Free State Cheetahs - Vodacom Blue Bulls (32-7) | Currie Cup

Full-time Men's Senior S. Hem. Currie Cup Knockout stage
SA
Free State Cheetahs
Form V D D V D
Coach: -
Try bonus
Gideon van der Merwe 20' E
Marnus van der Merwe 27' E
Munier Hartzenberg 50' E
Sibabalo Qoma 60' E
Cohen Jasper 80' E
Ruan Pienaar2Tr · 1P
Stadium: -
32-7
Half-time: 15-7
5 tries 1 try
Head-to-head
D 8-45 24/03/2023
V 35-5 11/06/2022
V 38-25 02/02/2022
D 36-39 28/08/2021
D 13-40 05/12/2020
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
SA
Vodacom Blue Bulls
Form D D V D V
Coach: -
No bonus
Jan Hendrik Wessels 24' E
Franco Knoetze1Tr

Quick summary

Free State Cheetahs beat Vodacom Blue Bulls 32–7 in a 6-try match and 1 card. Ruan Pienaar finishes as top scorer with 7 points (1 penalty, 2 conversions).
RP
Top scorer
Ruan Pienaar
Free State Cheetahs · 7 pts (2 cons, 1 pen.)
Key figures
5 Tries 1
2 Cons 1
1 Penalties 0
0 Cards 1

Breakdown by period

Period Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Blue Bulls
1st half 15 7
2nd half 17 0
Total 32 7

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Free State Cheetahs
MIN
Vodacom Blue Bulls
1st half 15 - 7
P
Ruan Pienaar Penalty
10'3-0
E
Gideon van der Merwe Try
20'8-0
T
Ruan Pienaar Conversion
20'10-0
24'10-2
T
Franco Knoetze Conversion
24'10-7
E
Jan Hendrik Wessels Try
E
Marnus van der Merwe Try
27'15-7
27'15-7
J
Hendrik Muller Uys Yellow card
2nd half 17 - 0
43'15-7
↔
Adrian JoubertQuewin Nortje Replacement
↔
Alulutho TshakweniSchalk Ferreira Replacement
46'15-7
↔
Marko Louis Janse van RensburgMarnus van der Merwe Replacement
47'15-7
↔
David Benjamin BritsFrancois Steyn Replacement
48'15-7
E
Munier Hartzenberg Try
50'20-7
51'20-7
↔
Juan van der WesthuizenMihlali Langa Mosi Replacement
↔
Daniel Johannes MaartensTeboho Stephen Oupa Mohoje Replacement
52'20-7
↔
Sibabalo QomaJeandre Rudolph Replacement
52'20-7
53'20-7
↔
Phumzile MaqondwanaRobert Hunt Replacement
53'20-7
↔
Sebastian LombardCameron Hanekom Replacement
55'20-7
↔
Bernard van der LindeChris Smit Replacement
59'20-7
↔
Joe van ZylJan Hendrik Wessels Replacement
E
Sibabalo Qoma Try
60'25-7
T
Ruan Pienaar Conversion
60'27-7
↔
Laurence Herbert VictorHencus van Wyk Replacement
65'27-7
↔
Rewan KrugerRuan Pienaar Replacement
68'27-7
68'27-7
↔
Jacques van RooyenLizo Pumzile Gqoboka Replacement
↔
Tapiwa Lloyd MafuraGideon van der Merwe Replacement
74'27-7
78'27-7
↔
Juan MostertFranco Knoetze Replacement
E
Cohen Jasper Try
80'32-7

Match stats

Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Blue Bulls
32
Points scored
7
5
Tries
1
-
Possession (%)
-
Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Blue Bulls
5
Tries
1
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Blue Bulls
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Blue Bulls
2
Conversions
1
1
Penalties scored
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Blue Bulls
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Free State Cheetahs
2 matches played
Vodacom Blue Bulls
2 matches played
Competition
9 matches played
Points scored
32 ▼
avg. 47
7 ▼
avg. 24
34.1
Tries
5 ▼
avg. 6.5
1 ▼
avg. 3.5
4.44
First try
20'
avg. 10'30
24'
avg. 13'30
15'30
Penalties scored
1 ▼
avg. 1.5
0 ▼
avg. 0.5
1.72
Yellow cards
0 ▼
avg. 1.5
1 ▲
avg. 0
0.83
% wins
100%
0%
—
% vic. domicile
0%
0%
44%
% vic. extérieur
100%
0%
56%

Line-ups

Top scorer
RP
Ruan Pienaar
3 attempts
7 pts
Free State Cheetahs
1 Schalk Ferreira 46'
2 Marnus van der Merwe E 27'47'
3 Hencus van Wyk 65'
4 Rynier Mark Bernardo
5 Victor Kutlwano Sekekete
6 Gideon van der Merwe E 20'74'
7 Teboho Stephen Oupa Mohoje 52'
8 Jeandre Rudolph 52'
9 Ruan Pienaar P 10'T 20'T 60'68'
10 Reinhardt Fortuin
11 Munier Hartzenberg E 50'
12 Francois Steyn 48'
13 Robert Thompson Ebersohn
14 Daniel Kasende Kalepula
15 Cohen Jasper E 80'
Replacements
16 Alulutho Tshakweni 46'
17 Marko Louis Janse van Rensburg 47'
18 David Benjamin Brits 48'
19 Daniel Johannes Maartens 52'
20 Sibabalo Qoma E 60'52'
21 Laurence Herbert Victor 65'
22 Rewan Kruger 68'
23 Tapiwa Lloyd Mafura 74'
Top scorer
JHW
Jan Hendrik Wessels
1 try
5 pts
Vodacom Blue Bulls
1 Lizo Pumzile Gqoboka 68'
2 Jan Hendrik Wessels E 24'59'
3 Robert Hunt 53'
4 Willem Hendrik Jacques du Plessis
5 Reinhardt Ludwig
6 Cameron Hanekom 53'
7 Mihlali Langa Mosi 51'
8 Hendrik Muller Uys CJ 27'
9 Keagan Johannes
10 Chris Smit 55'
11 Kabelo Mokoena
12 Lionel Granton Mapoe
13 Wandisile Simelane
14 Quewin Nortje 43'
15 Franco Knoetze T 24'78'
Replacements
16 Adrian Joubert 43'
17 Juan van der Westhuizen 51'
18 Phumzile Maqondwana 53'
19 Sebastian Lombard 53'
20 Bernard van der Linde 55'
21 Jacques van Rooyen 68'
22 Juan Mostert 78'
23 Joe van Zyl 59'

Stats by player

Free State Cheetahs
2
47'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
47'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
74'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
74'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
28'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
28'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
46'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
46'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
65'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
65'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
52'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
52'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
52'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
52'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
68'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
68'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
48'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
48'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
34'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
34'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
33'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
33'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
32'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
32'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
28'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
15'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
15'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
12'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
12'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
6'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
6'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Vodacom Blue Bulls
2
59'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
59'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
68'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
68'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
51'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
55'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
43'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
43'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
78'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
78'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
37'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
37'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
29'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
25'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
12'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
12'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
2'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
2'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
21'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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