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Sards wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 12:00 pm
OomStruisbaai wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:48 am
OomStruisbaai wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:31 am DHL Stormers for Bulls clash
15 Damian Willemse, 14 Angelo Davids, 13 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Deon Fourie, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Ben-Jason Dixon, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Steven Kitshoff (captain).
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Connor Evans, 20 Junior Pokomela, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Godlen Masimla, 23 Clayton Blommetjies.
Bulls: 1 Gerhard Steenekamp, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 3 Mornay Smith, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 5 Ruan Nortje (captain), 6 Marco Van Staden, 7 Cyle Brink, 8 Elrigh Louw, 9 Embrose Papier, 10 Johan Goosen, 11 Canan Moodie, 12 Harold Vorster, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 15 Kurt-Lee Arendse

Replacements: 16 Bismarck Du Plessis, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Sebastian Lombard, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Chris Smit, 23 Stravino Jacobs

Bulls hot favorites. With that back 3s from both teams it will be a sin to kick away possession.
Nizaam should have started.
I am quite impressed with my pel son , Sebastiaan Lombaard young TH making the Bulls A team as a reserve. The kid is still u20. He has been very good but dunno if he'll handle Ali Vermaak.
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$harks and Stormers.

Very easy to pick the winners this week.
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Can't remember the last time we had 4 Ulstermen starting in the pack :lol:

Doak at 10 is an interesting one. Gale force winds and horizontal rain in Galway is a good place to earn your stripes :thumbup:
Ian Madigan for Ireland.
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Jim Lahey wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:06 pm

Can't remember the last time we had 4 Ulstermen starting in the pack :lol:

Doak at 10 is an interesting one. Gale force winds and horizontal rain in Galway is a good place to earn your stripes :thumbup:
Afraid he's out of luck :wink: it'll be dead calm, & probably dry at kickoff.

Connacht going full beans for the win with this squad


Connacht: Tiernan O’Halloran; John Porch, Tom Farrell, Bundee Aki, Mack Hansen; Jack Carty (capt), Caolin Blade; Denis Buckley, Shane Delahunt, Finlay Bealham; Josh Murphy, Niall Murray; Oisín Dowling, Conor Oliver, Cian Prendergast.

Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Peter Dooley, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Jarrad Butler, Kieran Marmion, David Hawkshaw, Adam Byrne.
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fishfoodie wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:40 pm
Jim Lahey wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:06 pm

Can't remember the last time we had 4 Ulstermen starting in the pack :lol:

Doak at 10 is an interesting one. Gale force winds and horizontal rain in Galway is a good place to earn your stripes :thumbup:
Afraid he's out of luck :wink: it'll be dead calm, & probably dry at kickoff.

Connacht going full beans for the win with this squad


Connacht: Tiernan O’Halloran; John Porch, Tom Farrell, Bundee Aki, Mack Hansen; Jack Carty (capt), Caolin Blade; Denis Buckley, Shane Delahunt, Finlay Bealham; Josh Murphy, Niall Murray; Oisín Dowling, Conor Oliver, Cian Prendergast.

Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Peter Dooley, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Jarrad Butler, Kieran Marmion, David Hawkshaw, Adam Byrne.
You'd have to fancy Connacht for the win.

Connacht were embarrassingly shit against us in Belfast in the first match of the season. However Connacht have drastically improved since then and Ulster have been utter pish for the last 3 weeks.
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Jim Lahey wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:41 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:40 pm
Jim Lahey wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:06 pm

Can't remember the last time we had 4 Ulstermen starting in the pack :lol:

Doak at 10 is an interesting one. Gale force winds and horizontal rain in Galway is a good place to earn your stripes :thumbup:
Afraid he's out of luck :wink: it'll be dead calm, & probably dry at kickoff.

Connacht going full beans for the win with this squad


Connacht: Tiernan O’Halloran; John Porch, Tom Farrell, Bundee Aki, Mack Hansen; Jack Carty (capt), Caolin Blade; Denis Buckley, Shane Delahunt, Finlay Bealham; Josh Murphy, Niall Murray; Oisín Dowling, Conor Oliver, Cian Prendergast.

Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Peter Dooley, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Jarrad Butler, Kieran Marmion, David Hawkshaw, Adam Byrne.
You'd have to fancy Connacht for the win.

Connacht were embarrassingly shit against us in Belfast in the first match of the season. However Connacht have drastically improved since then and Ulster have been utter pish for the last 3 weeks.
They might be slight favorites, maybe +3 pts, but it should be an entertaining game at least, as both teams play a decent brand of rugby.
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fishfoodie wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:40 pm

Afraid he's out of luck :wink: it'll be dead calm, & probably dry at kickoff.

My first thought was, "have they had to move it elsewhere?"
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Tichtheid wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:18 pm
fishfoodie wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:40 pm

Afraid he's out of luck :wink: it'll be dead calm, & probably dry at kickoff.

My first thought was, "have they had to move it elsewhere?"
We've gone the Racing way, & put the pitch inside a disco :grin: :grin:
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Cmaan the Sharks.
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Better crowd.
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Sards wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:54 pmBetter crowd.
Tourists
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Sandstorm wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:57 pm
Sards wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:54 pmBetter crowd.
Tourists
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Not quite sure about a woman ref at this level. She sounds terrified
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Wow
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What the hell......see what a decent coach can do
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Yoh.....he won't want to see that on replay
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Eisch . Mapimpi.
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Dan Jooste and Mapimpi letting the Sharks down
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Man that is a hectic pace
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Bonus point.

Lions have just tackled too much.
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Marius van der Westhuizen doing a hatchet job
.......
:lol:

Vok he hates the Sharks


Try disallowed
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Sharks get second bonus point try..


Marius looking for an infringement


:lol: :lol: :lol:

Commentators " what is he looking for "
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Mapimpi
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Replay on screens shows Jayden hard done by


Marius van der Westhuizen doesn't look

His replay not working


:lol:
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Lions are walking wounded
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Now let's see the Bulls depth
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25 thousand at Kings park
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Good match, Lions not terrible at all but didn't have the stamina to keep up their defencive effort against the Sharks for the full game.
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De Wet pushed the player into the catcher
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Who is the co-commentator in Stormers game? Doesn’t. Shut. Up.
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Sandstorm wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:44 pm Who is the co-commentator in Stormers game? Doesn’t. Shut. Up.
Nick Mallett.
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Dweba...... :lol:
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Bulls look very good. They dominate everything. Can't see the Stormers keeping them out.
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Johan Goosen totally outplay Libbok in that 1st half
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_Os_ wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:05 pm
Sandstorm wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:44 pm Who is the co-commentator in Stormers game? Doesn’t. Shut. Up.
Nick Mallett.
Thanks. He’s got verbal diarrhoea


Some try by Stormers.
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OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:19 pm Johan Goosen totally outplay Libbok in that 1st half
Those two Stomp tries. First Goosen refused to tackle and let the try in. Second Libbok helped set up.

Goosen has always been as heavily overrated as he is injured. The poor man's Bosch.
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Stormers score 3 tries in 7 mins and Bulls are stunned!
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I am breathless
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Manie on fire
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OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:39 pm I am breathless
Corvid?
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