Rugby · Currie Cup · South Africa

Blue Bulls v Free State Cheetahs

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Blue Bulls25

13Free State Cheetahs

Kick-off: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 · 17:00 SAST

Blue Bulls v Free State Cheetahs: result recap

Blue Bulls v Free State Cheetahs update

Blue Bulls played Free State Cheetahs in Currie Cup. The final score was 25–13. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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Rugby scoring

Blue BullsScore typeFree State Cheetahs

3Tries1

2Conversions1

2Penalties2

0Drop goals0

Score breakdown

A period-by-period score has not been supplied for this fixture yet.

Match information

Competition: Currie Cup
Sport: Rugby
Country: South Africa
Kick-off: 19 Jul 2024, 17:00 SAST
Venue: Loftus Versfeld
Stage: Regular Season · Round 3

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Blue Bulls 25–13 Free State Cheetahs

Verified match events, line-ups and statistics supplied with this fixture.

Match officials

Sean MullerReferee

Ansius VermeulenAssistant · South Africa

Angie BezuidenhoutAssistant

Egon SecondsTMO

Scoring & match timeline

3′Penalty · Chris William SmithBlue Bulls

6′Penalty · Ethan WentzelFree State Cheetahs

11′Try · Mpilo GumedeBlue Bulls

12′Conversion · Chris William SmithBlue Bulls

22′Penalty · Ethan WentzelFree State Cheetahs

38′Try · Henry ImmelmanBlue Bulls

39′Conversion · Chris William SmithBlue Bulls

50′Try · Henry ImmelmanBlue Bulls

60′Try · Daniel MaartensFree State Cheetahs

61′Conversion · Ethan WentzelFree State Cheetahs

64′Yellow card · Daniel MaartensFree State Cheetahs

70′Penalty · Jaco van der WaltBlue Bulls

13′Substitution · Bernard van der Linde for Zak BurgerBlue Bulls

23′Substitution · Zak Burger for Bernard van der LindeBlue Bulls

24′Substitution · Marko Janse van Rensburg for Vernon PauloFree State Cheetahs

40′Substitution · Dylan Smith for Alulutho TshakweniBlue Bulls

40′Substitution · Litha Nkula for Reinhardt FortuinFree State Cheetahs

44′Substitution · Hencus van Wyk for Robert HuntFree State Cheetahs

44′Substitution · Schalk Ferreira for Cameron DawsonFree State Cheetahs

45′Substitution · Oupa Mohoje for Daniel MaartensFree State Cheetahs

51′Substitution · Henry Immelman for Cornal HendricksBlue Bulls

62′Substitution · Marco Jansen van Vuren for Jandre NelFree State Cheetahs

62′Substitution · Sintu Manjezi for Nama XabaBlue Bulls

62′Substitution · Bernard van der Linde for Khutha MchunuBlue Bulls

65′Substitution · Aidon Davis for Neels VolschenkFree State Cheetahs

66′Substitution · Carl Wegner for Pieter Jansen van VurenFree State Cheetahs

68′Substitution · Chris William Smith for Jaco van der WaltBlue Bulls

76′Substitution · Joe van Zyl for Juann ElseBlue Bulls

76′Substitution · Nizaam Carr for Abulele NdabambiBlue Bulls

Team comparison

Blue BullsMatch metricFree State Cheetahs

0.54Possession0.46

466Carries Metres355

10Clean Breaks5

26Defenders Beaten24

108Tackles114

6Turnovers Won7

12Penalties Conceded14

0.82Lineout Success0.75

0.90Scrums Success0.80

Team sheets & player stats

Blue Bulls

PlayerPtsTriesMetresTackles

Devon WilliamsFullback00923

Henry ImmelmanRight wing102583

Aphiwe DyantyiOutside centre00354

Chris SmitInside centre00404

Stravino JacobsLeft wing00231

Chris William SmithFly-half70224

Bernard van der LindeScrum-half00241

Dylan SmithLoosehead prop00133

Joe van ZylHooker00412

Francois KlopperTighthead prop0007

Sintu ManjeziLock0006

Jannes KirstenLock00412

Nizaam CarrBlindside flanker00914

Merwe OlivierOpenside flanker00206

Mpilo GumedeNo. 851349

Juann ElsePosition 16 · Replacement00201

Alulutho TshakweniPosition 17 · Replacement00110

Khutha MchunuPosition 18 · Replacement00252

Abulele NdabambiPosition 19 · Replacement0001

Nama XabaPosition 20 · Replacement00143

Zak BurgerPosition 21 · Replacement0010

Jaco van der WaltPosition 22 · Replacement3000

Cornal HendricksPosition 23 · Replacement00272

Free State Cheetahs

PlayerPtsTriesMetresTackles

Litha NkulaFullback00253

Cohen JasperRight wing00122

Munier HartzenbergOutside centre00607

Ali MgijimaInside centre00107

Prince NkabindeLeft wing00623

Ethan WentzelFly-half80366

Marco Jansen van VurenScrum-half0096

Schalk FerreiraLoosehead prop0012

Marko Janse van RensburgHooker0004

Hencus van WykTighthead prop0008

Carl WegnerLock00165

Victor SekeketeLock00103

Jeandre RudolphBlindside flanker002218

Aidon DavisOpenside flanker0064

Oupa MohojeNo. 80076

Vernon PauloPosition 16 · Replacement00445

Cameron DawsonPosition 17 · Replacement0006

Robert HuntPosition 18 · Replacement0083

Pieter Jansen van VurenPosition 19 · Replacement0004

Daniel MaartensPosition 20 · Replacement5126

Neels VolschenkPosition 21 · Replacement0041

Jandre NelPosition 22 · Replacement0022

Reinhardt FortuinPosition 23 · Replacement00203