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Pretoria - The impressive 18 match winning streak the Bulls enjoyed at Loftus Versfeld ended on Saturday night when the Highlanders powered their way to a 35-28 victory over the defending champions.
Control at the breakdowns allowed the visiting side to control the match and in doing so, they managed to secure a bonus point for the four tries they scored.
While the Bulls will be hugely disappointed in their performance, credit must go to the men from Dunedin for the manner in which they starved the home side of possession throughout the match.
As anticipated, the Bulls staged their traditional fight back but were held out thanks to some brave defending.
The Bulls have a bye next week before taking on the Lions at home in a fortnight.
Scorers:
Bulls 28: Tries: Flip van der Merwe, Fourie Du Preez, Bjorn Basson; Conversion: Morne Steyn (2) Penalties: Morne Steyn (3),
Highlanders 35: Try: Adam Thomson, Josh Bekhuis, Kade Poki (2);Conversions Tony Brown (3) Penalties: Tony Brown, Robbie Robinson (2),
Teams:
Bulls – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Derick Kuün, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Juandre Kruger, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Stephan Dippenaar.
Highlanders – 15 Ben Smith, 14 Siale Piutau, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Kade Poki, 10 Robbie Robinson, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (c).
Subs: 16 Brayden Mitchell, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 John Hardie, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Tony Brown, 22 Telusa Veainu.
Control at the breakdowns allowed the visiting side to control the match and in doing so, they managed to secure a bonus point for the four tries they scored.
While the Bulls will be hugely disappointed in their performance, credit must go to the men from Dunedin for the manner in which they starved the home side of possession throughout the match.
As anticipated, the Bulls staged their traditional fight back but were held out thanks to some brave defending.
The Bulls have a bye next week before taking on the Lions at home in a fortnight.
Scorers:
Bulls 28: Tries: Flip van der Merwe, Fourie Du Preez, Bjorn Basson; Conversion: Morne Steyn (2) Penalties: Morne Steyn (3),
Highlanders 35: Try: Adam Thomson, Josh Bekhuis, Kade Poki (2);Conversions Tony Brown (3) Penalties: Tony Brown, Robbie Robinson (2),
Teams:
Bulls – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jaco Pretorius, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Derick Kuün, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Juandre Kruger, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Stephan Dippenaar.
Highlanders – 15 Ben Smith, 14 Siale Piutau, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Kade Poki, 10 Robbie Robinson, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (c).
Subs: 16 Brayden Mitchell, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 John Hardie, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Tony Brown, 22 Telusa Veainu.
