RECAP: Bulls v Cheetahs

READERS' FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round Three encounter between the Bulls and Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld.

The Bulls, chasing a third successive title, top the standings with a full-house 10 points.

The Pumas (five points), Western Province (five), Cheetahs (four) and Sharks (four) all have one win.

Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie said it is “very exciting” for the competition to see all the teams selecting a number of ‘big name’ players – keeping up the tradition of making it a treasured and big-ticket event.

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Teams

Bulls: 15 David Kriel, 14 Sibongile Novuka, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Cornal Hendricks (captain), 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 8 Muller Uys, 7 Cameron Hanekom, 6 WJ Steenkamp, 5 Janko Swanepoel, 4 Reinhardt Ludwig, 3 Robert Hunt, 2 Schalk Erasmus, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.

Replacements: 16 Joe van Zyl, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Sebastian Lombard, 19 Raynard Roets, 20 Jaco Labuschagne, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Frederik du Plessis, 23 Richard Kriel.

Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Rosko Specman, 13 David Brits, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Enver Brandt, 10 Siyabonga Masuku, 9 Ruan Pienaar (captain), 8 Mihlali Mosi, 7 Andisa Ntsila, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete, 4 Aidon Davis, 3 Marné Coetzee, 2 Louis van der Westhuizen, 1 Schalk Ferreira.

Replacements: 16 Janus Venter, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Sergio Moreira, 20 Jeandré Rudolph, 21 Rewan Kruger, 22 Reinhardt Fortuin, 23 Robert Ebersohn.

Referee: Paul Mente

Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs & local referee

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen