Bulls get Fourie boost

Bulls get Fourie boost

6 May 2008

Fourie du Preez returns to the Bulls’ starting line-up to face the Brumbies.

Du Preez missed the match against the Highlanders a fortnight ago with a hand injury and started on the bench against the Waratahs last Saturday but has recovered to start, with Francois Hougaard on the bench.

There were fears that JP Nel and Bryan Habana wouldn’t be available due to injury, but both have been cleared to play. There was no such luck for Derick Hougaard though. The flyhalf developed an abscess on his buttock which turned septic in the last two days – forcing him to miss Saturday’s match. Morné Steyn starts at flyhalf with Vodacom Cup No 10 Burton Francis providing cover on the bench.

There is still no place for Springboks Danie Rossouw and Pedrie Wannenburg, with Wilhelm Steenkamp and Deon Stegmann preferred at lock and flank respectively.

Meanwhile it has emerged that Brumbies players Stirling Mortlock and Adam Ashley-Cooper have been in quarantine for the last 36 hours. The duo are suffering from a suspected gastric virus contracted in Cape Town.

Bulls - Zane Kirchner, Akona Ndungane, JP Nel, Wynand Olivier, Bryan Habana, Morné Steyn, Fourie du Preez (captain), Pierre Spies, Wikus van Heerden, Deon Stegmann, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Bakkies Botha, Werner Kruger, Derick Kuün, Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: Bandise Maku, Rayno Gerber, Jaco Engels, Danie Rossouw, Francois Hougaard, Burton Francis, Pedrie Wannenburg.


34 Comments

  • 1.PlayBall: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 14:41 pm

    Magic Dragon?

  • 2.adj nm - supporting Vrystaat since 1979: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:01 pm

    Please guys whenever a player has a medical condition more closely related to their sexlives than their rugby careers – please spare us the detail!

  • 3.K9_BaasPatrolliehond: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:01 pm

    O gat”s”…arme Liefling………

  • 4.coma: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:03 pm

    JP vir Springbok, jis maar hy klop darem aan die deur hierdie jaar!!!

  • 5.daniel: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:03 pm

    Should have left Wikus as captain.
    Fourie is not the same with the extra burden

  • 6.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:06 pm

    Oooooooooo flok……….

    Hougie het ‘n masssesse moooooooooooooosssaaaa PUISIE / PITSWEER oppie blaker !!

    Hehehehe

    En Stirling Mor-talCombat-Lock en Adam Ashley Poepper……….. het weer te veel rondgeloop in Seepunt en ‘n annersoortige diskrepansie daarso opgetel.

    Hulle moet pasop, hulle ogies sal ook uitval as hulle afkyk om te sien wat het met Junior gebeur.

  • 7.PlayBall: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:08 pm

    Do you think Hougard has piles and the media now disguise it? For God’s sake give the man some privacy (just a bit)?

  • 8.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:11 pm

    Miskien het Hougie se moerbeie uitspatterig gesak ??

  • 9.daniel: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:12 pm

    Miskien het hy te veel splinters op die reserwe bank opgetel wat nou n abses veroorsaak het.

  • 10.adj nm - supporting Vrystaat since 1979: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:12 pm

    #5 daniel: ek twyfel of hy aan die deur klop – soos ons hom ken sal hy nie arms gebruik nie – eerder die deur probeer oop skouer

  • 11.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:22 pm

    Fokkittttt nou gaan die Bulls weer met ‘n 5 / 2 reserwebank……… 5 voorries, 2 agterspelers……… wat gewoonlik nie te onaardig sou wees nie…….. MAAR die 2 agterspelers is 1 ou wat al 2 halwe S 14 games gespeel het (Francois Hougaard) en 1 ou wat nog gladnie S14 gespeel het nie (Francis)….. ek sou nog 1 agterlyner ingesit het…….. Mametsa of Tiger Mangweni…

    Hulle dink seker Pierre Spies kan ook in die agterlyn diens doen as dit dan nou noodwendig moet…

  • 12.Potential Kiwi: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:32 pm

    Does anyone remember that the Bulls have JP joubert as an option???

  • 13.Andre_WP: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:32 pm

    Easy een vir die Bulls , glo hierdie week gaan dit nog beter gaan. BigBlueSmile , wanneer raak julle ontslae van daai man wat homself ‘n afrigter noem daai in Pretoria.

  • 14.Potential Kiwi: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:34 pm

    Wie stel jy voor?

  • 15.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:37 pm

    #13 Andre_WP: Mater….. ek weetie tjom, my messe is vir hom geslyp en die Jakarandaboom met die tou wag vir hom en Slapchips…

  • 16.Potential Kiwi: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:38 pm

    Wat van die Tukkie afrigter met die “bob” haarstyl?

  • 17.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:44 pm

    #16 Potential Kiwi: Wat bedoel jy wat van hom?

  • 18.Potential Kiwi: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:47 pm

    Wat is julle opinie van hom in Pretoria?

  • 19.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 15:53 pm

    #18 Potential Kiwi: Hy moet maar by Tukkies bly jong…….. goed genoeg vir daai liga en dis al……..

    Bulls moet vir Phil Pretorius (wat tans die SWD afrig) nadersleep, hy was al op ‘n tyd in Pretoria………… goeie coach daai………

    Top prioriteit bly maar om weer vir Heyneke nader te hark……… hy sal dinge omdraai binne ‘n paar weke…..

  • 20.Paloeka: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 16:10 pm

    I would have prefered Wickus to stay captain. I am not convinced that Fourie is the best captain and I think the captaincy burden affects his game.

  • 21.pinkfloyd: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 16:19 pm

    #20 Paloeka: Agree Fourie not a captains *** had hopes for the Bulls against the Brumbies but is not so sure anymore!

  • 22.goodstuff: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 16:39 pm

    #4 coma: Is jy mal in jou kop?! JP Nel speel sy slegste seisoen ooit. Hy is minder wert as tweedanse toilet papier!

  • 23.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 16:42 pm

    Fourie needs to clean FASTER behind scrums, rucks, mauls……… he is taking away lots of options for the Bulls by taking too long to consider the options.

    What initially made him soooo good & unpredictable was his crisp service and unpredictability…..

    He has not displayed what made him great yet this season………

  • 24.ruggamad_dave: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 16:47 pm

    they already did us (the stormers) a big favour by beating the waratahs!! all they must do now is look after fourie, bakkies, habana & spies for the tests in june!!

  • 25.Robzim: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 16:58 pm

    #15 grootblousmile:

    Jy moenie so negatief wees nie. Ek **** nou juis dat Ludeke sy nuwe visie en meestersplan vir die Blou Bulle se comeback reg het. Hy is egter net bereid om dit beskikbaar te stel as die Blou Bul Direksie hom ‘n 7 jaar kontrak sonder ‘n prestasieklousule gee.

    Die Direksie sal net moet gou spring voordat ‘n ander unie of groot rugby nasie hom opraap!

  • 26.Paloeka: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 17:18 pm

    #24 ruggamad_dave: ruggamad,

    Don’t forget the favour they did the stormers in the first game of the season!

  • 27.dWeePer: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 18:08 pm

    And I thought the Stormers did the Bulls a favour in the first game

  • 28.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 19:46 pm

    #26 dWeePer: The Stormers did’nt do the Bulls a favour in that 1 st game…….. neither did they do themselves any favours either………..

    Willie Roos was the f(l)avour of the week then…………… hehehe

    Bulls took a steady nose-dive after that game…………… barra bing ting ting….

    But the Bulls are showing good character and resolve here during the last 3 weeks……….. despite their coach, not because of their coach !

  • 29.TASSIES: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 21:04 pm

    Skoppie will wet his pants with delight at this unexpected windfall I’m sure

  • 30.TASSIES: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 21:11 pm

    I see Rassie hired Susie to do a job for the Stormers. I thought I saw her sneaking out the back door of a certain 4 star Newlands hotel this week. Expect the rest of the team to be paying more attention to the great white telephone from tomorrow. Crafty *******. Leaves no **** unstoned.

  • 31.TASSIES: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 21:12 pm

    ag neewat daars niemand by die kraal vanaand nie. Waar’s jy Groote?

  • 32.grootblousmile: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 21:29 pm

    #30 TASSIES: Ek’s ‘n silver-sluiper op die anner thread….

  • 33.bighead: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 22:10 pm

    Wickus not the captain?
    The Bulls will loose…………again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • 34.Spies_Is_King: Reply to this comment
    6 May 2008, 22:45 pm

    Bulls won’t loose because Wikus isn’t their captain. We will loose because JP isn’t the real first choice no.13

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