5.15pm: Good Afternoon and welcome to Loftus Versfeld. The Blue Bulls have just run out onto the field to warm up and the west stand has metaphorically wet themselves in pleasure. Bad news for them is that Morne Steyn is limping heavily... okay, so I'm kidding, he's just fine. He's already practising his place kicking, which is hardly a surprise. I have just spent an enjoyable hour in the Absa VIP tent with Oz Pistorius, Jenna Clifford model Ryk Neethling, Gary Gold, Lions coach elect Dick Muir and Province player elect Jaque Fourie. The big money is favouring the Bulls to win, which is sensible: this is Loftus, they do have 11 Boks in their starting XV and the Cheetahs have two. Plus the place is packed, the fans are, well, wetting themselves at the prospect and Vic Matfield ate a lot of Chinese food last night. He always eats Chinese before a big game. "Waiting for my sweet and sour chicken and beef chow mein. I love chinese food before a big game," wrote Vic on Twitter last night. Sounds like a winning combination to me. I'll be back in a few minutes for the start. Hold on tightly, it will be a big one.

5.30pm: Kick-off! WP Nel, the Cheetahs tighthead, has sprinted on to the field and looks tired already.
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