Adriaan Strauss
Trevor Nyakane
Lappies Labuschagne
Jamba Ulengo
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd is pleased to announce the signings of Adriaan Strauss, Trevor Nyakane, Pieter Labuschagne and Jamba Ulengo. All three forwards will join the Vodacom Bulls on November 1st, 2014, while Ulengo has already started training with the Vodacom Blue Bulls.
Springbok hooker Strauss, who captained the Toyota Cheetahs in recent seasons, was South Africa’s Vodacom Super Rugby Player of the Year in 2013 and returns to Loftus Versfeld, where he made his Vodacom Super Rugby career in 2006 after a seven year absence. He has signed a two year deal.
Blue Bulls Media Release
Strauss was a member of the Vodacom Blue Bulls squad that shared the Absa Currie Cup in 2006 and the Toyota Free State side that won it the next year. He became a Springbok in 2008 and has played 34 times for South Africa (with 5 tries). He is also the Toyota Cheetahs’ most experienced player with 97 caps, (added to the eight Vodacom Bulls caps).
Springbok prop Nyakane has signed with the Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls till October 2017, Springbok squad member Labuschagne signed till the end of October 2016 as did Springbok Sevens flyer Ulengo.
The 25 year old Nyakane, who was first spotted as a youngster playing for the Limpopo Blue Bulls at Craven Week, made his provincial debut for the Toyota Free State in 2011, his Vodacom Super Rugby debut for the Toyota Cheetahs in 2012 and his Springbok debut in 2013. He has played four tests and scored one try in his international career this far.
Pretoria-born Labuschagne also came through the ranks at the Free State, having represented the union at school boy, junior and senior level, as well as playing Vodacom Super Rugby for the central franchise. The 25-year old was part of the Springbok training group in 2013, but injuries in 2014 prevented him from pushing for higher honours.
Ulengo was a regular on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit, having played for the Springbok Sevens team since 2012. He is also a former Toyota Free State age group and Absa Currie Cup player.
BBC’s High Performance manager, Xander Janse van Rensburg also confirmed the extension of their current contracts of the Kriel twins, Dan and Jesse, till 2016.
“We are pretty excited about these signings as all of them are proven performers at the highest level,” Janse van Rensburg said.
“These players are all very keen to share in our vision of becoming the number one team in both Super Rugby and Currie Cup and to help us achieving those milestones. These are important and significant signings, as they show that we are still seen as a pathway to international honours and the winning of tournaments and cups by established, as well as emerging players,” Janse van Rensburg said.
“The decision of Adriaan to join us will not also add depth to our hooking position, but with his extensive role as captain, will also provide fantastic leadership and solid international experience.”
Vodacom Bulls and Vodacom Blue Bulls head coach Frans Ludeke was also very pleased to have them on board.
“We believe all of these guys will contribute significantly to our effort and vision to be a team of excellence. They will also add to potential shortcomings we have identified in our structures and I am looking forward working with players of their calibre.”
Scrumdown wrote:
Eerste keer dat ek sien n speler vat n gaping met sy voorlyf maar sy gatkant bly agter…of dat n speler (Hougie) oor n medespeler se boude struikel…
@ nortierd:
@30 Can you imagine if this thread was about the Sharks?
grootblousmile wrote:
O bloed…
Ek sien al hoe langarm hy en Dean Greyling al om die kwartlyn
Pietman wrote:
Ten minste loop julle nie as ons met julle spot nie….
31 @ Pietman:
Ah… hahahaha… bwahahaha
Fokken goed gestel!
33 @ nortierd:
Janee, sal nogal snaaks lyk.. ek dink Dean Greyling het dalk 3 linkervoete gekry… dink nie hy pas lekker by ‘n Bokjol van Tuks in nie!
Dean MacGuyver Greyling…
34 @ nortierd:
Waantoe sal ons nou loop… ons hettie ‘n EMO World nie!!
@ nortierd:
@ grootblousmile:
Vrou bel nounet, hoe de moer val n kar se cv joint uit! Gelukkig in die hoofstraat voor die motorhawe…en die ding het nou anderdag n groot diens gehad by Barons innie Kaap.
Nou eers daar gebel dat hulle sommer die hele besigheid oordoen…
38 @ Pietman:
Eina…
grootblousmile wrote:
Ha ha
Skep n tuiste….waar manne nog vir mekaar kan Liefling noem sonder om skaam te raak…..ons stel bekend ” Die land van die groot blou horing”
38 @ Pietman:
Vlokswagen is maar kakkas jong!
Was dit die middelste CV by die ratkas of een van die 2 by die wiele?
Moet netnie dat hulle re-conditioned CV’s insit nie, laat hulle nuwes insit. As hulle CV’s re-condition dan sweis hulle die CV koppe net weer groter en vyl hulle reg… maar daai nuwe staal is te sag, hulle sal te gou weer klaar wees!
Pietman wrote:
I thought all the Guppies’ “aanhangers” had gone into hibernation, then remembered the “Sharks never sleep”.
I think one of them must have tried to slash his wrists after the Stormers took them apart, then the rest of them thrashed themselves into a wild feeding frenzy, and now they’re all gone………………
Ah well, not to worry, another month of positive PR spin from Oom John (Smit), closely followed by a lot of lip flapping by the great(est) White shark, and suddenly a new brood of minature Sharkies will appear like ghosts out of the mists of a mid winters eve’, all just as bombastic, ignorant and full of excrement and the joys of a soon to be experienced spring as their predecessors, ready to grace our homely Rugger blog with their superior knowledge on all matter Rugby Union.
Or not?
40 @ nortierd:
“www.horingwêreld.co.za”
Hie hie hie!
Pietman wrote:
My Audi super 90 s’n het ook uitgeval in 1979. (Maar niks in die laaste 34 jare nie!)
@ grootblousmile:
Blykbaar links voor, inner en outer boot beide glo “toast”, se Kenny by die garage. Vrou het daar by hom gaan petrol ingooi.
Maar hy is betroubare klong, hom gese hy moet die hele ding van voor af deurgaan en als regmaak, ek wil einde vlg maand Bitterfintein/ Garies toe met daai kar vir die blomme!! En by die pelle daar gaan raas in Namakwaland n slag
grootblousmile wrote:
Or “blouhoringwereld.co.za”?
@ Scrumdown:
@42 O flok, now you have done it, jy is nou so in jou moer soos n Polo se cv joint, hoor my lied!
grootblousmile wrote:
Ha ha
hope these latest signings put an end to the whingeing from the bulls and stormers supporters.
have we now reached the end of the boring moans about the “mercenary” sharks?
welcome to the professional world boys.
took you a bit of time hey! but then the administrators in cpt and pta are not the sharpest.
46 @ Scrumdown:
The Sharks have their EMO World, the Lions have their own version, “www.wetalkkakkasrugby.com”.
There are not enough Internet savvy Cheetahs to set up their own EMO site…
The Stormers are generally too lazy and laid back to do anything about the matter… all suffering from Table Mountain rust.
The Bulls… well, hulle willie van die vloer af eet nie…
50 @ grootblousmile:
Die Lions “chat n bietjie bal met Johnathan”
51 @ nortierd:
Nee genuine, die Lions het hulle eie EMO world… hulle het hier van R-T af afgestig so 4 jaar of so gelede..
Check bietjie, http://www.wetalkrugby.com
Hulle vryf en rol mekaar se zabers warm daar!
The Lions’ supporters are the most optimistic in World Rugby – OK, maybe the Sharks’ are, but we’re catching up quickly.
Scrumdown wrote:
Just not sure if it’s the Sale Sharks, or the coastal Sharks…………………….
Ah they both play in somenon descript colour that could be dark grey, dirty white or muddy black, so I guess it doesn’t really matter.
“Birds of a feather” and all that.
Or should it be “7 gilled cartiligeonous water dwellers?
@ Loosehead:
Strauss played for the Bulls before he played for the Cheeters.
Trevor played Craven week for the Limpopo Bulls.
So shove your poachers up your trumpet.
😆
@ gunther:
Limpopo Bulls….I guess for them he danced every time they didn’t concede a 100 points
nortierd wrote:
Only in the first half!
@ Loosehead:
17
I doubt acquiring the ‘Trevor’ and the ‘Jamba’ can be called ‘Poaching’ ?!
😉
More like an ‘Off Loading’ :lol
: @ nortierd:
30
“Talks are cheap, (it’s the) money (that) buys the whiskey” ~ PdV
😆
@ nortierd:
56
The Bulls are now serious contenders for the CC’s Semi finals!
😀
Hondo wrote:
Kings are going to moer them 🙄
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