It was a match the place the Bulls’ DNA shone properly and actually as they outmuscled Bayonne in most features of the sport.
The match began with Bayonne having essentially the most possession and offering the Bulls with a defensive check.
Bayonne earned the primary penalty within the fifth minute because the Bulls had arms within the ruck.
Scrumhalf Baptiste Germain opened the house aspect’s account within the sixth minute with a profitable penalty objective.
The Bulls received their working recreation going, placing the house aspect below stress as they cleared the ball away simply exterior their 22-metre space.
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The guests fashioned a line-out maul and earned a penalty from it as they opted for the nook.
The Bulls squandered the attacking alternative as Bayonne contested the line-out and JF van Heerden knocked it on which signalled the primary scrum of the match.
Bayonne gained the scrum and regarded to run it from their very own 22-metre space, however a ahead go gifted the Bulls a second chew on the cherry with a scrum feed eight metres from Bayonne’s line.
The Bulls gained the scrum penalty with a dominating shove and opted for objective, which Keagan Johannes slotted to stage issues within the 14th minute.
The momentum shifted in favour of the guests moments later.
An incredible change play between Harold Vorster and David Kriel, adopted up by Devon Williams noticed him get the within ball away to Sergeal Petersen who dotted down within the sixteenth minute for the opening attempt. Johannes was unable to transform.
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The Bulls discovered their rhythm after one other highly effective scrum simply inside their very own half as they did properly to win metres with sturdy working and carries, however sadly Johannes aimlessly kicked the ball away as fullback Cheikh Tiberghien referred to as the mark.
The match went backwards and forwards for essentially the most half since Petersen’s attempt, with either side not giving the opposite an inch to work with.
Bayonne gained a breakdown penalty and attacked from a line-out contained in the Bulls’ 22-metre space.
They went by way of a number of phases earlier than a protracted go by scrumhalf Germain to his centre Federico Mori noticed him dot down within the nook to stage issues within the thirty first minute. Germain missed the conversion try.
A double turnover – first from Bayonne, then by the Bulls noticed the guests get a scrum feed after each groups made contact with the referee with the Bulls in possession.
The Bulls earned the penalty as soon as once more for his or her dominance and Johannes discovered contact simply inside Bayonne’s 22 metre space with two minutes of play to go earlier than half-time.
Bayonne contested the line-out, however the Bulls managed to get possession again and made it depend within the thirty ninth minute as Zak Burger received his offload away within the sort out to Reinhardt Ludwig.
The utility ahead had sufficient tempo and energy to go over the road to attain as Johannes prolonged the result in seven factors with seconds to spare.
The restart was contested and each units of gamers went into contact with possession that signalled half-time.
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The second half began with the Bulls placing Bayonne below stress from the restart, however the house aspect did properly to recuperate.
A comedy of errors, which included a cost down and a grubber kick which Jan-Hendrik Wessels gathered and offloaded to Stravino Jacobs.
He in flip kicked the ball forward and it bounced again from a Bayonne boot and received regathered by David Kriel who went into the nook for the Bulls’ third attempt which Johannes concerted within the forty fifth minute.
Bayonne earned a penalty from a maul and opted for the nook two minutes later.
The hosts gained the line-out and earned one other penalty for an unlawful collapse of the maul towards the Bulls.
They rolled the cube once more and was stopped simply in need of the road, however the choose and go by Remi Bourdeau received Bayonne again inside putting distance within the forty ninth minute as Tiberghien slotted the conversion.
Cameron Hanekom conceded a penalty instantly off the restart as he performed a Bayonne participant within the air who contested for the ball however the hosts couldn’t discover contact.
The Bulls counter-attacked from that missed contact by way of Petersen and Kriel, and Bayonne carried the ball again to reward the Bulls a five-metre attacking scrum and earned the penalty.
They opted to scrum once more and the end result was the identical, solely this time Bayonne received a warning for his or her repeated infringements.
For a 3rd time, the perimeters packed down once more, and Cameron Hanekom broke away from the again because the Bulls set the phases however Bayonne defended properly to push them again.
The ball received turned over and Bayonne counter-attacked as Akker van der Merwe high-tackled Nadir Megdoud and was yellow-carded for his indiscretion.
Bayonne backed their maul once more earlier than breaking away and utilizing their numerical benefit however the Bulls’ defensive effort pressured the error as Bayonne knocked the ball on.
Marcell Coetzee discovered ample house to work his aspect deep into Bayonne’s 22-meter space after a line-out steal, however No.8 Giovanni Habel-Kuffner turned the ball over.
Bayonne counter counter-attacked and a determined sort out by David Kriel saved an nearly sure attempt because the ball was misplaced ahead in touch.
The sport properly and actually opened up previous the sixtieth minute mark with either side discovering gaps however unable to show their scoring alternatives into factors.
The Bulls went again to their DNA by enjoying a pick-and-go energy recreation which had Bayonne scrambling on defence.
After a number of phases, Marco van Staden dotted down within the 67th minute subsequent to the posts as Johan Goosen slotted the conversion.
Bayonne had an opportunity within the 74th minute to get again inside putting distance, however Cameron Hanekom’s intervention to carry the ball up over the road stopped the chance.
Moments later, after the goal-line dropout, Tom Spring dotted down after a superb counter assault, which Tiberghein transformed with 4 minutes to play.
Cameron Hanekom gained a penalty inside Bayonne’s 22 after the hosts attacked off a mark of their crimson zone and misplaced the ball backwards resulting from nice defensive stress by Stedman Gans.
Johan Goosen completed proceedings with a penalty objective to seal a well-known win for the Bulls and ship them into the Problem Cup semifinals.
Scorers
For Aviron Bayonnais:
Tries: Mori, Bourdeau, Spring
Cons: Tiberghien 2
Pens: Germain
For Bulls:
Tries: Petersen, Ludwig, Kriel, Van Staden
Cons: Johannes 2, Goosen
Pens: Johannes, Goosen
Yellow card: Akker van der Merwe (Bulls: Harmful sort out across the neck 54′)
Groups
Aviron Bayonnais: 15 Cheikh Tiberghien, 14 Nadir Megdoud, 13 Arnaud Erbinartegaray, 12 Federico Mori, 11 Xan Mousques, 10 Tom Spring, 9 Baptiste Germain, 8 Giovanni Habel-Kuffner (captain), 7 Rémi Bourdeau, 6 Noa Traversier, 5 Alex Moon, 4 Veikoso Poloniati, 3 Tevita Tatafu, 2 Lucas Martin, 1 Pierre Castillon.
Replacements: 16 Vincent Giudicelli, 17 Martin Villar, 18 Pieter Scholtz, 19 Denis Marchois, 20 Lucas Paulos, 21 Baptiste Chouzenoux, 22 Baptiste Tilloles, 23 Aurélien Callandret.
Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Keagan Johannes, 9 Izak Burger, 8 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Reinhardt Ludwig, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Armand van der Merwe, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima.
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Ruan Nortjé, 20 Cameron Hanekom, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Johan Goosen, 23 Stedman Gans.
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England) & Jack Makepeace (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)
