Tue 3 Jul 2012 | 10:33
Bjorn Basson's great try against the Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld

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Bulls flyer Bjorn Basson scored one of the tries of the weekend on Saturday as the Bulls beat the Cheetahs 40-24 with a first half demolition that stunned the visitors. There were ten tries scored in total by the end, but here is a quick look at one of the best.

Just under 30 000 fans watched the Bulls dominate with a powerful first half performance, achieving a bonus point before halftime as they scored four tries and led 26-0 at the break.

Morne Steyn, who hasn't been kicking well in Test rugby of late, found his form again, kicking five conversions and in the process going past the 200 point mark for Super Rugby this season.

Bjorn Basson's try, as featured below, came from a turnover and a lovely piece of quick hands by JJ Engelbrecht, which allowed the former Griquas speedster to stand up the defence, who were down to 14 following the yellow card dismissal of Andries Strauss for, believe it or not, hair pulling.

With the home side leading 40-0, wholesale changes were made which disrupted things as the Cheetahs came back into the match, scoring a four try bonus point in just twenty minutes.

Willie le Roux and Heinrich Brussow both scored great tries during that period, which you can view in the match highlights, but this one from Basson was the standout from the match, and showed what can be done when a player has genuine pace, and great balance.

You can vew full highlights of the Bulls vs the Cheetahs here

6 Comments

  • rugbydump
    8:49 AM 04/07/2012

    Brilliant

  • katman
    8:47 AM 04/07/2012

    A dummy. A shimmy. A try!

    Old Hugh "G&T" Bladen. Bless him.

  • iamaj8
    8:01 PM 03/07/2012

    Gassssss

  • pretzel
    5:02 PM 03/07/2012

    Lol, can't beat the first and second comments, although my thoughts do mimic those words.... very odd...

    Basson looks quite slight.. only 84kg's at 6ft 1... might need to bulk up to avoid being broken... unless he uses his quick feet to get out the way. Very nice try..

  • bondtr4der
    4:51 PM 03/07/2012

    dunno what the f**k was going on in breakdown.. looked more like someone had dropped some change and everyone was scrambling for it.

    Either way, great running, sexy finish.

  • 4:29 PM 03/07/2012

    Is it me or the ref just went full retard? Ball carrier goes to ground, pile-up, ruck, everyone lying on top of each other, tackler not rolling away... response... Say "It's a maul" 5 times in a row and follow that with "use it once".

    What in the name of Lomu's dirty socks happened there? Shouldn't it be penalty towards Cheetahs for Bull's player not rolling away?