the Bulls, but the Bulls pick-up and drive and go to ground, a ruck is formed by two Bulls players over the one on the ground. The Cheetahs manage to clear both the supporting Bulls players out whereafter a Cheetah player picks up the ball after joining the ruck from the Bulls side of play, and this sets up Breedt’s try. That is clearly joining a ruck from the wrong side as the ruck had been formed already, so the Cheetah player should have come through the proverbial ‘gates’. Again, try awarded where penalty should’ve been given.
So both teams had a bit of a problem with the ref, not only the Cheetahs.
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