{"id":3740,"date":"2011-08-14T15:59:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T13:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/?p=3740"},"modified":"2011-08-14T15:59:09","modified_gmt":"2011-08-14T13:59:09","slug":"ford-pumas-12-0-vodacom-blue-bulls-16-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ford-pumas-12-0-vodacom-blue-bulls-16-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Pumas 12 (0) Vodacom Blue Bulls 16 (10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Springbok winger Bjorn Basson, playing in his first game for the Vodacom Blue Bulls, got the visitors&#8217; 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&#8217;s Ricardo Croy took over, while the Bulls&#8217; young replacement flyhalf, Louis Fouch\u00e9, weighed in with a drop goal.<\/p>\n<p>It was not the most memorable of games, but the team from Pretoria will be relieved with the victory &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Last season the Vodacom Blue Bulls lost the corresponding fixture, the first Absa Currie Cup game at the Mbombela Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217; difference than their neighbours from Pretoria and the Platinum Leopards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scorers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ford Pumas &#8211; Penalties: Ricardo Croy (4).<\/li>\n<li>Vodacom Blue Bulls &#8211; Try: Bjorn Basson. Conversion: Marnitz Boshoff. Penalties: Boshoff (2). Drop goal: Louis Fouch\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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 Corn\u00e9 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.<\/li>\n<li>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 Juandr\u00e9 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 Fouch\u00e9, 22 Francois Venter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Absa Currie Cup Premier Division Log<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>MTN Golden Lions &#8211; 5 &#8211; 5 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 186 &#8211; 111 &#8211; 75 &#8211; 23 &#8211; 13 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 22<\/li>\n<li>The Sharks &#8211; 5 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 144 &#8211; 134 &#8211; 10 &#8211; 12 &#8211; 11 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 18<\/li>\n<li>GWK Griquas &#8211; 5 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 152 &#8211; 148 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 16 &#8211; 18 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 17<\/li>\n<li>DHL Western Province &#8211; 5 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 149 &#8211; 91 &#8211; 58 &#8211; 13 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 14<\/li>\n<li>Toyota Free State Cheetahs &#8211; 5 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 142 &#8211; 127 &#8211; 15 &#8211; 15 &#8211; 12 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 12<\/li>\n<li>Vodacom Blue Bulls &#8211; 5 &#8211; 2 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 99 &#8211; 148 &#8211; -49 &#8211; 9 &#8211; 14 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 8<\/li>\n<li>Ford Pumas &#8211; 5 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 5 &#8211; 109 &#8211; 137 &#8211; -28 &#8211; 11 &#8211; 14 &#8211; 5 &#8211; 5<\/li>\n<li>Platinum Leopards &#8211; 5 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 0 &#8211; 4 &#8211; 102 &#8211; 187 &#8211; -85 &#8211; 12 &#8211; 25 &#8211; 1 &#8211; 5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tweets by Rugby Twits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[blackbirdpie url=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/sausagebot\/status\/102302187832610816&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[blackbirdpie url=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/SportMadGa\/status\/102662542895222785&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[blackbirdpie url=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Sport24Rugby\/status\/102073142243110912&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[blackbirdpie url=&#8221;https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/rugby365com\/status\/101237074245591040&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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