Wynand Olivier is back in the starting line-up for the Bulls’ clash against the Sharks this weekend.
Olivier replaces the injured Jan Serfontein, who drops to the bench. Serfontein and Louis Fouche both have niggles and a final call on their involvement from the bench will be made later in the week.
Apart from a midfield change, we also see Bjorn Basson return to the starting line-up, dropping Lionel Mapoe to the bench for this encounter.
In the continued rotation in the front row, Dean Greyling and Werner Kruger return in the place of Frik Kirsten and Morne Mellett, while Willie Wepener comes onto the bench in place of Callie Visagie.
Bulls: 15 Jürgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling. Substitutes: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Arno Botha, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouché /Jan Serfontein, 22 Lionel Mapoe
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Yeah. Wish we could just call on a bok centre when one of ours gets injured. Oh wait, we can. Only not when we have 6 broken centers!
It’s going to be one hell of a forward battle! I’m hoping Lambie finds his running shoes and makes Steyn grab at air as he ghosts past on his way to the tryline.
Poor call, Serfontein should start at 12. Not sure why Ludeke keeps their most impressive loosie in Arno Botha on the bench – madness
Wynand Olivier going to own the Sharks this weekend.
Bjorn Basson, aweh! best wing in the country…
@Uli (Comment 5) : You have to be kidding
@Saffex (Comment 3) : I’m happy with those calls as a Sharks supporter. I’d rather face Olivier and Potgieter than Serfontein and Botha.
@Saffex (Comment 3) : Serfontein is carrying a niggle as it says in the article. But the Botha ommission boggles the mind – I agree
@Saffex (Comment 6) : No I am not, look here he is in the bok team!
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Springboks/Bok-training-squad-named-20130522
@Uli (Comment 9) : No I meant that you reckon Basson is our best wing – you have to be joking
I will give my left nut for a win on Saturday!
But sadly, I have no confidence… And my Superbru pick will reflect that…………..
@SharksRTB (Comment 11) : Damn.. a left nut for a Round Robin game… 😕
@Uli (Comment 4) : Puff puff pass?!?!
@Uli (Comment 4) : Everybody’s know gesigie’s game plan dummy no wait he’s going to pass uh no he run straight into the defender 😈 😈
@Uli (Comment 4) : Shouldn’t that COW in your pic be blue 🙄
@FireTheLooser (Comment 15) : Or even better, pink!
@FireTheLooser (Comment 15) : Na , ek’s ‘n draad sitter op die oomblik 😛
@Saffex (Comment 10) : Dude, being a bok speaks for itself. Only the best are chosen.
Sharks, Stormers can do the Cheetahs a huge favour by rolling the Bulls and Reds respectively. Bulls have had their byes, which effectively puts them points ahead.
Chiefs and Brumbies could also play a part, which could see the Cheetahs jump from 7th to 4th, provided they win their clash with the Kings.
With my wishlist expressed…… Gooooooo Sharks…….. Go Stormers…..And GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETAHSSSSSS!
@KingCheetah (Comment 19) : No dude, just support the Bulls as they wont disappoint you.
Sharks need to buy Jano Vermaak.
@Uli (Comment 21) : No hougard the bulls suporters wan’t him gone
@sharks4eve2013 (Comment 22) : Reason I said Jano, is he got a terrible offer from the Bull’s and might actually be on him way to Europe. Hougie still has a contract afik.
@Uli (Comment 23) :Well vermaak it is I like his style of play and the ather reason I said hougard is I heard he’s not happy there being second choice way not buy both and screw the bulls over
@sharks4eve2013 (Comment 24) : Because i doubt hougie will ever play for the sharks, he’s a bull through and through. Jano, is a ex lions player, and we know the lions players enjoy coming to the sharks 😀
@sharks4eve2013 (Comment 24) : I think the last Bull that joined the Sharks must have been Andre’ Snyman, and he was a from Dundee anyways. Before that I think Robert Du Preez, I could be wrong. but cant think of anyone else. Oh yes Lance Sherrill, but he was actually from WP anyways, also Kees Lessing but he join a UK club and from Namib anyways before joining the sharks. Cant think of anyone else.
@Uli (Comment 26) : I suppose you can add Joel Stransky to that list as well.
We have Reinach and two excellent under 20 scrumhalves in our ranks. Why the hell do you people want to go buy left-overs from the Bulls?
It’s ok to think occasionally, I promise. Won’t hurt you.
@Uli (Comment 25) : Houghaard is actually from prooooooovince, and if I’m not mistaken they dropped him for Dewald Duvenhage 😯
@robdylan (Comment 28) : It’s that old Sharks syndrome, “why use an exciting talented youngster from your own team setup when you can buy an over the hill senior player”. 🙄
Thankfully that seems to be the one thing that is changing at the Sharks, players are being brought through the ranks from the academy and age group. Only Plum that still prefers using over the hill players from other unions.
@robdylan (Comment 28) : I hear what u say and we had a good scrumhalf better than duncun mccloud of the clan mcclouds and we lost him and his brother to the lions the cronje twins and i think it’s guy cronje that is playing good ragge for them to at scrumhalf i get convoised with the two
@Uli (Comment 18) : Only the best are chosen to be Boks…. Pray do tell, do you *seriously* believe that…?
@robdylan (Comment 28) : EINA! In that case please play the u/20 scrumhalf’s ASAP!!!!
@FireTheLooser (Comment 29) : True, but so is his brother, and i doubt you see him as a WP man… 😉
@sharks4eve2013 (Comment 31) : Ross is the scrumhalf and he’s not setting the world alight in a poor Lions team…
That said, I did rate both brothers and was sad to lose them.
@Uli (Comment 20) : or Not!!! Mad cow disease I say! Support the Bulls? You addle bud!
@KingCheetah (Comment 35) : Skaam jou my kind. Eks net ‘n Bull sodat ek nie so sleg hoef te voel as die sharks verloor nie, of as ek een van hulle games miss omdat hulle so terleur stellend speel.
Basies, dis ‘n groot cover up op my hartjie….. 😀