Currie Cup latest – Bulls keep it steady
20 Jul 2011
Keo.co.za brings you news from the Currie Cup.
Bulls keep it steady – The Bulls have named the same starting line-up that lost to the Sharks last weekend for their match against the Cheetahs on Saturday.
Head coach Pine Pienaar will persist with the run-on side that went down 35-16 in Durban. The only changes are on the bench as prop Frik Kirsten and scrumhalf Ruan Snyman replace Juan Schoeman and Lohan Jacobs respectively.
Bulls – 15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Akona Ndungane, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Dustin Jinka, 8 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Derick Kuün, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Fudge Mabeta, 3 Rossouw de Klerk, 2 Gary Botha (c), 1 Corné Fourie.
Subs: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Okkie Kruger, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Francois Venter.
Same Sharks for Pumas – The Sharks’ made no changes to their run-on side for their match against the Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday.
Prop Eugene van Staden is the only possible change as he’s bracketed with Julian Redelinghuys on the bench. Van Staden will face a late fitness test to determine his availability.
Sharks – 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Louis Ludik, 13 Marius Joubert, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Mark Richards, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Keegan Daniel (c), 7 Marcell Coetzee, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Ross Skeate, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Wiehahn Herbst, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Dale Chadwick.
Subs: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Julian Redelinghuys/Eugen van Staden, 18 Jan Marais, 19 Francois Kleinhans, 20 Jacobus Reinach, 21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22 Sibusiso Sithole.
CJ linked to Lions – CJ van der Linde has been released from his contract with Western Province and could join the Lions as early as 1 August.
Van der Linde had a disappointing first season for the Stormers, but the news will come as a blow as his departure will leave the Cape side with only one experienced tighthead in Brok Harris. Van der Linde is expected to sign with the Lions until 2013.
Meanwhile the Johannesburg union have announced three changes to the side that will face Griquas.
Michael Killian comes in at fullback for the injured Jaco Taute. Dylan des Fountain is replaced by Deon van Rensburg at right wing and centre Waylon Murray comes in at outside centre for Alwyn Hollenbach.
Lions - 15 Michael Killian, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies La Grange, 11 Lionel Mapoe, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Joshua Strauss, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Pat Cilliers
Substitutes: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Dries van Schalkwyk, 20 Michael Bondesio, 21 Hein Cronje, 22 Alwyn Hollenbach
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20 Jul 2011, 14:52 pm
and BTW again… seems The Bulls are soon gonna be known as the WP 2nd Team…!!
50.ufo:
20 Jul 2011, 14:50 pm BTW… with all the hullaballoo of Sadie and Engelbrecht joining the Bulls… the guy I rated above them all seems to have slipped quietly out of town and joined the Bulls with no fanfare or articles… Jurgen Visser…!! How the hell did we let him go…?? it’s not like we have a whole bunch of fullbacks clogging up the game pipe like we do at centre… Good luck to Visser… One to keep our eyes on…!!!
20 Jul 2011, 14:56 pm
@mxhosa(mxhosa)-44: benditheni kuwe
20 Jul 2011, 16:57 pm
If any of these unions were smart they’d snap up Wandile Mjekevu from the Lions…..Perhaps the Cheetahs who are playing at 10 on the wing and Benjamin is a hard worker but average…..The Sharks could have a look as well cos he is better than both Ludik and Richards…Sithole & Mjekevu on the wings…..Woooweee!!!
Mjekevu if possible must play some 7′s next year if Lions mess around with him.
21 Jul 2011, 21:07 pm
All very quiet on Lions vs Grietjies
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