Saturday’s big derby at Loftus between the Bulls and the Sharks will, in all likelihood, mark the end of the Super Rugby season for whichever team loses. This implies that whatever the result, their will be one or two big name players who won’t be seen in their team’s respective colours again. [...]
Posts tagged with: Fourie Du Preez
Loftus swansongs aplenty
Advantage: Stormers as Bakkies ruled out
Bok lock Bakkies Botha will not play for the Bulls against the Stormers this weekend, it has been confirmed. The abrasive second-rower has failed to recover in time from a knee strain and will thus miss the opportunity to earn his 100th Super Rugby cap at Newlands. [...]
du Preez may be fit to face Stormers
Bok scrumahlf Fourie du Preez stands an outside chance of being named in the Bulls team to face the Stormers in Cape Town this weekend, after a near miraculous recovery from a medial knee ligament strain sustained against the Sharks three weeks ago. [...]
Sharksworld chats with rising Force star Mark Swanepoel
On a night when Super rugby bid farewell to Carisbrook and the home fans turned the same colour as their team’s new jerseys. Sharksworld caught up with a young South Africa that has made the last two rounds his own – Force scrum half Mark Swanepoel. [...]
Bulls in trouble as Hougie goes down
Few coaches would relish the prospect of having to make do without a player of the calibre of scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, but for Frans Ludeke, at least, the news of his star link-man’s tournament-ending injury would have been softened to an extent. In tenacious young Francois Hougaard, after all, the Bulls have a more-than-capable scrumhalf replacement, who is a Bok in his own right to boot. [...]
Bulls lose their General
23 May 11 11:00 by Richard Ferguson | Bulls, Cheetahs, Original Content, Sharks, Super Rugby | 12 Comments
The Bulls may have walked away with the points on Saturday night, but they may have lost their General for the next few weeks. Fourie du Preez is likely to miss the match against the Cheetahs this weekend with a knee injury picked up against the Sharks. [...]
Sharks need to win the big battles
One of the key factors in the Sharks triumph the last time they faced the Bulls (back in the Currie Cup semi-final last year) was the way that certain key men in the visiting side were overshadowed by their Sharks counterparts – often players of far less distinguished pedigree. The home team will need to repeat that feat on Saturday. [...]
Bulls moving into play-off mode
According to Bok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez, the Bulls will be approaching each of their remaining Super Rugby games this season as virtual knock-out games, with even a single loss likely to consign them to the scrapheap in this year’s competition. With that in mind, Saturday’s crucial away clash against the Sharks has been identified as a must-win for the Pretoria side and their preparations and approach to the game will take that into account. [...]
Du Preez starts for Bulls
Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez is one of three players returning to the starting line-up of the Vodacom Bulls for their match against the Western Force in Perth on Saturday. [...]
PdV – I will have to be honest with the players
South Africa’s most experienced Springboks are currently struggling with their form. The Rugby World Cup is still a long way off, but Springbok coach, Peter de Villiers, believes he is going to make some hard choices if the situation does not improve soon. [...]
Just the Numbers
Just before the halfway stage of the competition, lets have a look at the player numbers. [...]
du Preez benched as Bulls ring changes
The Bulls have announced their team to take on the Reds in Brisbane on Saturday morning, making five changes to the team that lost to the Crusaders last weekend. Starting in the pack, Chiliboy Ralapelle gets a start ahead of Gary Botha and Derick Kuun comes into the team for Deon Steggman. [...]
The Bok culture is more important than any one player
A recent article by Rob Houwing on News24 yet again highlighted the general feeling surrounding the importance of some of the core Springboks if we are to be successful in our quest to retain the Rugby World Cup later this year in New Zealand. [...]
As a wise man once said
In an earlier article, one of our more esteemed and established authors, Morne Nortier made a very interesting point regarding the debate around John Smit and his selection as player and captain for both the Sharks and the Boks. Why can’t we name Smit squad captain, but not necessarily team captain of the match-day 22 if he comes from the bench? [...]
Ton up for Adi!
Adrian Jacobs will win his 100th Super Rugby cap if (or rather when) he takes the field for the Sharks this weekend. The popular Springbok centre has been named on the bench for the crunch opener against the Cheetahs. [...]
