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.
@Ed_the_Lion – 117
It’s a health thing, called “opelyf” 🙄
120@grootblousmile – oi…What to do?? Loserer, it is only wednesday…oi. 😯
119@SA Barbarians –
Thats your mistake…while you are making “small steps”, I am making “giant leaps!”
@SA Barbarians – Moesa opelyf is sounds like to me. Thats what the Bulls forwards did after the first scrum on Saturday.
@SA Barbarians – Scary noise , there is very little happening here nowadays in the airspace, so whenever you hear it , it gives you a scare. This one was going up right over me , unexpected, and you know the noise, i thought my vehicle exploded. Quite a contrast on the one side a game reserve with the big5 and the other side of the fence these war planes.
@grootblousmile – 120
Please tell her to hurry up. I have work to do and can’t wait here all night 🙄
@SA Barbarians – 119 😀
@Supa Die Bloubul – Were have I heard those words before? hmmmm 😉
126 @SA Barbarians – vir jou ‘n boodskappie gelos op die WP-draad.
128@Journo-Lion –
In a race between Bakkies and Aplon?
129@bdb –
Ja, hier is heeltemal te veel ander spanne op ons Bulle draad.
@Ed_the_Lion – 124
Uhhhmm Now that you mention it….. yes…
Let’s be nice and not rub it in……. 🙂
131 @Supa Die Bloubul – hoe lyk dit, gaan ons spanne wen saterdag ?
@grootblousmile – @Ed_the_Lion – In die weskus noem hulle Woensdag Kleins Saterdag vir ‘b rede!!!
@bdb –
Ja, ek dink so! Dis darem op Loftus.
@superBul – 125
Yea, we have planes but all are grounded as a result of lack of maintenance, no qualified pilots, etc. But hey, we have war planes!
@Supa Die Bloubul – As die bulls die een verloor is hulle in groot k@k. Maar gaan n goeie game wees
Okay everyone, are the Boks going to win this Saturday? We only need to win by one point to take the cup.
See there will be rain too. Think it will be to our advantage that with our great kickers. Hoping.
@Journo-Lion –
Nee wat, al verloor ons sal ons die semis maak. Lions en GW gaan uitval.
@bdb – 133
Can go either way. Without our Boks from both teams never really certain. Its at Loftus so probably will be tough for Sharks.
@Supa Die Bloubul – Wel nou dat Earl terug is in die span dink ek nie so nie bwuhahaha
137 @Journo-Lion – ja, veral as die Lions en Ctahs die naweek wen. Maar die BB ondersteuners hoop dat die Loftus bondgenoot sal help.
OK friends, I am out of here. I still have a few hours course development to do tonight… eish!
138@Puma – Afraid not… I have this nasty premonition of doom and gloom for the Bokke for Saturday
@Journo-Lion –
Ja dis shocking, daai nuwe Earl het vir my goed gedoen!
140 @Puma – Die Sharks veral en die Leeus in ‘n mindere mate, is twee SA spanne wat die meeste sukses behaal op Loftus. Daardie wen van julle so jaar of twee gelede met 14 man was ‘n classic. Julle moet net hoop die ref jaag weer een van julle spelers vroeg af, anders gaan jul nie wen met 15 man op Loftus nie. 😉
142@bdb –
Bulls sal semis maak. Onthou die Lions is nog 5 punte agter ons so self met n verloor is ons bo hulle. Dan het ons GW, Boland en Luiperds oor wat 3 wenne is en die Cheetahs op Loftus. Lions moet nog WP, Sharks (met Bokke) en GW (weg) speel.
@SA Barbarians – 143
Cheers SAB don’t work too hard.
144 @grootblousmile – nee man, vat 2 disprins, lê ‘n ruk, dan voel jy beter oor die bokke se kanse ! 🙂
@grootblousmile – 144
I feel that too only because of last Saturday. Maybe we get our confidence back and hoping the legs are well rested and they never done too much training this week. We just may do it. ABs will want revenge for losing twice to us here in SA and they are still very much in it to win this too.
WE need to be very motivated like its a wc final then maybe we will win.
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