Cape Town - The Bulls beat the Chiefs 28-7 in a pre-season game in Brisbane on Tuesday, dedicating the win to the memory of Joost van der Westhuizen.
Van der Westhuizen, the legendary former Springbok and Bulls scrumhalf, died at the age of 45 earlier this week after losing his battle to motor neuron disease.
The men from Pretoria, who led 14-7 at the break, scored four tries to clinch an impressive win over the Kiwis.
The Bulls will feature in the Brisbane Global Tens this weekend, before opening their Super Rugby campaign against the Stormers in Cape Town on February 25.
They claimed a 38-17 win over the Lions in their first warm-up game in Harare at the end of January
Full Time in Brisbane: The Vodacom Bulls 28 - Chiefs 7. Thank you for your support. #bullsfamily In memory of Joost. #BULvCHI
— Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) February 9, 2017
Photo taken moments before the #BULvCHI game. Uniting as one, in memory of Joost. #bullsfamily pic.twitter.com/DiJ9OkLvPg
— Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) February 9, 2017
Scorers:#BULvCHI In memory of Joost Heystek van der Westhuizen. @9Joost @ChiefsRugby @Springboks pic.twitter.com/FKyjzTYVgc
— Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) February 9, 2017
Bulls
Tries: Burger Odendaal, penalty try, Dries Swanepoel, Warrick Gelant
Conversions: Handre Pollard (3), Tian Schoeman
Chiefs
Tries: Brad Weber
Conversion: Stephen Donald
Teams:
Bulls
15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Travis Ismaiel, 13 Dries Swanepoel, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Jamba Ulengo, 10 Handré Pollard (captain), 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Hanro Liebenberg, 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Nic de Jager, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 RG Snyman, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Substitutes: 16 Edgar Maruthlule, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Jason Jenkins, 19 Ruan Steenkamp, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Tian Schoeman, 22 Warrick Gelant, 23 John-Roy Jenkinson, 24 Jacobie Adriaanse, 25 Renaldo Bothma, 26 Francois Brummer, 27 JT Jackson
Chiefs
15 Shaun Stevenson, 14 Solomona Alaimalo, 13 Tim Nanai-Williams, 12 Johnny Faauli, 11 Latu Vaeno, 10 Stephen Donald (captain), 9 Brad Weber, 8 Tom Sanders, 7 Mitchell Karpik, 6 Taleni Seu, 5 Matiaha Martin, 4 Mitchell Brown, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Brayden Mitchell, 1 Mitchell Graham
Substitutes: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Sosefo Kautai, 18 Atu Moli, 19 Fin Hoeata, 20 Liam Messam, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 James Lowe, 23 Toni Pulu, 24 Joe Ravouvou, 25 Luteru Laulala, 26 Kane Hames