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.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 21
Yes, not sure if it was just coming from Durbs. Some go through fast and others taking very long to go through. Last night and today had no problem at all.
@grootblousmile – can it be? No problems with any other sites. Ag wat ek vra maar net. Wat weet ek nou. Eks ‘n beancounter.
@grootblousmile – I also have no problems.
Think K9 might have a pebcac error there.
@Ed_the_Lion – 😯
@Ed_the_Lion – #33. Dit klink moer seer 😐
@K9-MonsterLeeu – pebcac = problem exist between computer and chair.
33@Ed_the_Lion – Sy kateter keer die sein…. hehehe
37@grootblousmile – 😆
@Ed_the_Lion – 19
Yip, Its Bulls and Sharks this weekend. Could go either way. Both teams depleted of so many players.
@grootblousmile – 30
Okay seems as if posts are going through at normal speed again. Maybe just the net was slow for a hour who knows.
40@Puma – Remember, when you have speed issues…. our webmasters are an E-Mail away…
We will assist where possible.
Glad you’re back up to speed.
Surprised the bulls havent called up Wonderboom Highschool’s second team frontrow for this match. Surely that will be an improvement 🙄
@K9-MonsterLeeu – hehehehehe.
@grootblousmile – 41
Thanks. It looks sorted now. K9 was having the same problem but think it must be fine his side too.
Cant wait for the last game of the Tri-Nations on Saturday. Really hope we win it. Read there has been a lot of rain there so it will be wet underfoot and maybe there will be more rain on the day. For some reason I think that will suit us. Never thought those conditions would but with our great kickers think it will.
For the Bulls/Sharks game really not sure who will win it. Both teams have so many players playing for the Boks. So it could go any way on Saturday there. Still hoping for a Bulls/Sharks final. NO rugby in SA can compare to when those two teams are playing against each other at full strength. If it does happen hope its at the tank 😆 Such a great vibe when Bulls play there.
Ek soek my gat af na almal….surprise, surprise hier is julle op die Bulls thread.
Drie kat variasies en n grin
@Stirling Woodcock – Is di ‘n Bulls thread. Nee bliksem, laat ek waai.
@Puma – Still having the problem. Im going to click ‘submit comment’, go and switch on the kettle, pay the neighbour’s wife a friendly visit, shower and when i get back this will be posted. Here I go!!!!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 😆
Sharks also don’t have their first choice front row.
44@Puma – Yip, Bulls and Sharks are the 2 Premium Teams (at the moment), considering their respective Bokke count.
For the sake of the Bulls, I hope the Bulls win on Saturday, grabbing back some vital ground on the Log Table.
Home Semi’s and Finals provide a clear advantage in deciding a semi or final.
The hungrier Team this Saturday will take the match, simple as that.
@K9-MonsterLeeu – You obviously don’t make your friedly visits very long 😉
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 48
Me too its started again the time of posting is back to about 2min. Think it must be coming from ourside like Ed said he is posting at normal speed. He is posting from Boston though.
48@K9-MonsterLeeu – Ask Postman Pat if his connection here is also slow…. if it is, it is an ISP delemma, through your ADSL Modem… if not, there is a problem with YOUR PC.
@Ed_the_Lion – was a looong one tonite….she played hard to get 😯
@grootblousmile -50
You right gbs the hungrier team will win. If Bulls lose then its going to be lots of catching up and I really don’t Bulls to end up 4th and Sharks on top then we play each other in the Semi. Well Sharks have a long way to go so may not end up on top either. Too many players missing from both sides.
Jeez not sure whats going on now the posting is back to normal speed again…..hahaha.
@grootblousmile – Hi…I dont think it is the modem itself but my PC is very slow.
52@Puma – Are you running 3G or ADSL ?
If ADSL, try switching the ADSL Modem off, then back on again after a few seconds…. the ISP will allocate new DNS addresses and gateways (simply put).
@grootblousmile – he is not here….
Good evening. 🙂
Everybody is talking about one team being hungrier than the other. Recession? 😆
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