Fixtures Edinburgh Men 23/24 BKT United Rugby Championship
November 17, 2023 Hive Stadium
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80

IN OFF THE POST!!

THAT SEALS IT!!! BP WIN!!!!
80

Going for goal!

Healy calls for the tee for the final kick of the match.
79

Yellow!

Peterson is off! Goosen has passed his HIA.
79

TMO check

Potentially a deliberate knock on from Peterson here....
79

TURNOVER!!!!

BOAN WINS THE BALL, AND WE'RE ON THE ATTACK!!
76

LINEOUT STEAL!

Brilliant work from Gilco! We reclaim possession, and Blair puts in an exceptional kick to put the Bulls back into their half!
75

Another penalty.

The visitors are marching up the field, this time we're penalised at the maul.
73

Pinged.

We're penalised at the breakdown after the restart. Bulls go into our half.
73

5 point game.

van der Walt with no mistake.
72

Yellow.

Bill is shown yellow, the remainder of the match will be 14v14. van der Walt will have a shot at goal.
72

TMO check

Looked like a potential head on head contact, and Big Bill is down. Play is stopped while he receives treatment. TMO is checking this, as it looks like Bill may have gone in high.
69

Taken out in the air!

Sergeal Peterson tackles Healy in the air!! We've got a penalty but it looked like it could have been a yellow. Meanwhile, Goosen is off for an HIA after the incident that denied him scoring an earlier try.
69

Chaos!!

Bennett kicks through, and Duhan is able to gather, he plays it inside to Wes Goosen but he's taken out before he can get the ball! Play goes on, and the Bulls break clear through Petersen. Healy steadies the ship, putting boot to ball.
66

Bulls try.

Elrigh Louw crashes over from a tap penalty. Van der Walt adds the extras to cut the lead.
62

BIG. BILL. MATA!!!!!!!

THAT'S THE BONUS POINT!!!!! We go through a heap of phases, with the Bulls defence creaking, and it's Big Bill who finally makes the breakthrough to score under the sticks! Healy adds the extras. Mon Edinburgh!!
60

Double change

Cherry and Sebastian are on in the front row for Ashman and Nel.
60

Nudge, Ali!

A great kick from Ali Price puts the Bulls deep into their own territory!
59

Bulls hold.

We don't manage a score on this occasion, and will rebuild the attack from 50 out.
57

Off feet!

Our pressure tells, with the Bulls going off their feet at a breakdown. Healy gets us right into the corner!
57

Turnover!

We've won the ball back, and are looking to attack!
56

Pinged.

We concede a breakdown penalty, and the Bulls will have possession in our half.
54

Ali Price debut!

He replaces Ben Vellacott, with Boan Venter also replacing Schoeman. Hanekom is back on the field after his yellow card.
51

Knock on.

We're building from deep, but a knock one brings an end to the attack. Bulls with the put in just inside our half.
48

DUHAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!

GET IN!!!!! DUHAN SCORES HIS FIRST OF THE SEASON!! The forwards win another maul penalty, and the backs go through the hands to give Duhan space to score! Healy hits the post with the conversion attempt.
46

Tip tackle.

A dangerous tackle from the visitors and we'll have another penalty, Healy puts us into the Bulls 22!
45

Breakdown pen!

All Edinburgh right now, and Healy puts is back into the Bulls half.
43

ASHYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

YESSSSSS!!!!!!!! TRY TIME FOR ASHMAN AGAIN. BLAMO. The maul is unstoppable, and we make the extra numbers count. The conversion is wide, but we lead for the first time tonight.
42

Yellow!

The Bulls are down to 13 after Cameron Hanekom brings down the maul illegally!
41

Red card!

Marcell Coetzee has been shown red after a high and dangerous shot on Pierre Schoeman. We go into Bulls territory from the resulting penalty!
41

TMO check

Looks like Schoey might have been hit in the head here, TMO checking.
40

Back underway!

Big 40 coming up! Mon Edinburgh!
40

Half time.

Not much in it so far!
37

BK!!

We're on the front foot after a brilliant Kinghorn break sets Connor Boyle free! We're threatening, but the ball comes loose at the ruck. They'll have a scrum on their 22. Former Edinburgh man Jaco van der Walt is on, replacing the injured Johan Goosen.
36

Out on the full!

We'll have the 22 drop out!
35

Scrum pen.

Looked like we had dominance there, but the call goes the other way.
34

Forward pass

We're looking to strike from deep, and Duhan is away, but the final pass has been deemed to have gone forward. Bulls scrum on our 22.
33

YESSSSSSSS ASHYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S TRY TIME!!! It's all in the forwards, a perfect driving maul and the Edinburgh hooker is there to dot down for his second of the season. Healy's conversion attempt is wide, it's a two point game now.
31

On the attack!

Bennett and Ritchie combine brilliantly on the right wing to get us into Bulls territory! They're penalised, and we go to the corner!
28

In off the post

Through by a whisker to extend the Vodacom Bulls' lead.
27

Pinged.

We're scrambling after the ball is punted at the base of the ruck and concede a penalty in front of the posts. Goosen will go for goal.
26

Good pressure!

We get front foot ball after carries from Bennett and Mata, Healy grubbers through with the Bulls under pressure, forcing a hurried clearing kick into touch.
24

Bulls knock on

Healy hammers the ball into the skies, and Nortje is unable to gather. Our scrum on half way!
23

Not rolling.

Another penalty. Bulls look to clear but miss touch, and Healy is able to punt upfield.
22

Kick is good.

No mistake from Goosen.
21

Offside.

We're offside with the Bulls on the attack. Shot called.
20

Healy clears

The Bulls attempt a long range drop goal, but it falls into Healy's arms, who thumps clear to half way.
18

One point game!

The kick is good! One point in it now.
17

Another penalty!

It's an interesting battle at the breakdown, with the call going our way on this occassion. Healy will go for goal.
16

Bulls pinged!

We're growing into things now and win another penalty! Healy gets us into the Bulls half.
15

On the board!

A great nudge from Healy, we have our first points of the night.
14

Bulls pinged!

We win our first pen of the match! Healy will go for goal.
13

Knock on!

The Bulls knock on in the ruck, we'll have a scrum in the visitors' half.
11

Wide!

Another let off, we'll have a 22 drop out.
10

Penalty.

Another breakdown penalty conceded. Goosen calls for the tee again.
8

Bulls try.

Goosen kicks in behind and we don't deal with it, allowing Devon Williams to dot down. The conversion attempt is good.
7

Pinged.

Another breakdown penalty goes the way of the Bulls, they opt to go to the corner.
6

Drop goal attempt!

Healy returns the clearing kick with a monstrous drop goal, just wide this time!
6

Nice work!

The scrum is solid, Healy gets the ball to Bennett who stabs a clever kick in behind, forcing a goalline drop out.
3

Knock on

The Bulls spill a high ball - we'll have the put in at the first scrum of the match, just inside our half.
2

Wide!

Johan Goosen's kick misses the target, we'll have a 22 drop out.
1

Not releasing

We're penalised at the breakdown, Bulls call for the tee.
1

Kick off!

We're underway at Hive Stadium! COME ON EDINBURGH!!