Great break from Sotutu; Narawa scores his first try for the Blues. TMO reviewing it. Pass Sotutu looks forward.

No try. Pass was forward (the right call).

Ruru back on the field, btw.

Blues only making 71% of tackles.

Tu'ungafasi on for Mafileo, and Carroll for Pierce. 50 minutes played.

Papali'i on for Lamborn as well.

Try Tom Robinson from the pick & go.

Blues take the lead after Black's conversion: 14 - 15.

Failed drop goal attempt from Morne Steyn.

Matt Duffie replaces Narawa.

Great cross-kick from Black to Matt Duffie, who takes it very well. Great first touch! He offloads to Perofeta, who scores the try!

Black's kick hits the post; no conversion.

14 - 20 Blues after 60 minutes.

Sotutu penalised for tackling a player without the ball (early tackle). Tuipulotu gets some strapping (right ankle).

The Bulls replacement 10 has butchered two important kicks already. This could have been a Bulls' line-out close to the Blues' try line. Instead, it's a Blues scrum in the middle of the field.

Again a Blues' player penalised for tackling a player without the ball. This time it's Parsons.

Tu'inukuafe replaced by Lindenmuth. 67 minutes played.

Sotutu in trouble? Yep, yellow card for repeated infringement (dangerous tackle).

Hmmm. Not so sure about that one.

Parsons injured on the ground.

Could be a dislocated shoulder, or worse, broken collarbone.

Eklund comes on.

@Stargazer a tackle only the ref saw

Try Bulls after a good scrum.

@Stargazer Hmm for all his good work this year that's his 2nd yellow this season.

The conversion is good and the Bulls are back in front: 21 - 20.

@Stargazer Akira Ioane wouldn't have given away a yellow there.

@African-Monkey Yeah, he is excellent in many ways, but he really needs to work on his tackling. Giving away too many penalties and collecting cards.

Hmmm looks like another irritating close loss coming up for the boys?

@sparky He might not have attempted to make a tackle at all. :fishing_pole:

I really rate Sotutu. Just a young pup needing to work on his tackling technique.

The Blues coaches are just dumb. Halfback is their biggest problem, yet Ruru plays the whole game. Clearly should've been subbed along time ago

A very necessary turnover from Tu'ungafasi; stopping the Bulls' driving maul.

Two minutes left. Come on Blues!

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@sparky He might not have attempted to make a tackle at all. :fishing_pole:

I really rate Sotutu. Just a young pup needing to work on his tackling technique.

Ditto. Sotutu will be some player.

Carrol making great metres. Ruru loses the ball forward, but Bulls have given away a penalty. Should be kickable.

Black's boot wins the game for the Blues!!! Great kick.

FT: Bulls 21 - 23 Blues

@Stargazer please his tackle was never dangerous. These SA refs makes up shit

@Rebound I'd need to see it again, but his arm looked close to the Bulls' player's neck. Sotutu has a bit of a habit of making that mistake, so it wouldn't surprise me if it was the case. The ref was in a better position to see it, than we could with that camera angle.

Well done the Blues. Any win in Pretoria by a NZ side is sweet.

@Stargazer Are you serious?! We actually turned a loss into a win?! WOOOOHOOOO!!!!! Or am I dreaming???

Haha thanks again mate for the updates much appreciated.

UP THE BLUES!!!!!

@Stargazer it wasn't a Aussie ref. It was a SA ref again and making up shit, like the previous game. Sotutu's tackle gets made every minute. He just ministered the player and the ref found a reason to give a yellow

@African-Monkey Haha, no, you're not dreaming. A deserved win, too.

Not a great game, due to the wet weather making the field - and the ball - slippery. The first half deserved a draw, but the Blues were better than the Bulls in the second half.

My stand-outs were Sotutu, Robinson and Black, who has been a much needed improvement on Perofeta at 10.

Crucial win for the boys there. First time we've won 2 of our first 4 games since 2013 so it keeps us in the hunt to maybe do something this year especially with both wins coming away from home.

We'll do well to get anything next week however against a strong Stormers side.

@Stargazer How did Plummer and Perofeta look in their new positions?