{"id":8557,"date":"2012-03-04T02:50:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T00:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-steyn-crosses-1000-points-as-bulls-hammer-cheetahs\/"},"modified":"2012-03-04T02:50:25","modified_gmt":"2012-03-04T00:50:25","slug":"rugby-steyn-crosses-1000-points-as-bulls-hammer-cheetahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-steyn-crosses-1000-points-as-bulls-hammer-cheetahs\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Steyn crosses 1,000 points as Bulls hammer Cheetahs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, March 3 (Reuters) &#8211;<br \/>\n Flyhalf Morne Steyn became the third player to<br \/>\nscore 1000 Super Rugby points as he converted all six of the<br \/>\nBulls&#8217; tries and added three penalties in their impressive 51-19<br \/>\nhammering of the Cheetahs on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Steyn joined Canterbury Crusaders flyhalf Dan Carter (1,272<br \/>\npoints) and Australian Stirling Mortlock (1,031) as he became<br \/>\nthe first South African to reach four figures. He has now scored<br \/>\n1,012 points in 91 games, all for the Bulls.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Bulls went to the top of the standings with nine points<br \/>\ndespite finishing the match with 13 men after Francois Hougaard<br \/>\nwas harshly red carded in the 64th minute for a tip-tackle and<br \/>\nflank Jacques Potgieter was yellow carded for a shoulder-charge<br \/>\nin the 78th minute.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, such setbacks failed to stop the Bulls from<br \/>\ncharging to victory and condemning fellow South African side the<br \/>\nCheetahs to the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Props Dean Greyling and Werner Kruger scored the first two<br \/>\nBulls tries from close range, while Cheetahs flyhalf Johan<br \/>\nGoosen kept the home side in touch with his immaculate kicking<br \/>\nability as he scored three penalties to narrow the gap to 17-9.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Bulls kept piling on the pressure as wing Bjorn Basson<br \/>\nscored another try to open up a commanding 31-12 lead at<br \/>\nhalftime.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Following the interval, Akona Ndungane burst clear of the<br \/>\nCheetahs&#8217; defence and passed inside for fullback Zane Kirchner<br \/>\nto score.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Steyn landed his second and third penalties to stretch the<br \/>\nlead to 37-12 after 58 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re very disappointed but credit to the Bulls,<br \/>\ntactically they were better than us and credit to their<br \/>\ndefence,&#8221; Cheetahs captain Adriaan Strauss said.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, March 3 (Reuters) &#8211; Flyhalf Morne Steyn became the third player to score 1000 Super Rugby points as he converted all six of the Bulls&#8217; tries and added three penalties in their impressive 51-19 hammering of the Cheetahs on Saturday. 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