Goosen soars as Bulls crush Cardiff

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Flyhalf Johan Goosen starred against Cardiff in Pretoria on Saturday as the Vodacom Bulls made it four wins on the trot in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Goosen scored 16 points that included a try and a flawless display from the kicking tee in a bonus-point 45-9 victory for the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld.

Leading 17-9 at half time, the Bulls were initially guilty of forcing the issue, as 50-50 passes cost them possession in contact, before turning to their forwards to lay the platform for the backs to shine.

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Two penalties inside the first quarter from flyhalf Jarrod Evans took him past 500 points in the URC and also gave the visitors a 6-3 lead.

But, the Bulls went into half time with the ascendency after Springbok flyers Canan Moodie and Kurt-Lee Arendse cruised over the whitewash, and Goosen added the extras, another Evans penalty all Cardiff had to show for their efforts.

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Goosen stepped three tacklers to score under the sticks after the break as the hosts picked up where they had left off, captain Ruan Nortje bagging the bonus-point try at the close of the third quarter.

Jake White rang the changes for the final 20 minutes before Man of the Match Moodie and Arendse combined yet again for the former to notch his second, with hardworking No 8 Elrigh Louw bringing down the curtain on a dominant second half for the men in blue with the sixth touchdown of the night.

The Bulls will now turn their attention to their European Champions Cup debut at home to French Top 14 side Lyon next Saturday.

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