2024/2025 Not Heineken Cup

[sockwithaticket]

My streams have stopped working, so... :-(

https://rugbystreams.me/bulls-vs-northa ... p/stream-2

This one's working for me.

[JM2K6]

My streams have stopped working, so... :-(

https://rugbystreams.me/bulls-vs-northa ... p/stream-2

This one's working for me.

Hmmm still screwed. Time to troubleshoot. Ta though!

[Paddington Bear]

Premier Sports is so mickey mouse that the stream quality is diabolical. Verging on giving up

[Oxbow]

Stuck out Christmas shopping so missing this, updates are welcome

[sockwithaticket]

Somewhat action packed end to the half there.

Northampton on the Bulls line, drop the ball, concede penalty and yellow card at the scrum. Bulls kick the pen to touch, fluff the lineout, swept up by Saints and win a breakdown penalty. Mitchell taps and goes, Augustus runs in a try!

Going in ahead at half time after being under a lot of pressure that half is a big, big positive for Saints.

[ASMO]

Bulls backs are pretty rubbish, every time Northampton get clean ball they are causing major issues for them...Bulls on the other hand, very pedestrian.

[inactionman]

Stuck out Christmas shopping so missing this, updates are welcome

Augustus try just on half time, looked like Mitchell with run off back of ruck and decent pass through contact for Augustus to stroll in.

I'm watching on my phone on said crappy stream so may have been someone else!

[sockwithaticket]

That looked knocked on in real time.

And so it was, so back for a penalty, but the Bulls knock on again. Starting to look like just one of those days for them.

[ASMO]

Great name...Klopper

[sockwithaticket]

Saints win the scrum pen on their line (!) and then 2 open field penalties in quick succession to give Smith a shot at goal which he converts.

15 - 7 to Saints on the stroke of the third quarter and off the back of about 30% possession.

[ASMO]

Bulls totally imploding

[sockwithaticket]

Mitchell with a 50-22, lineout move score for Freeman. Saints now have a pretty commanding lead given the flow of the game so far.

[Oxbow]

Cheers lads, keep it coming (unless Bulls snatch a last-second win).

[sockwithaticket]

Ah, now we're checking Freeman's grounding... don't think there's separation there., should stand.

[sockwithaticket]

Scrum and try from the restart for the Bulls.

Bulls fumble the next restart to give Saints a scrum, from which they get a penalty (Davison coming on has really stabilised things), but they fluff their lines at the lineout and that's a rare entry to the Bulls 22 that produces nothing.

[Torquemada 1420]

That Saints side is just about as strong a team that they could put out especially with Mitchell returned from injury.
Can't see them getting within 15 points of the Bulls though!

Hmm. If it were not for the altitude and travel, with that big pitch, I'd fancy Saints' chances of an upset.

[Torquemada 1420]

Welsh rugby ATM

[Torquemada 1420]

My streams have stopped working, so... :-(

https://rugbystreams.me/bulls-vs-northa ... p/stream-2

This one's working for me.

Hmmm still screwed. Time to troubleshoot. Ta though!

https://www.vipbox.lc/rugby/bulls-vs-no ... nts-1-live

[OomStruisbaai]

Hanekom is pure Springbok today

[sockwithaticket]

Bulls close the gap to 1 with 10 minutes to go... Bulls have stopped making so many errors and it looks like altitude might be starting to weigh on Saints.

They might be ruing going for the corner instead of the posts on their last penalty.

[Paddington Bear]

Superb kick from Smith

[sockwithaticket]

Smith with a long range penalty to give Saints a little more breathing room.

[sockwithaticket]

Sleightholme picking a scrap with two Bulls players and doing nothing to dampen the Mike Brown comparisons

[Paddington Bear]

Sleightholme picking a scrap with two Bulls players and doing nothing to dampen the Mike Brown comparisons

Hanekom got out on the wrong side of the bed this morning

[Torquemada 1420]

Sleightholme picking a scrap with two Bulls players and doing nothing to dampen the Mike Brown comparisons

Quite smart. Bulls have lost any composure so keep stoking it up.

[Torquemada 1420]

I really must stick with my instincts in the FR.

{EDIT}
PS Thanks for coming this season Bulls.....

[OomStruisbaai]

That's the ball game.

[Paddington Bear]

Lovely move and that’s the ball game. Bulls fundamentally cannot cope with the superior system and physicality of English rugby

[JM2K6]

Gutted I couldn't watch the rest of this. Great stuff, Saints.

[OomStruisbaai]

Saints is a very good team. Good win for them.

[Torquemada 1420]

Lovely move and that’s the ball game. Bulls fundamentally cannot cope with the superior system and physicality of English rugby

In all seriousness, their fitness has looked shocking.

[sockwithaticket]

Bonus point try with Freeman's second! With 2 minuts left you'd think a 9 point cushion puts the game beyond the Bulls. Saints rode the apparent comeback and have come out on top again.

Sleightholme picking a scrap with two Bulls players and doing nothing to dampen the Mike Brown comparisons

Quite smart. Bulls have lost any composure so keep stoking it up.

Generally yes, but Sleights really is just a bit narky, I don't think there was much strategy behind it

[Torquemada 1420]

Gutted I couldn't watch the rest of this. Great stuff, Saints.

If you use
https://www.vipbox.lc/rugby-live

with something like U-Block Origin, I find it nearly always reliable unless it's a heavily watched game like a major intl.

[sockwithaticket]

That's it, Saints with a bonus point win away from home at altitude and denying their opponents anything in the process.

[Paddington Bear]

Lovely move and that’s the ball game. Bulls fundamentally cannot cope with the superior system and physicality of English rugby

In all seriousness, their fitness has looked shocking.

Yes we pasted them in the second half last week as well (albeit with the wind)

[ASMO]

Well that sent a message, well played Northampton. Bulls scrum is about all they have.....edit...Mutchell was easily MOM, saffer broadcaster cleatry only has 1 eye

[Torquemada 1420]

Lovely move and that’s the ball game. Bulls fundamentally cannot cope with the superior system and physicality of English rugby

In all seriousness, their fitness has looked shocking.

Yes we pasted them in the second half last week as well (albeit with the wind)

A high tempo team with fwd clout as well like ST or UBB would have humiliated them. Mind you, Sarries pretty much did do that last week.

[Oxbow]

That's it, Saints with a bonus point win away from home at altitude and denying their opponents anything in the process.

Thanks Sock. Will be looking for highlights of this later.

[sockwithaticket]

That's it, Saints with a bonus point win away from home at altitude and denying their opponents anything in the process.

Thanks Sock. Will be looking for highlights of this later.

No problem.

[Kawazaki]

Fin Smith is a very very good 10. He's the #1 English 10 for me, just makes the right decisions so consistently.