Before an important match, coaches and captains will deny any reference to “revenge” sought for a previous defeat, but Blue Bulls lock Bakkies Botha, has made rubbish of this after the Absa Currie Cup final won 36-24 by the Blue Bulls against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Bakkies Botha
“It feels like a dagger removed,” said the hard man in reference to the 29-25 loss to the Cheetahs at the same venue in 2005.
“It really hurt,” Botha emphasised that 2005 loss – and this was further underlined by the victory smiles of the nine Blue Bulls players at the media conference after the match.
Dewald Potgieter
Although they admitted their Bok selection hadn’t sunk in yet, the importance of the Currie Cup for the Blue Bulls was underlined by new Springbok Dewald Potgieter who said the winning of the trophy was (at that moment) a better feeling than his Bok selection.
“They love to play for the Bulls,” said backline coach Pieter Rossouw to add to Potgieter’s sentiments.
Bryan Habana
For Habana, who joined the Bulls five years ago “to win the Currie Cup” it was a special day. They have now achieved what he came for – and he scored two tries to make the parting win even sweeter.
“It will be difficult to play against them next year,” he admitted – and thanked the Blue Bulls for what they had done for “not only Bryan the rugby player, but also Bryan the person.
“I’ll really miss them,” Habana said about his team mates and the management at Loftus Versfeld.
Victor praises Frans Ludeke
Captain Matfield had special thanks for his coach Frans Ludeke. “It wasn’t easy for Coach,” he said about Ludeke’s first season at the Bulls and Blue Bulls in 2008, a year after they had become the first South African side to win the Super 14 title, “but he stuck to it.”
And now they have the double – the Super 14 title and the Currie Cup. And Ludeke has deservedly added his name to the greats of Blue Bulls history after a lean spell as Golden Lions and the Super 14 Cats coach.
“That’s what we’ve been working for ever since George.
“All the sweat, the pain at training, is now worth it. It has been an amazing journey.”
To witch I say HEAR HEAR
So Habs will really miss the Bulls and his team mates. Then why the heck move to the Cape?
Ag, come now Habs the lifestyle in the Cape is the draw card we all know it, but playing for the best team in world rugby would have been far better.
Good luck and best wishes to Habs anyhows with the Stormers/WP team.
I suppose life is like the one chapter closes and another one opens.
1 – If it was me I would have stayed put with a winning team. Habs may never win another cup unless with the Boks. Well then we never know. WP did play well this year in the CC.
Lets face it Habs did make a difference in the finals he played for the Bulls. If he played in the semi against the Bulls he might have won the game for WP.
The interesting thing now is , can he do it against his old team. They know him best. If the Boks could prevent Jonah Lomu to score a try against them in all his games, will the Bulls be able to keep him away from their try line.
helloooooooooooooooooooo peopleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Congrats to the BuLLs players, their Management Team, The Union and LAST BUT LEAST
Their SUPPORTERS!
Played the Klevah game
Deserved the win…
Worthy CC 2009 Champs!
:respek:
StiLL
Except for Sjampyn koLLe aLL over the BuLLs jerseys- also some briekmerke in the blue “oNNerbroeke” to sort out this wEEk!
:whistling:
weLL done chEEtahs!!!
Mission accomplished U19 & U21’s
Senior team
weLL second is stiLL first of the losers!
“the greatest comeback” wasnt that far oFF.
StiLL I enjoyed a gOOde “OranjeOktober”
Much Obliged!
Victor sê: “That’s what we’ve been working for ever since George. All the sweat, the pain at training, is now worth it. It has been an amazing journey.”
Wat was daai ou se naam van die A-Team wat altyd gesê het: “I love it when a plan comes together!” ? 😉
#6 Faceman ek dink…..
#7 nou weet almal ons is lekker oud!!!
8: wie is jou ‘ons’ … jy ! Jy is mos tripples, honderd en hoeveel is jy nou ? 😉
tripples @ 7
nee
dit was john “hanniball” smit
en
nee, eks nie so oud soos jy en bdb nie,
my pa het my vd a-team vertel, hehehe
#10 ek weet net want hulle wys dit nou op series hehehehehe
#9 145 hahahahaha ek is 21 met 34 jaar ondervinding!!!
tripples @ 11
ja, ekt dit so ñ paar keer daarop gesien
snaakste van alles, dis nie so goed soos ek daai tyd gedink het dit was nie …. dis nou vd way my pa dit vir my vertel het nie, hehehe :wink
tripples @ 11
wat ñ jammerte
soooooo jy’s al past die sweet 16 stage?
ai ai ai ai
oooops ek bedoel 24 jaar ondervinding, amper maak ek myself moer oud!!!!
#13 ongelukkig ja….hehehe het al tot my spyt alles van gravity geleer en is besig om dit eerstehands te ondervind 🙂
ons was mal oor die A team en nou kan mens sien dis ‘nklomp snert!!!!
tripples
stem saam
gravity is ñ bliksem!!
12: geluk met jou insluiting in die bokgroep, wanneer sny jy daai bossiekop ?
15: wie kyk nou na die A-team as jy na die Bulle kan kyk !
bdb
wanneer kry j ñ hairstyle soos myne?
Ek het nou ook by daai fase in my lewe gekom wat ek kante toe begin groei … hehe
18: seker die dag wanneer ek vir die wp begin skree, en al my hare uit my kop probeer trek … so, dit gaan nooit gebeur nie !
bdb @ 20
erken liewers jou hare kannie op groei nie
#20 BDB jy moenie vand ie passion gap vergeet nie, dis ‘n MOET as jy vir Prooooooblems wil skree
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