Bulls
38
Match Complete
Highlanders
13
| C. Hendricks |  | 79 | ||
| M. Steyn |  | 73 | ||
| R. Speckman | | 71 | ||
| M. Libbok | | 62 | ||
| R. Speckman | | 60 | ||
| M. Libbok | | 56 | ||
| R. Speckman | | 55 | ||
| M. Libbok | | 49 | ||
| W. Gelant | | 47 | ||
| 42 |  | J. Ioane | ||
| 34 | | J. Ioane | ||
| J. Visagie | | 14 | ||
| 11 | | J. Ioane | ||
| 9 | | J. Ioane |
| 6 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 4 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
Two teams with a grand total of one win between them so far this Super Rugby season meet today when the Bulls host the Highlanders. The Roar will keep you up to date with the match with live scores from 2:15am (AEDT).
It’s been a miserable year for the Bulls thus far. The South Africans were always expected to drop off following a post-World Cup exodus, but even so, being the only remaining side without a victory as we head to the final match of Round 6 would be particularly grating.
They’ve decided to change the approach in the halves, bringing Manie Libbok into the run-on side at flyhalf in place of veteran Morne Steyn, who drops to the bench.
The Highlanders haven’t experienced too much more joy than their opponents today. Their one win of the season – a list-ditch effort away from home against the Brumbies – was a sensational one, but since then they’ve been trounced by the Crusaders and lost at home to the Rebels. While they’ll fancy their chances against the Bulls, the trip to Loftus Versfeld for this clash means it’s anything but a sure thing.
Game information
Kick-off: 2:15am (AEDT)
Venue: Loftus Versfeld
TV: Fox Sports
Online: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Bulls
1. Lizo Gqoboka, 2. Jaco Visagie, 3. Trevor Nyakane (c), 4. Ian Gorenewald, 5. Ruan Nortje, 6. Marco van Staden, 7. Josh Strauss, 8. Muller Uys, 9. Embrose Papier, 10. Manie Libbok, 11. Rosko Specman, 12. Johnny Kotze, 13. Nafi Tuitavake, 14. Cornal Hendricks, 15. Warrick Gelant
Reserves: 16. Corniel Els, 17. Gerhard Steenekamp, 18. Wiehahn Herbst, 19. Ryno Pieterse, 20. Ruan Steenkamp, 21. Ivan van Zyl, 22. Morné Steyn, 23. Divan Rossouw
Highlanders
15. Michael Collins, 14. Josh McKay, 13. Ngane Punivai, 12. Josh Ioane, 11. Jona Nareki, 10. Mitch Hunt, 9. Aaron Smith (c), 8. Marino Mikaele Tu’u, 7. Dillon Hunt, 6. Shannon Frizell, 5. Manaaki Selby-Rickit, 4. Jesse Parete, 3. Siate Tokolahi, 2. Liam Coltman, 1. Ayden Johnstone
Reserves: 16. Ash Dixon (c), 17. Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18. Jeff Thwaites, 19. Jack Whetton, 20. Teariki Ben-Nicholas, 21. Kayne Hammington, 22. Teihorangi Walden, 23. Tima Fainga’anuku
My Superbru isn’t going well with unexpected results such as this. Just a note on the behaviour of Rosco Specman after scoring his hatrick, a tad bit over the top mate. Tone it down next time.
Just Nuisance
Roar Rookie
Last week there was a brutal fight amongst some spectators at Loftus. They were arrested, removed from the stadium , charged and banned for Life... Picked up a great social media response..."real punishment would have been forcing them to watch the rest of the game!"
Just Nuisance
Roar Rookie
Yes I raised my eyebrows at that too.
Mango Jack
Roar Guru
Hard to understand how the match officials let this happen. Anyway, they were both disgusting
taylorman
Roar Guru
Well it appears Joseph and Brown are very sorely missed these days.
Sherry
Guest
Well done, Saffers. Morne is 35 and is still taking hits, still booting them over. The NZ Stuff report described the H'landers loss as a slump. Six tries to one is a slump? C'mon, Otago, SR needs you.
Harry Jones
Expert
Good to see every team have at least one good match. Also good for my tipping.
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73
71
62
60
56
55
49
47
felix
Guest
What a downer after watching the classy Sharks go to work... :unhappy: :unhappy:
42
34
KiwiHaydn
Roar Rookie
How hard is it to decide on jersey colours before kick off?