Friday 25 Oct 2024
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, TBC
Tries
Akker van der Merwe 77'
Reinhardt Ludwig 67'
Conversions
David Kriel 79'; 68';
Penalties
Tomas Albornoz 72'; 62'; 34'; 1'
Rhyno Smith 3'
Keagan Johannes 22'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
David Kriel
Conversion
79'
Akker van der Merwe
Try
77'
Cameron Hanekom
Out: Cobus Wiese
76'
Jacob Umaga
Out: Tomas Albornoz
73'
Zak Burger
Out: Embrose Papier
73'
Tomas Albornoz
Penalty
72'
Enzo Avaca
Out: Simone Ferrari
68'
David Kriel
Conversion
68'
Reinhardt Ludwig
Try
67'
Chris Smit
Out: Keagan Johannes
66'
Manuel Zuliani
Out: Michele Lamaro
63'
Cobus Wiese
Out: Cameron Hanekom
63'
Tomas Albornoz
Penalty
62'
Sebastian Negri
Out: Alessandro Izekor
56'
Eli Snyman
Out: Federico Ruzza
48'
Andy Uren
Out: Alessandro Garbisi
47'
Bautista Bernasconi
Out: Siua Maile
47'
Thomas Gallo
Out: Mirco Spagnolo
47'
Harold Vorster
Out: Aphiwe Dyantyi
47'
Cameron Hanekom
Out: Cobus Wiese
47'
Akker van der Merwe
Out: Johan Grobbelaar
47'
Dylan Smith
Out: Alulutho Tshakweni
47'
Francois Klopper
Out: Wilco Louw
47'
Ruan Vermaak
Out: JF van Heerden
40'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Tomas Albornoz
Penalty
34'
Elrigh Louw
Out: Cameron Hanekom
24'
Keagan Johannes
Penalty
22'
Cameron Hanekom
Out: Elrigh Louw
14'
Rhyno Smith
Penalty
3'
Tomas Albornoz
Penalty
1'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Tries
0
2
Conversions
0
2
Penalties
5
1
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
EL
E. Louw
Ball Carries: 14
Tackles
SM
S. Maile
Tackles: 18
Points
TA
T. Albornoz
Points: 12
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2126
Tries per match
34
Penalties Conceded per match
810
Match Information
Friday 25 Oct 2024
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, TBC
Tries
Akker van der Merwe 77'
Reinhardt Ludwig 67'
Conversions
David Kriel 79'; 68';
Penalties
Tomas Albornoz 72'; 62'; 34'; 1'
Rhyno Smith 3'
Keagan Johannes 22'
Show more
Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
David Kriel
Conversion
79'
Akker van der Merwe
Try
77'
Cameron Hanekom
Out: Cobus Wiese
76'
Jacob Umaga
Out: Tomas Albornoz
73'
Zak Burger
Out: Embrose Papier
73'
Tomas Albornoz
Penalty
72'
Enzo Avaca
Out: Simone Ferrari
68'
David Kriel
Conversion
68'
Reinhardt Ludwig
Try
67'
Chris Smit
Out: Keagan Johannes
66'
Manuel Zuliani
Out: Michele Lamaro
63'
Cobus Wiese
Out: Cameron Hanekom
63'
Tomas Albornoz
Penalty
62'
Sebastian Negri
Out: Alessandro Izekor
56'
Eli Snyman
Out: Federico Ruzza
48'
Andy Uren
Out: Alessandro Garbisi
47'
Bautista Bernasconi
Out: Siua Maile
47'
Thomas Gallo
Out: Mirco Spagnolo
47'
Harold Vorster
Out: Aphiwe Dyantyi
47'
Cameron Hanekom
Out: Cobus Wiese
47'
Akker van der Merwe
Out: Johan Grobbelaar
47'
Dylan Smith
Out: Alulutho Tshakweni
47'
Francois Klopper
Out: Wilco Louw
47'
Ruan Vermaak
Out: JF van Heerden
40'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Tomas Albornoz
Penalty
34'
Elrigh Louw
Out: Cameron Hanekom
24'
Keagan Johannes
Penalty
22'
Cameron Hanekom
Out: Elrigh Louw
14'
Rhyno Smith
Penalty
3'
Tomas Albornoz
Penalty
1'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Conversions
Conversions
Penalties
Penalties
Drop Goals
Drop Goals
Scrums
Scrums
Lineouts
Lineouts
Possession
Possession
Territory
Territory
Handling Errors
9
11
Passes
68
120
Offload
0
7
Metres Gained
159
417
Clean Breaks
1
3
Kicks From Hand
46
42
Tackles
150
65
Missed Tackles
13
9
Mauls
3
7
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Penalties Conceded
9
10
Head to Head
Previous 4 meetings
0
4
Won
Won
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
Benetton Rug...W
W
L
L
L
BullsL
W
W
W
L
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
Line Up
1
MS
Mirco Spagnolo
2
SM
Siua Maile
3
SF
Simone Ferrari
4
NC
Niccolo Cannone
5
FR
Federico Ruzza
6
AI
Alessandro Izekor
7
ML
Michele Lamaro
8
LC
Lorenzo Cannone
9
AG
Alessandro Garbisi
10
TA
Tomas Albornoz
11
MG
Matt Gallagher
12
JB
Juan Ignacio Brex
13
TM
Tommaso Menoncello
14
PO
Paolo Odogwu
15
RS
Rhyno Smith
1
AT
Alulutho Tshakweni
2
JG
Johan Grobbelaar
3
WL
Wilco Louw
4
CW
Cobus Wiese
5
JV
Nel Van Heerden
6
MC
Marcell Coetzee
7
RL
Reinhardt Ludwig
8
EL
Elrigh Louw
9
EP
Embrose Papier
10
KJ
Keagan Johannes
11
KA
Kurt-Lee Arendse
12
DK
David Kriel
13
CM
Canan Moodie
14
AD
Aphiwe Dyantyi
15
DW
Devon Williams
Substitutes
16
BB
Bautista Bernasconi
17
TG
Thomas Gallo
18
EA
Enzo Avaca
19
ES
Eli Snyman
20
SN
Sebastian Negri
21
MZ
Manuel Zuliani
22
AU
Andy Uren
23
JU
Jacob Umaga
16
Av
Akker van der Merwe
17
DS
Dylan Smith
18
FK
Francois Klopper
19
RV
Ruan Vermaak
20
CH
Cameron Hanekom
21
ZB
Zak Burger
22
CS
Chris Barend Smit
23
HV
Harold Vorster
Match Videos
Commentary
81’
Full Time
FULL TIME, BENETTON 15-17 BULLS. Quite an astonishing comeback from the Bulls, who were lacking for much of the night, but cometh the hour and the Bulls stood up and took their chances. A fantastic night of rugby… hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
80’
Commentary
The Bulls kick the ball into touch after being awarded a penalty in their own half… and the ref blows for full-time and a magnificent escape act from the Bulls!
79’
Conversion
CONVERSION, BULLS, KRIEL! 15-17! MAGNIFICENT KICK from Kriel, 8m or so in from touch… as he kicked it the ball seemed to be in line with the far post, and from the angle you would expect the right footed kicked to pull the kick… but it holds its line and even glides back slightly and slips through the poles. A brilliant kick… and that could be the match-winner!!! Just one minute on the clock…
78’
Commentary
TRY, BULLS, VAN DER MERWE! 15-15; No jokes, the Bulls are back in town, drawing level after a great lineout take and drive to the line! That's the Bulls we know!
77’
Commentary
Bulls drive forward and win a penalty on the 10m line, and they kick for the line and will feed the lineout just short of the 5m line…
75’
Commentary
The Bulls are bustling through to the Benetton half, they kick into the Benetton 22… but the ball is marked and kicked into touch on the halfway line. Wasted opportunity or the Bulls again.
73’
Penalty
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ! 15-10; Albornoz slides it beautifully through the posts… and then takes his leave of the pitch after big night of contributions from the kicker.
73’
Commentary
Bulls feed the scrum in their half, Papier kicks deep, Benetton run back… and the Bulls are penalised AGAIN. Penalty Benetton 15m in from touch and halfway between the 10m and the 22 of the Bulls.
69’
Conversion
CONVERSION, BULLS, KRIEL! 12-10; Nicely through from 12m to the left of the poles… and just two points in it now!
68’
Try
TRY, BULLS, LUDWIG! 12-8; Lovely play from the lineout, as the Bulls forwards batter the Benetton line before Ludwig bursts over for the first try of the night. That's more like it from the Bulls. Game on!
66’
Commentary
Bulls awarded two penalties in quick succession, with the second being kicked into touch just short of the Benetton 5m line.
64’
Commentary
Benetton under a bit of pressure but they kick deep to push play back to the Bulls 22. Benetton win the ball back and run the ball down the line to Odogwu who storms down the line before being brought to ground.
62’
Penalty
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ! 12-3; No problem from 8m to the left of poles and inside the Bulls 22. Bulls need two scores now as the sand keeps rolling out on this clash…
60’
Commentary
Benetton kick play into the Bulls half as they press back hard… they run the ball and a little grubber finds Johannes near the corner flag with three Benetton attackers all over him… and the Bulls are blown for a penalty for holding on, and Benetton will look to push a nine point gap.
58’
Commentary
NO TRY! Unlucky for the Bulls, but that did look like the correct decision. Tough luck with the bounce. The rain starts tumbling down over the players and they scrum on the Benetton 5m line… and again the Bulls are blown and an infringement. They are really making it difficult for themselves tonight.
58’
Commentary
BRILLIANT BREAK from Johannes, and he chips from the centre of the pitch near the Benetton 22 for Arendse, the ball doesn't bounce quite right and the Springbok World Cup hero does well to try and knock the ball back for his team-mates to gather and power over for the try… the ref blows for a try but asks the TMO to confirm.
57’
Commentary
Bulls awarded a scum near the halfway line, they run the line left, then bring it back right as they cross the halfway line…
56’
Commentary
Benetton trying to run the ball but the Bulls push up hard on them, forcing them into error.
54’
Commentary
MISSED! Johannes' effort slides wide of the poles and the gap remains six…
52’
Commentary
The Bulls running from short of their 10m line… the sides exchange kicks… GREAT BREAK from the Bulls and Arendse is released past the 10m, he sprints to the 22 where he is hauled down, flicking the ball up to a team-mate in support, but it bounces loose and Benetton jump on it and push back, but they are blown just short of the 10… and the Bulls will go for poles.
50’
Commentary
BREAKAWAY! Benetton turn possession over, drive forward and Menoncello kicks forward and it rolls into touch 10m inside the Bulls' 10m line. Another wasted opportunity from the Bulls. What's going wrong with them?
49’
Commentary
Benetton now penalised for taking too long to clear from the back of the maul and the Bulls will feed the scrum between the halfway line and Benetton's 10m.
48’
Commentary
The Bulls send on a new front row and a couple of other players, and Benetton also have a few replacements. Fresh legs for the final half hour.
46’
Commentary
The Bulls muscle the ball back and drive forward, a grubber into the 22 earning them a lineout on the 22… but they lose their throw again… and Benetton win a penalty on their 5m line. Once again sloppy from the Bulls in a strong position.
45’
Commentary
The Bulls regain possession, kick deep, but Benetton run back at them and into the Bulls half…
43’
Commentary
Bulls penalised and Benetton kick keep and will feed the lineout just short of the Bulls' 22.
41’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! The second half is underway.
40’
Half Time
HALF-TIME, BENETTON 9-3 BULLS.
39’
Commentary
The Bulls find their touch 10m m short of the Benetton 22… they win the lineout and push forward but Benetton hold them up and win a scrum in the middle of the park 5m short of their 10m… they win the scrum and Smith kicks it into touch, and that's half time.
38’
Commentary
The Bulls win a penalty just short of their 10m after the Benetton backline go up too strong challenging for an up and under.
36’
Commentary
The Bulls with a good passage of play working into the Benetton half, but they kick back superbly and it's driven play back to the Bulls 22.
34’
Penalty
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ! 9-3; Slotted with ease with his left foot curling the ball through the poles to push the lead back to six points.
32’
Commentary
Benetton regain the ball and power forward, a grubber into the 22 is awkwardly knocked out of play by Dyantyi… but the ref calls play back for a Benetton penalty halfway between the 10m and the 22, 15m in from touch.
30’
Commentary
Benetton power forward at the Bulls near their 10m, drive through a tackle and the pass is laid off… but they are brought to ground and the ball goes forward. Bulls will feed the scrum just in front of their 10m and in front of poles.
28’
Commentary
Benetton blown for bashing into a Bulls attacker leaping for a high ball… Bulls kick the penalty past the Benetton 10… but Benetton counter and kick play into the Bulls 22…
27’
Commentary
Silly from the Bulls, going offside in the loose after losing the lineout ball and Benetton have a penalty just inside their half 10m in from touch… they kick for touch but fail to find it and the Bills look to counter…
25’
Commentary
The Bulls kick into the Benetton half where Gallagher calls the mark and then kick play just past the halfway line.
22’
Penalty
PENALTY, BULLS, JOHANNES! 6-3; The Bulls' flyhalf nails the kick without a problem.
21’
Commentary
Benetton blown for an infringement in the scrum and the Bulls will kick for poles… 7m ahead of the 10m and about 15m to the right of the poles. Meat and drink to anyone who owns a pair of kicking boots…
19’
Commentary
Smith fumbles a high ball from the Bulls, and the visitors will have a scrum 5m ahead of the Benetton 10m line.
17’
Commentary
Benetton back in possession and running hard past the Bulls 10m line, and they win a scrum 5m from the right touchline and midway between the Bulls' 10m and 22.
15’
Commentary
Benetton press the Bulls back to the 10m… the Bulls press back and look to power forward from the halfway line.
13’
Commentary
Bulls win their throw and look to push their ruck to the line… Benetton hold them… Bulls run the line, then then a flip pass to Elrigh Louw storming through but he is blocked by the Benetton wall and drops the ball forward. Scrum Benetton, but promising passage for the Bulls.
12’
Commentary
Benetton now penalised for holding on the ground, and the Bulls kick from the halfway line into touch about 12m short of the Benetton tryline.
10’
Commentary
Bulls regain possession and start pressing up, they make it to the halfway line and Papier kicks into the Benetton half, and the sides exchange a couple of kicks.
10’
Commentary
Bulls penalised again, this time past the Benetton 10m line, so the kick will be aimed at the touchline, as Benetton make ground back into the Bulls half.
6’
Commentary
The Bull press into the Benetton half but the home side are standing firm.
4’
Penalty
PENALTY, BENETTON, SMITH! 6-0; The fullback strikes his kick perfectly and it makes it over the crossbar with some space to spare. Six points is the lead.
3’
Commentary
Bulls penalised again, this time almost on the centre spot… and they will go for poles again!
2’
Commentary
PENALTY, BENETTON, ALBORNOZ! 3-0; Albornoz slots the kick without fuss and the home side are in the lead.
1’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! We're underway with the first half… and Benetton have a penalty almost immediately as the Bulls go offside defending just inside their 22. Benetton will go for poles…
0’
Commentary
Bulls: 1 Alulutho Tshakweni, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 3 Wilco Louw, 4 Cobus Wiese, 5 JF van Heerden, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 7 Reinhardt Ludwig, 8 Elrigh Louw, 9 Embrose Papier, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 12 David Kriel, 13 Canan Moodie, 14 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 15 Devon Williams. Replacements:16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Cameron Hanekom, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Stedman Gans, 23 Sebastian de Klerk.
0’
Commentary
Benetton: 1 Mirco Spagnolo, 2 Siua Maile, 3 Simone Ferrari, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 5 Federico Ruzza, 6. Alessandro Izekor, 7 Michele Lamaro, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 9 Alessandro Garbisi, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 11 Matt Gallagher, 12 Juan Ignacio Brex, 13 Tommaso Menoncello, 14 Paolo Odogwu, 15 Rhyno Smith. Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Enzo Avaca, 19 Eli Snyman, 20 Sebastian Negri, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Andy Uren, 23 Jacob Umaga.
0’
Commentary
In May of this year the Bulls beat Benetton 56-35 at home in their group meeting, and followed that up with a 30-23 win in June in the quarter-final.
0’
Commentary
Benetton have scored 13 tries in their last five matches, compared to the 17 scored by the Bulls. Benetton are carrying a minus-44 points difference from those five games, while the Bulls have a plus-39 points difference from their last five games.
0’
Commentary
The Bulls' last two matches have been wins. They beat Edinburgh 22-16 at home, followed by a 47-21 home win over Ulster.
0’
Commentary
The Bulls are playing like a herd of bulls in a warehouse full of fine China. They have won four of their last five matches, with just one loss in that spread. That loss was a 16-21 home defeat engineered by Glasgow.
0’
Commentary
Benetton's last two matches saw them lose 42-10 away to Glasgow, followed by a 35-5 home defeat at the hands of Leinster.
0’
Commentary
Benetton have lost three of their last five games, with one loss and one draw. They have lost their last two matches on the bounce and have gone four matches without a win.
0’
Commentary
The prospects aren't good for Benetton, who have lost their last five matches to the Bulls. The points average in those five matches has been 44-28 in favour of the Bulls.
0’
Commentary
The Bulls sit fourth on the league table with 15 points after picking up three wins from their four matches.
0’
Commentary
Hosts Benetton have played five matches, winning two, losing two and drawing one match for a total of 12 points.
0’
Commentary
Good evening, and welcome to our live coverage of the United Rugby Championship Round 6 match between Benetton and the Bulls at Stadio Comunale di Monigo in Italy.
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
EL
E. Louw
Ball Carries: 14
Tackles
SM
S. Maile
Tackles: 18
Points
TA
T. Albornoz
Points: 12
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2126
Tries per match
34
Penalties Conceded per match
810
Match Information
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