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21 Mar 2015

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21 Mar 2015

FULL TIME AT LOFTUS

The Bulls have won it by one point. Not the prettiest game of rugby ever played, but the Bulls will take the win.

BULLS 25 - 24

21 Mar 2015

80' - No mistake from the young Springbok flyhalf.  Pollard puts the Bulls back into the lead!

BULLS 25 - 24 FORCE

21 Mar 2015

79' - PENALTY to the Bulls for that tackle on Pollard. The ref is happy that is isn't a card. Pollard will kick at goal to win from 45m out.

21 Mar 2015

79' - Serfontein and Pollard take massive hits in midfield on halfway. The ref wants to have a look at the second one, Coleman might have tipped Pollard.

21 Mar 2015

78' - Wow! He sends it straight through the middle and with some distance to spare! The Force lead with 2 minutes to go.

BULLS 22 - 24 FORCE

21 Mar 2015

78' - PENALTY to the Force. Nyakane is penalised for coming in from the side.  Ebersohn will have a shot at goal from 60m out.

21 Mar 2015

75' - Botha steals the lineout and the ball is secured by Nyakane.  Unfortunately the Bulls knock from a resulting drive.

21 Mar 2015

75' - The Force opt for an up and under but it has too much on it and Kriel collects easily.  His return kick takes play to the Force 10m line.

21 Mar 2015

74' - The Force back onto the attack after a brilliant kick chase down field. Kriel clears to just inside the Bulls half.

21 Mar 2015

72' - TRY to the Force! They keep the ball in close, untidily at times and eventually Godwin steps inside and gets over from 10m outs.  Ebersohn converts.  1 point in it now!

BULLS 22 - 21 FORCE

21 Mar 2015

70' - PENALTY to the Force as du Plessis collapses the maul. The ref gives them a warning.  The Force will look to setup another maul.

21 Mar 2015

68' - PENALTY to the Force.  Mellet takes the scrum straight down and is penalised. Ebersohn sets up a lineout 8m from the Bulls line. 

21 Mar 2015

68' - The Bulls work the ball through a number of phases until Spies knocks on.  Crucially the Bulls lead by more than a converted try. The Force have 12 minutes to get back into this game.

21 Mar 2015

Pollard now has 17 points in the match so far.

21 Mar 2015

67' - PENALTY to the Bulls, the Force not rolling away this time. Pollard converts from 22m out and slightly to the left.

BULLS 22 - 14 FORCE

21 Mar 2015

64' - PENALTY to the Bulls.  Lots of infringements so far today. Cottrell is the culprit as he dives onto Pollard on the ground.  Pollard sets up a lineout in the Force half.

21 Mar 2015

63' - PENALTY to the Bulls.  What a strong scrum from them! It puts the Force under huge pressure and they infringe from the resulting ruck as they seal off the ball.  Pollard converts from 40m.

BULLS 19 - 14 FORCE

21 Mar 2015

59' - PENALTY to the Bulls after the Force go off their feet at the ruck. Van Zyl takes it quickly but can't find the man outside him leading to a knock-on. Poor pass by Van Zyl. Scrum to the Force.

21 Mar 2015

57' - PENALTY to the Force as Mellet is penalised for scrumming in on the angle. The Force clear to just inside the Bulls half. Coleman returns from the sin-bin.

21 Mar 2015

56' - Bull substitution. Paige is replaced by Van Zyl.

21 Mar 2015

55' - PENALTY to the Bulls. Nyakane makes up for his earlier infringement by getting over the ball and winning a penalty.

21 Mar 2015

53' - Bulls substitution. Stegmann is replaced by Botha.

21 Mar 2015

52' - PENALTY to the Force after Nyakane is penalised. Burton pulls his attempt well left of the uprights.

21 Mar 2015

51' - Bull substitutions.  Matfield replaces Hattingh and Nyakane replaces van der Merwe.

21 Mar 2015

50' - TRY to the Bulls!  The thirteen players of the Force cannot keep the Bulls out any longer as van der Merwe forces his way over close to the poles.  Pollard converts.

BULLS 16 - 14 FORCE

21 Mar 2015

50' - PENALTY to the Bulls as the Force are penalised at ruck time.  The Bulls decided to rumble the ball up.

21 Mar 2015

49' - YELLOW CARD for the Force. Faulkner will send 10 minutes in the bin for the same reason, detaching and coming in on the side of the Bulls maul.  

That is two yellow cards in 2 minutes!

21 Mar 2015

47' - YELLOW CARD to Coleman for that infringement.  Pollard sets up another lineout.

21 Mar 2015

47' - PENALTY to the Bulls!  The same thing again, the Force detaching and coming in from the side. This will result in a card as the Force were warned a minute ago.

21 Mar 2015

46' - PENALTY to the Bulls!  They setup a lineout 5m from the Force line.  Coleman is penalised for coming in from the side of the maul.  

21 Mar 2015

44' - TRY to the Force!  Wow!  The Bulls will not be happy with this.  The ball comes back off the upright from the penalty. The Bulls secure it but Wykes does well to rip the ball free and the Force get him over the line.  Converted by Burton.

BULLS 9 - 14 FORCE

21 Mar 2015

43' - PENALTY to the Force. Stegmann makes a tackle but doesn't roll away. Burton drives the ball into the right hand upright. 

21 Mar 2015

42' - The Bulls under early pressure as a poor pass by Pollard to Kriel results in the young fullback hacking the ball out into touch.

21 Mar 2015

41' - Bulls substitution.  Mellet has replaced Greyling in the Bulls front row.

21 Mar 2015

Pollard gets us underway for the second half.  

21 Mar 2015

HALF TIME AT LOFTUS

The Bulls lead the Force by 9 - 7.  Not the greatest game of rugby so far.

21 Mar 2015

40' - PENALTY to the Bulls!  Spies makes a fantastic steal off a Force lineout and Mafi proceeds to leave his feet at the ruck. Pollard kicks at goal but misses.

21 Mar 2015

38' - PENALTY to the Force. Hougaard and Serfontein combine brilliantly, but excellent defence stops around 10m short and Morahan is all over the ball.  The Bulls are pinged for not releasing.

21 Mar 2015

37' - PENALTY to the Bulls.  JJ Engelbrecht makes an important tackle, gets to his feet and contests the ball.  The Force are penalised for not releasing.  Pollard sets up a lineout just outside the Force 22m area.

21 Mar 2015

35' - Poor play by the Bulls as the loose the ball in midfield and the Force charge up field with Coleman prominent.

21 Mar 2015

35' - PENALTY to the Bulls as the Force are penalised for hands in the ruck. Pollard sets up a lineout just inside the Force 22m area.

21 Mar 2015

34' - The Bulls starting to give the ball some air now, looking far better for it.

21 Mar 2015

32' - PENALTY to the Bulls. They took it through a number of phases and eventually Labuschagne goes to ground, but the tackler does not roll away, leading to the penalty. Pollard opts for post and converts easily.

BULLS 9 - 7 FORCE

21 Mar 2015

31' - PENALTY to the Bulls. An excellent catch in the air by Basson leads to Mathewson falling on the wrong side of the ball and not rolling away. Pollard clears to the just inside the Force half.

21 Mar 2015

30' - Excellent turnover secured by the Force as they stop a Bulls maul an managed to get their hands on the ball.  

21 Mar 2015

28' - PENALTY to the Bulls. Brache looks to just nudge the ball forward with his boot but flanker, Koteka is slightly ahead of him. Pollard clears to the halfway line.

21 Mar 2015

27' - Pollard clears from the scrum with a monster kick down field. The Force take a quick throw in and attack.
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