Bulldozed: Edinburgh back to winning ways
Edinburgh Rugby got back to winning ways in the United rugby Championship tonight with a hard-fought win over Vodacom Bulls in front of a 6002 crowd at the DAM Health Stadium (17-10).
The home side carved out a 14-3 half-time lead courtesy of a try from Henry Immelman and the boot of stand-off Jaco van der Walt.
Wing Damien Hoyland threaded a beautifully weighted grubber kick through the Bulls’ defence as it drifted across to handle the short-side attack, with the powerhouse full-back racing on to touch the ball down over the line.
Van der Walt missed the conversion but, after Bulls counterpart Chris Smith sent a penalty through the sticks, made amends with a trio of penalties in a ten-minute spell.
That would be van der Walt’s last act of the half and the match, however, as he was forced off the field with a shoulder injury to put a dent in an otherwise positive opening 40.
HT: Edinburgh Rugby 14-3 Vodacom Bulls
Classically the wet weather came in and the game altered accordingly, although Edinburgh still showed a lot of intent with flurries down the short side getting the crowd on their feet.
Consensus pre-match would have almost certainly been that such conditions would favour the monstrous Bulls pack, however it was the home side who turned the screw in the close quarters – back-row Magnus Bradbury pushing Viliame Mata all the way for his man of the match award – and the scrum in particular a moment to celebrate as it contorted and bulldozed infringements out of their Springbok littered opposite eight.
It was, however, the visitors who were next to cross the whitewash, taking route one through the big men and, while Edinburgh defended repeatedly across the try line, back-row and captain Marcell Coetzee forced his way over from a yard out.
True to form, replacement stand-off Morne Steyn made no mistake with the extras to set up a tense finish to an enthralling match.
James Lang - operating at 10 since the break - was then forced off the field injured, so it fell to centre Mark Bennett to send a nerveless three pointer through the sticks to return the lead to seven points, while a significant shuffle in the back division got underway with the game in the balance and ten to go.
The match looked set to take another turn as wing Madosh Tambwe raced through and touched the ball down on the white line with an outstretched arm, however the TMO adjudged his slide to the line to include a double movement and was subsequently chalked off.
A one score game always carried the threat of a repeat of last week’s draw – especially with Steyn available behind the tee if a score came – but, when the Edinburgh scrum powered through their opponents with three minutes left on the clock, it seemed destined to be the home side’s night, as chants of ED-IN-BRA rung round the ground to see out the triumph.
FT: Edinburgh Rugby 17-10 Vodacom Bulls
live commentary 5:15 PM Saturday 16 Oct 2021
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Edinburgh Rugby
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James Johnstone
23. Replacement41metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Ben Vellacott
22. Replacement0metres made
9MINUTES PLAYED
1TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Connor Boyle
21. Replacement0metres made
6MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Mesulame Kunavula
20. Replacement0metres made
15MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Pierce Phillips
19. Replacement0metres made
31MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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WP Nel
18. Replacement4metres made
31MINUTES PLAYED
8TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Boan Venter
17. Replacement0metres made
3MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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David Cherry
16. Replacement3metres made
19MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Viliame Mata
8. Number 846metres made
65MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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Luke Crosbie
7. Back-row24metres made
74MINUTES PLAYED
12TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Magnus Bradbury
6. Back-row67metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
12TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Grant Gilchrist
5. Second-row13metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
15TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Marshall Sykes
4. Second-row3metres made
49MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Luan de Bruin
3. Tighthead prop2metres made
49MINUTES PLAYED
8TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Stuart McInally
2. Hooker19metres made
61MINUTES PLAYED
9TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Pierre Schoeman
1. Loosehead prop6metres made
77MINUTES PLAYED
13TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Charlie Shiel
9. Scrum-half20metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
77COMPLETE PASSES
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Jaco van der Walt
10. Stand-off5metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
8COMPLETE PASSES
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Damien Hoyland
11. Wing29metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
1TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
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James Lang
12. Inside-centre10metres made
71MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
9COMPLETE PASSES
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Mark Bennett
13. Outside-centre13metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Darcy Graham
14. Wing50metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Henry Immelman
15. Full-back11metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
Bulls
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David Kriel
15. Full-back28metres made
66MINUTES PLAYED
0TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Madosh Tambwe
14. Wing67metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Cornal Hendricks
13. Outside-centre17metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Harold Vorster
12. Inside-centre29metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
6COMPLETE PASSES
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Kurt-Lee Arendse
11. Wing38metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
2COMPLETE PASSES
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Chris Smith
10. Stand-off16metres made
57MINUTES PLAYED
9TACKLES MADE
5COMPLETE PASSES
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Embrose Papier
9. Scrum-half10metres made
52MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
33COMPLETE PASSES
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Lizo Gqoboka
1. Loosehead prop5metres made
58MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
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Bismarck du Plessis
2. Hooker9metres made
65MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
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Mornay Smith
3. Tighthead prop0metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
0COMPLETE PASSES
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Janko Swanepoel
4. Second-row7metres made
52MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Ruan Nortje
5. Second-row0metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
17TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Marcell Coetzee
6. Back-row5metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
10TACKLES MADE
3COMPLETE PASSES
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Arno Botha
7. Back-row9metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
16TACKLES MADE
1COMPLETE PASSES
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Muller Uys
8. Number 80metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
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Schalk Erasmus
16. Replacement0metres made
15MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
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Simphiwe Matanzima
17. Replacement0metres made
22MINUTES PLAYED
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Robert Hunt
18. Replacement3metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
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Walt Steenkamp
19. Replacement1metres made
28MINUTES PLAYED
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Elrigh Louw
20. Replacement8metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
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Marco Jansen van Vuren
21. Replacement6metres made
28MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
24COMPLETE PASSES
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Morne Steyn
22. Replacement3metres made
23MINUTES PLAYED
2TACKLES MADE
8COMPLETE PASSES
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Lionel Mapoe
23. Replacement0metres made
14MINUTES PLAYED
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