Frikkie feeling pressure
14 Jul 2006
After the slow start to the Vodacom Blue Bulls Absa Currie Cup campaign, captain Frikkie Welsh is not a happy man.
Welsh has been in charge for three matches – a narrow 2-point win over the Valke at Loftus Versfeld, a relatively comfortable win over the hapless Lions and the defeat to bitter rivals Western Province last weekend.
And in that match against Province, Welsh was sin-binned. It was a factor in the Bulls losing out in the end. Now he has been switched from inside centre to outside centre for tomorrow’s clash with the Pumas after JP Nel was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
“It hasn’t all gone to plan just yet,” Welsh told keo.co.za, “but we have worked hard this week to sort out the problem areas and we are confident for the Pumas game.”
Welsh will partner Dries Scholtz, making his first appearance for the Blue Bulls in a Currie Cup match since the 2002 final win over the Lions.
“Dries and I have played a lot together and I’m looking forward to having him there. It promises to be very physical and I’m definitely up for it,” said Welsh.
Welsh though is viewed as a bit of a utility player and has played both midfield positions and wing this season. He was also tipped in some quarters as a possible addition to Jake White’s Springbok squad for the away leg of the Tri-Nations.
“Personally I’m just happy to pull the Blue Bulls jersey on. I give it my all for the team whenever I play no matter what position that is. In the squad we have the talent, we just lack consistency at the moment, but I think that will come at the weekend.”
The pressure for Welsh is on, especially with the Cheetahs and Sharks setting a furious pace in the race for the coveted home semi-finals. In fact if the Cheetahs and Sharks win this weekend and the Bulls lose in Witbank it could spell disaster already.
The match kicks-off at 3pm on Saturday.
Vodacom Blue Bulls team v Pumas:
15 Stefan Basson, 14 John Mametsa, 13 Frikkie Welsh (captain), 12 Dries Scholtz, 11 Marius Delport, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Heini Adams; 8 Pedrie Wannenburg, 7 Tim Dlulane, 6 Warren Brosnihan, 5 Francois van Schouwenburg, 4 Adriaan Fondse, 3 Rayno Gerber, 2 Gary Botha, 1 Wessel Roux.
Replacements: 16 Kobus van der Walt, 17 Jaco Engels, 18 Hottie Louw, 19 Hilton Lobberts, 20 Neil Powell, 21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22 Johan Roets.
By Andrew Hollely
184 Comments
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14 Jul 2006, 13:24 pm
Eish, I just snuck in there didn’t I?
14 Jul 2006, 13:24 pm
Cape Shark
I am not from pretoria
14 Jul 2006, 13:24 pm
skim jou bliksem
14 Jul 2006, 13:25 pm
Remember me.
14 Jul 2006, 13:26 pm
Ek is nou net so stadig soos die outjies van TSHWANE
14 Jul 2006, 13:28 pm
skim,
gaan gooi mielies vir jou hoenders.
14 Jul 2006, 13:29 pm
Jurgens ,
jy moet seker maar gaan , Jy moet nog caravan pak en jou damstok regkry , mammie moet pap maak vir aas.Gaan julle kamp in die Jukskei rivier .Vat maar skoon water saam boet.
14 Jul 2006, 13:30 pm
200
14 Jul 2006, 13:30 pm
te vinnig , soos wp backline
14 Jul 2006, 13:35 pm
100!
14 Jul 2006, 13:36 pm
te stadig, soos die hele bulls span.
(en ek verwys nie nou net na die spoed wat hulle hardloop nie)
14 Jul 2006, 13:36 pm
Come Monday Bulle will be ahead of WP on the log.
No chance of the Wet Poephols beating the Cheetahs this weekend.
sremrots
Where have you been since the Bulls trashed the Stormers?
Fair weather supporter?
**********
14 Jul 2006, 13:37 pm
Jondood don’t hijack our blog. Oh i forgot you used to that up there.
14 Jul 2006, 13:38 pm
Jondood
Ons is anyway bo hulle op die log…vra maar die sardien supporters wat punteverskil beteken
14 Jul 2006, 13:43 pm
Jondood as jy tyd het gaan soek my postings laas week toe ek vertel het hoe ons die Bulle gaan gat skop.Dit is eintlik doodeenvoudig , Luke moes net eerste by turnovers gewees het , Ons Fetcher was beter as julle sin , Jake gaan dit More uitvind net soos julle dit moes uitvind teen ons.
14 Jul 2006, 13:45 pm
Jondood wat is n ********** , verduidelik , het jy ondervinding daar in.
14 Jul 2006, 13:46 pm
Skelmkots
As per usual with Wet Poephol supporters 1 win and they think they have won the CC.
We shall see who takes the Cup home. Won’t be Problems
14 Jul 2006, 13:46 pm
Skelmkots
Boudkapper
14 Jul 2006, 13:46 pm
Suparugby ek dog jy is weg saam met Jurgens op jul camping trip .Wat gebruik jy vir aas?
14 Jul 2006, 13:47 pm
Supa what sort of logic is that????
14 Jul 2006, 13:48 pm
Ja ek moet sê dis nie enige span wat die Bulle op Loftus kan wen nie , maar nou ja die WP het dit gedoen.
14 Jul 2006, 13:53 pm
Ag shame – Jondood , noudat die WP die Bulle gewen het nou is al wat n WP ondersteuner en spelers moffies , Ja daai einste moffies het julle gat geskop op Loftus . Dis nie ons wat vir ons spelers Liefling sing nie .
14 Jul 2006, 14:02 pm
Sremkots
Julle is nog altyd mofgatte, nie nou skielik nie.
14 Jul 2006, 14:03 pm
Skelmkots
Soos supa gese het.
Altyd moffies.
14 Jul 2006, 14:06 pm
Jondood that’s rich seeing as you want to suck Luke Watson’s tits
14 Jul 2006, 14:08 pm
Cape Shark
I lost a bet with PissAnt.
If the Bulls won he would be sucking Wessel Roux’s tits.
You want to bet for the Sharks vs Bulls game?
14 Jul 2006, 14:10 pm
Well at least Pissant was safe.
14 Jul 2006, 14:13 pm
Jebo jondood. Any suggestions?
14 Jul 2006, 14:22 pm
jondood,
dont go asking the knobjockeys if they want to suck a rugbyplayer. you have to change it for them, if they lose then you forbid them to suck wessel’s tits.
14 Jul 2006, 14:22 pm
thats like telling a bulls player that if he loses a bet he gets to shag patricia lewis!
14 Jul 2006, 14:23 pm
lol bluebarb
14 Jul 2006, 16:29 pm
To all the WP pigs who have just decided to crawl out of their caves:
Die Currie beker word nie gewen in Julie nie!
Watch out for the return game at Newlands, and remember your comments – it will haunt you!
14 Jul 2006, 16:36 pm
How about
“Cape sharks likes taking it from Patricia Lewis with a strap on”?
15 Jul 2006, 11:15 am
Her name int he States is Donna Lewis.
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