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.
56@Journo-Lion – Sit julle ADSL Modem af, dan weer aan na ‘n paar sekondes… wag tot hy heeltemal opgestart het en al sy settings opgetel het…. probeer dan weer vir ons…
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 54
You absolutely sure she was only playing?
@grootblousmile – hy is by media24…nie by my nie.
@grootblousmile – Ek is ongelukkig nie nou by die huis nie maar dink my dad sal dit doen. Maar ek het n proebleem met my inbox en so paar ander proegramme. Hulle respond net nie
@grootblousmile – Hello, one year older – You ok today. I will time my post….from England
58@K9-MonsterLeeu – O, so hy is seker op sy 3G, by mamma beer…
K9, sit bietjie jou ADSL Modem af, dan aan na ‘n rukkie…wag laat hy alles optel en configure… probeer dan weer….
@K9-MonsterLeeu – 😀
Better spell that out for the patrons of this thread 🙄
@Puma – Puma 10 seconds to post from England!!
Oh yes good evening all….SA just Beat me to my second Jan!! Grrrrr
64@Journo-Lion – O, so jy’s nog in die Glaskasteel…. as daai ding sukkel, moet hy by die dokter kom kuier jong….
65@carol – Hello.
Yes, getting ready for retirement now….. hehehe
@grootblousmile – 57
ADSL. Will give it a shot. Going to turn it off and on again and see what happens.
Posting goes from normal speed to about 2min for some to go through.
Going to turn it off now and then make a coffee so will be back in 10min boeta.
@grootblousmile – haha ok sal oom more bel en n reeling maak as dit reg is?
1,5 seconds from Cape Town, and accelerating…….
@Journo-Lion –
Naand seun. Jy hoef my nie te “oom” nie, jy kan my sommer “baas”. 😆
1,2 from UK…Ive got the Usain Bolt of connections…
72@Journo-Lion – Maak so… dink daai Notebook van jou het Lions-griep !
@carol – 68
Hello Carol, Then everything in England works. We live in Africa Carol…..hehehe. Taking me about 2min to post that last post.
Now going to do as gbs said. Turn off my ADSL and turn it back on after getting my coffee and see if posts go through at normal speed.
76@grootblousmile –
Ja, sy notebook is altyd onder op die log. 😉
@Puma – 77
10 sec to send that one. Still have not turned off the ADSL so really not sure what is going on.
Okay off to get that coffee. Back in a few min.
@Supa Die Bloubul – Hahahaha ….wow that is speedy!
Oh well if no one has a friendly word for the barbarian tonight, I am going back to work with a scowl on my mug 🙁 😯
@Supa Die Bloubul – @SA Barbarians – 😆 having a good laugh here now. We all timing our posts……hahaha. Did I start something? hehehe.
@grootblousmile – I’m out for a while, might catch you later…sun shining here so must get some fresh air! Being harrased by a pack of dogs too!
@Puma –
Sorry Puma, I cant look back now to see how far you guys are behind me 😆
@Puma – Approaching mach 2 and still accelerating…………….
@SA Barbarians – Mwahhhhhh S.A Dahling….welcome to Rugby Talk Tavern ‘Tonite’ 😆
How was that for you?
hallo all. I am a Loslappie till the end of the weekend
83@carol – Enjoy…
Waitig for my dinner, this side.
I know what will happen, come back later and the tumbleweed will be rolling down the street…..I will have to take my chance!
Ello again, lets see how fast my post goes thru
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