In the post match interviews with Frans Ludeke and John Plumtree, there were two coaches with very different faces, one of joy and one of pure agony. [...]
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Bulls may rush Bakkies back
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke finds himself with a somewhat difficult call to make ahead of this weekend’s crunch game against the Sharks. Veteran enforcer lock Bakkies Botha is finally fit after rupturing his Achilles tendon back in December and Ludeke needs to decide how best to use him, if at all. [...]
Bulls can win without the Loftus factor
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke is adamant that his team can win games without the Loftus factor, but they still enjoy playing on their home ground. [...]
Bulls in “favourable position”
The Bulls remain in a “favourable position” to retain their Super 14 title, despite their second loss of the season. [...]
Contrasting news for Bulls, Stormers
While the Bulls’ charmed season looks set to continue, Allister Coetzee’s Stormers will have a few fresh hurdles to overcome as they face the dangerous Brumbies in round 3. [...]
Wannenburg admits drug use
South African rugby has been rocked by the revelation that Bulls and Springbok loose forward Pedrie Wannenburg has admitted that he had used cocaine and ecstasy, and also abused alcohol. [...]
Meyer returns to the Kraal
The Bulls have announced that former coach Heyneke Meyer will be their new Director of Rugby. [...]
Bakkies starts for Bulls
The Blue Bulls’ enforcer, Bakkies Botha, has made a full recovery after injuring his medial ligaments in the Tri-Nations and was included by coach Frans Ludeke in his starting XV for Friday’s match in Rustenburg against the Leopards. [...]
Blue Bull big guns are back
While the Blue Bulls will be welcoming back their Springboks and may use as many as four of the returning ten heroes this weekend against the Boland Cavaliers, they are also holding thumbs on three of the side who were injured in the loss to the Sharks at Loftus on Saturday. [...]
Dewald Potgieter breaks his wrist
Vodacom Blue Bulls flanker Dewald Potgieter, is going to be on the sideline for at least four weeks after he fractured his wrist. [...]
How good would a win be for Sharks, plus JMH frustrated with Stade
The Currie Cup may be a lengthy competition, but the Sharks will be fully aware that a win over the Bulls at the Absa Stadium on Friday night would be worth its weight in gold writes Craig Lewis for The Daily News .
Cheetahs’ pace a concern
A good scrumming session, lots of attention to the lineouts and thorough testing of defensive patterns at training on Tuesday suggested the Bulls will not underestimate the Cheetahs in Saturday’s Super14 clash at Loftus Versfeld. [...]
Can Chiefs ruin a good thing?
A jam-packed Loftus, a fully-fit squad except for one player and a chance to go top of the Super14 log with three games left to play. That is the win-win scenario facing Bulls coach Frans Ludeke on Saturday. [...]
Ludeke seeks a better effort
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke wants his team to play 80 minutes of committed rugby when they face the Waratahs in Sydney on Saturday, as he looks to end a two-match losing streak. [...]
‘Bad refereeing’ costs Bulls
The interpretation of laws by referees is still the biggest problem confronting the Bulls in the Super14, with or without the ELVs. [...]
