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Ford Pumas 12 (0) Vodacom Blue Bulls 16 (10)

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The Vodacom Blue Bulls had to dig deep for their second victory of the 2011 Absa Currie Cup season when they beat the Ford Pumas by 16-12 at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Friday afternoon and doubled their log points tally.

Springbok winger Bjorn Basson, playing in his first game for the Vodacom Blue Bulls, got the visitors’ only try when he broke through a Puma tackle early in the match. After that the kicking boots of Marnitz Boshoff and the home team’s Ricardo Croy took over, while the Bulls’ young replacement flyhalf, Louis Fouché, weighed in with a drop goal.

It was not the most memorable of games, but the team from Pretoria will be relieved with the victory – only their second in five matches this year. They have subsequently moved from last spot on the log to sixth, while the Ford Pumas remain seventh.

Last season the Vodacom Blue Bulls lost the corresponding fixture, the first Absa Currie Cup game at the Mbombela Stadium.

For the Ford Pumas it was heartbreak for the fifth time this season. Even though they are yet to win a game in 2011, they have accumulated five bonus points, have scored more tries than the Blue Bulls and have a better points’ difference than their neighbours from Pretoria and the Platinum Leopards.

Scorers:

  • Ford Pumas – Penalties: Ricardo Croy (4).
  • Vodacom Blue Bulls – Try: Bjorn Basson. Conversion: Marnitz Boshoff. Penalties: Boshoff (2). Drop goal: Louis Fouché.

Teams:

  • Ford Pumas: 15 Carl Bezuidenhout, 14 Deon Scholtz, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Tian Meyer, 11 MJ Mentz, 10 Ricardo Croy, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Christo le Roux, 7 Jaco Bouwer, 6 Corné Steenkamp (captain), 5 Marius Coetzer, 4 Eduan van der Walt, 3 Ashley Buys, 2 Marthinus van der Westhuizen, 1 Dawie Steyn. Replacements: 16 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 17 De-Jay Terblanche, 18 Rudi Matthee, 19 RW Kember, 20 Hendrik van der Nest, 21 Tiaan Marx, 22 Johan Jackson.
  • Vodacom Blue Bulls: 15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Zane Kirchner, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Dewald Potgieter (captain), 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling. Replacements: 16 Gary Botha, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Dustin Jinka, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 Francois Venter.

Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Log

  1. MTN Golden Lions – 5 – 5 – 0 – 0 – 186 – 111 – 75 – 23 – 13 – 2 – 22
  2. The Sharks – 5 – 4 – 0 – 1 – 144 – 134 – 10 – 12 – 11 – 2 – 18
  3. GWK Griquas – 5 – 3 – 1 – 1 – 152 – 148 – 4 – 16 – 18 – 3 – 17
  4. DHL Western Province – 5 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 149 – 91 – 58 – 13 – 4 – 4 – 14
  5. Toyota Free State Cheetahs – 5 – 2 – 0 – 3 – 142 – 127 – 15 – 15 – 12 – 4 – 12
  6. Vodacom Blue Bulls – 5 – 2 – 0 – 3 – 99 – 148 – -49 – 9 – 14 – 0 – 8
  7. Ford Pumas – 5 – 0 – 0 – 5 – 109 – 137 – -28 – 11 – 14 – 5 – 5
  8. Platinum Leopards – 5 – 1 – 0 – 4 – 102 – 187 – -85 – 12 – 25 – 1 – 5

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