A dispute between the Blue Bulls Rugby Union’s top brass and its ex-players union is threatening to escalate.
According to reports, there is dissatisfaction among the ex-players about the union’s plans to “write the ex-players union out of the union’s constitution”.
Former Springbok and Bulls captain Wynand Claassen is the chairperson of the ex-players union.
The Blue Bulls Rugby Union is set to approve the new constitution which would see the ex-players union have no say whatsoever on the union’s executive committee.
Sport24
The new constitution will be discussed at a meeting on Monday night. Claassen said they will oppose the new proposal.
While there are rumblings in the Blue Bulls boardroom, on the field things are also looking bleak, with the Bulls having lost their first two ABSA Currie Cup games by heavy margins. They got hammered 41-13 by the Lions in Round 1 before Western Province embarrassed them 41-17 at Newlands this past weekend.
“There is unhappiness about what’s happening on the field. We (the ex-players) want to play a supporting role and we’re not here to drive a negative agenda. The team’s current form justifies the concern out there,” said Claassen.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls received further bad news when it was revealed that flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter has been ruled out of rugby for at least four weeks following a rib injury.
According to Blue Bulls team doctor, Org Strauss, the flyhalf suffered a rib dislocation in the team’s match against Western Province in Cape Town.
Jacques-Louis Potgeieter
Meanwhile, prop Morné Mellett, who underwent a scope on his knee last week, has been ruled out for four weeks as well.
Strauss confirmed that flyhalf Tian Schoeman has recovered from injury though and will be fit for selection against the EP Kings at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Dean Greyling (calf), Jurgen Visser (toe), Akona Ndungane (Achilles) and Lohan Jacobs (flu) will only train on Tuesday.
Bjorn Basson will be available next week.
Pierre Spies, Flip van der Merwe, Arno Botha, Frik Kirsten and Jaco Visagie remain long term casualties.
Eish, panic is now running deep in my Union!!
Not good, not good at all!
Do something about the farking rugby chaps, do not stand there with your fingers up your butt and the other hand pointing fingers in a boardroom!!
Fire Xander Janse van Rensburg, fire Frans Ludeke if needs be, appoint another bloody oke in charge if needs be… but something will have to change there and drastically so.
On the positive side though, the Bulls are clearly unhappy with the current state of affairs and are not just standing around.
The first step to recovery is to know you need to change….
A palace coup.
I shall bring my portable guillotine.
Rock Science will feel the cooling fires of the revolution.
Seen on Planet Rugby: Three lucky fans will win TEN TICKETS EACH to Saturday’s Currie Cup clash between the Blue Bulls and EP Kings at Loftus Versfeld.
I suppose second prize is TWENTY TICKETS EACH?
The intended changes are with the BBRU and NOT the BBC. The BBC controls the professional rugby, therefore the intended changes will have no influence on the current BB teams.
Brendan Venter se weeklikse blog: Hy soms die paradigmaskuif in rugby wat besig is om te gebeur baie goed op: spanne wat die bal in hand wil hou moet fikser wees, want ‘n aanva;llende span gebruik meer spelers op die aanval as die verdediginde span. Die aanvallende span het dus die risiko dat as hulle turnovers aftsaan hulle te min spelers het om te verdedig.
Huidiglik is die die Bulle se mees prominente probleem: Hulle probeer aanvallend speel maak verloor aanmekaar die bal in kontaksituasies of word geboeilie by die afbreekpunte. Die Bulle dra die bal alreeds heelwat meer as in die Superrugby reeks, maar ons hanteerfoute is heelwat meer en die oponente druk sagte driee teen ons. In die proses verloor jy selfvertroue en dit sydfer dan later deur na al die fasette van jou spel en beland jy in verloor spiraal. Jy kan later nie eers meer die basics regdoen nie.
So- start at the basics again.
Bloukaap
Aug 18, 2014 at 08:30 AM
Blou boelie
Aug 18, 2014 at 09:20 AM
Solank Frans aanhou met manne soos Ross ( seker Ludeke se liefdeskind ), Paige, dikgat Jantjies dan moet hy maar tevrede wees met die 40+ tellings. Ross tekkel mis op WP doellyn en WP gaan score van daar. Jantjies skop in Kolbe se hande en staan en kyk hoe hy verby die hele span en homself inkluis verbydraf en vir de Jongh gee om oor te DRAF….ja DRAF. Wat n patetiese vertoning Bulls.
My hart is seer man…….SEER se ek vir julle
Maar my bloed bly steeds BLOU ! !
superBul wrote:
Ek sal die verlore vat as ek so 1 of 2 keer darem uit my sitplek gelig word van opgewondenheid, maar by die bulle is daar niks. Spelers soos William Small Smith wat met sy laaste begin teen die Griquas op Kimberley (toe ons 50 ounte opgesit het) ongelooflike skill gewys het en Visser en die vleuels in die game gebring het word beloon met ‘n jaar op die bank. As hy lucky is. Nee wat. Dit is duidelik ‘n boetie boetie sisteem by die bulle.
Nou word die oud spelers ook nog uitgedryf.
Soos wat reeds genoem is,is ek ook bang vir die wen teen die Kings want dit gaan meebring dat daar gese word dat ons nou weer op die regte pad is,terwyl daar eindlik baie probleme is.Ek stem ook saam dat die Bulle iemand soos Gert Smal en Henning Gericke moet inkry.
Ek en Henning is vriende en hy het my genooi na die WP se spanbou kamp in Mykonos so 3 weke terug,na 2 weke se CC rugby kan ek verstaan hoekom WP bo le as jy geluister het wat hulle gedoen het,hoe hy en Gert met die spelers gewerk het en wat hulle plan van aksie gaan wees in die CC,ongelukkig sal dit oneties van my wees om te se wat daar bespreek is.
Die Bulle moet iemand kry wat weer dissipline afdwing soos Oom Buurman, as n speler nie wil hoor nie moet hy waai.
Balbeheer van die Bulle was skokkend gewees en die feit dat ons nie kon deurkom nie wys dat ons geen visie gehad het nie.
JPL gaan van goed na swak.
Almal kla so oor Paige en Hatting.
Op die stadium is Paige strate beter as van Zyl en Hatting gee tenminste 100%.
Tot tyd en wyl daar geen dissipline,passie en die wil is om in die BLOU TRUI te speel nie daar is nie gaan ons swaarkry.
Kom nou BULLE wys vir ons julle kan.
As die WP kan omdraai kan julle ook.
@ superBul:
Ek kan verkeerd wees, maar by my “estimation” het die Bulle nog nie n weg wedstryd die jaar gewen nie?
As mens SR en CC in ag neem.
Tuis was hulle nie geklop nie, net die een gelykop, maar weg nog glad nie in 2014 gewen nie
I actually feel your pain guys… we have been there done that and got the T-shirt…
There is such a fine line between success and failure… A new broom might be needed… I hope it happens sooner rather than later… finger pointing will not change the situation.
…at least I have the Bulls to win a close one this weekend…
Vasbyt…
does anyone (apart from the diehard bulle) actually give a shyte?
all unions go through bad times.
what goes around comes around.
Kyk wat stuur Nortie vir my!
@ grootblousmile:
He certainly has a lot of time on his hands that one.
😆
@ Charo:
The problem is going on now for the 4th currie cup
… in a row
Ons kort iemand met nuwe idees, want huidiglik werk dit nie.
not good to see the bulls in disarray… hope they get the stuff together… and quickly too…
appoint big vic to sort it all out like the sharks appointed john smit…
Too much discontent about nothing really
This is just the CC competition, which has been relegated last few years into a Quota show case, results mean very little to most 😆
2015 SR season is the last one where SA teams will compete against NZ and Aus teams, so that would be the one which counts!
I feel the Bulls supporters. The Lions went through this when we lost all our games under Dick Muir. Then there was the clean out n the boardroom, but even then, many bad things happened, with things finally looking better for the Lions. Hang in there Bulletjies, things can and will change.
19 @ Hondo:
You mean next year is our year? 😀
All the nice words does not inspire me. If Barend van Graan feels you guys are right i would personally drive to Pretoria to tie the noose around his neck.
Bulls as far as my memory stretch has never, and i mean it NEVER been without a major cup for 5 years since the WP had that 5 in a row.
We simply dont take it lightly, we do not sit and wait it out. I will never ever accept a 10 or 12 year drought, as it is only a miracle will swing it our way in the next 2 years
@ MacroBok:
21
I believe so,
so long as the Bulls keep ‘The Trevor’ off the field and assign Matfield to the old age home, they will come righ
@ Hondo:
Too many weaknesses I am afraid
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