Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has named an unchanged side, from the one who lost to WP, to face the Table-topping Sharks on the weekend in their Currie Cup clash at Loftus.
The Blue Bulls were assisted by Balie Swart today, to rectify some of their scrumming woes, following a very disjointed scrumming performance against Western Province last weekend.
Blue Bulls Captain and hooker, Derick Kuun, was confident that the Bulls scrumming will improve and has vowed that they will work hard at improving this facet of play.
The Bulls come up against a Sharks Team who are without their Bokke front row and who has’nt exactly set the world on fire in the scrums during this Currie Cup season yet.
This match is going to be very interesting and it is very difficult to predict a favourite or a winner for this match.
The Blue Bulls need to win this match to strenghten their bid for a semi-position and a possible home simi-final. Apart from the Sharks, the Bulls will still face the strong-scrumming Cheetahs, so there is no let-up for the Bulls in sight.
The Team is:
15 Zane Kirchner
14 Gerhard van den Heever
13 Jaco Pretorius
12 Stefan Watermeyer
11 Francois Hougaard
10 Burton Francis
9 Heini Adams
8 Dewald Potgieter
7 Pedrie Wannenburg
6 Deon Stegmann
5 Wilhelm Steenkamp
4 Flip van der Merwe
3 Werner Kruger
2 Derick Kuün (captain)
1 Jaco Engels.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Fudge Mabeta, 19 Jacques Burger, 20 Dean Greyling, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Tiger Mangweni.
Date: Saturday, September 12
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 17.05 (15.05 GMT)
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Assistant referees: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Christie du Preez
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Personally, I would have chosen Dean Greyling ahead of Jaco Engels on loosehead.
The Blue Bulls front 5 also needed to have a complete attitude and mindset change for this coming weekend… only time wil tell whether they can achieve this.
As we all know, a week is a very long time in rugby. We saw how the Wallabies turned their mindset and focus around in a week. For the sake of rugby in SA, and us proud Bulls supporters, we hope the Bulls have taken a leaf out of that book too.
Skrum Janne, skrum !
Hello GBS see you logged on.
Yip, this is going to be a interesting game. Sharks at Loftus going to be tough. Especially without our front row.
Both teams are without so many of their players.
See Kaplan to ref. Well I am pleased about that. We seem to have better refs in the CC than in the Tri-Nations.
2@Puma – Yip, I’m here…. fark, I’m turning into a journalist…. hehehehe
@grootblousmile – 4
Hahaha. So you are boet. Why is it taking sssssooooooooooo long to post? When I hit the submit comment it takes more than 2 min to go through. Not sure why.
@grootblousmile – 4
Okay now it took about 10 sec to post. Seems back to normal.
5@Puma – Your PC needs more parraffien !!
@grootblousmile – 4
Very pleased you got Morne to write some articles here. Reall enjoy reading any of his articles. He knows his stuff well. Also Tight Head great to read what ever he writes. But you carry on writing you are doing very well at it.
@grootblousmile – 4
Very pleased you got Morne to write some articles here. Really enjoy reading any of his articles. He knows his stuff well. Also Tight Head great to read what ever he writes. But you carry on writing you are doing very well at it.
8@Puma – Our Team of writers is really getting better and better as the days go by.
We have “Journalists” here who will put most Sports Journalists, who do it for a living, to shame.
One needs experts, like Morne and Tight Head…. to make content not only new, but interesting and informative….
There’s more coming though…. we have plans a plenty.
GBS its gone back to taking more than 2min to post. Why is that happening?
@grootblousmile –
Talking about journalists, please go thtough my new post on the home page as I struggle a bit with the English!
GBS its gone back to taking more than 2min to post. Why is that happening?
Going to make a coffee while this post goes through.
@Puma – Honestly I think the Internet lines are very slowin SA today. Iam posting just as fast as always.
@grootblousmile –
Morne one of the best rugby writers around. Pleased he is writing here. Tight Head is too.
Really enjoying your rugby blog here GBS and Ed.
@Puma – Thanks Puma. I agree they can write. Some people have that talent.
@Ed_the_Lion – 14
Some of the posts go through in about 10 sec others are taking more than 2min. Maybe its from Durbs everything is slow here..lol. The cool laid back City 😆
@Puma – Hi Puma. Had the same problem earlier.
@Puma – Has to be a Durbs things. 🙂 How is things otherwise. Your team against the mighty Bulls this weekend.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Hello K9. Is it fixed now?
@Puma – Hi Puma. Had the same problem earlier. Oops…still have that problem!!!!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Hello K9. Is it fixed now? 😯
@Ed_the_Lion – Takes forever to post!!!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – That is funny. I have no issues from this side of the pond.
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@Ed_the_Lion – 16
They both sure do have great talent to do write, especially about rugby.
I give up 🙁
@Puma – I like reading their posts. Carries information and facts. What a good writer can bring to the party.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Stop crying you little baby.
I have no problems or issues with site speed either….
Wonder if it is not ISP (Internet Service Provider) specific?
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