Amazingly enough, while there should be so much focus on the four teams that actually made the Currie Cup semis, it’s the Lions that seem to be grabbing the headlines. […]
Posts tagged with: Burton Francis
What’s going on at the Coke Tin?
13 Oct 09 09:43 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 55 Comments
Burton bly NIE ‘n Bul
8 Oct 09 18:44 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 20 Comments
Bulls flyhalf Burton Francis has been released to join the Lions, potentially ending the speculation about who the Union will select as their first-choice pivot in 2010. […]
Bulls pick their strongest pack
27 Aug 09 09:53 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 4 Comments
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has recalled as many of his first-choice forwards as are available to him for Saturday’s away clash against the Lions. The Bulls played a virtual B-team against the Leopards last weekend. […]
Pottie leads Bulls
19 Aug 09 12:16 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 6 Comments
Burton Francis will wear the Vodacom Blue Bulls’ number 10 jersey against the Leopards at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night with the talented Dewald Potgieter captaining the team. […]
Dewald Potgieter breaks his wrist
28 Jul 09 09:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
Vodacom Blue Bulls flanker Dewald Potgieter, is going to be on the sideline for at least four weeks after he fractured his wrist. […]
Stegmann out of Sharks clash
21 Jul 09 09:16 by Warren Smith (war1) | 18 Comments
The Vodacom Blue Bulls’ world class open side flanker Deon Stegmann is still struggling with his ankle injury and won’t be considered for Friday’s Absa Currie Cup match against the Sharks in Durban.
There was a possibility that Stegmann might recover in time, but Dr Org Strauss confirmed on Monday afternoon that he won’t be eligible for the third round clash. […]
Kirchners face are broken
13 Jul 09 16:54 by Piet Pienaar (Pienaar die Blou Bul) | 5 Comments
Ouens, it are not lekker nuus for our favourite Johan Roets nommer 2, Kane Zirchner. He have broke his face and can’t play any rukby for another 4 weeks. Vat are nearly 2 monfs. […]
Cheetahs opt not to use their returning Bok
7 Jul 09 14:18 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 23 Comments
Free State Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské has opted not to pick Bok winger Jongi Nokwe for this weekend’s opening Currie Cup clash against Griquas, even though the flyer has been released for provincial duty. […]
Bulls name their Currie Cup group
24 Jun 09 15:24 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments
Despite losing a whole raft of players to the national cause, the Blue Bulls look set to mount a credible challenge in this year’s ABSA Currie Cup, having named an impressive-looking enlarged training squad. We’re still waiting for the Sharks to come in from the surf and even start thinking about who’s going to play Currie Cup rugby for us. […]
Lions don’t scare Boks
5 Jun 09 07:24 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 5 Comments
The British and Irish Lions’ impressive performance in the midfield made South Africa sit up and take notice, but it won’t influence the make-up of their Springboks centre pair, said Boks backline coach Dick Muir. […]
Double blow for Emerging Boks
5 Jun 09 06:56 by Wesley Weber (wpw) | 1 Comment
The Emerging Springbok team was dealt a double blow on Thursday, with the news that two key players – fullback Louis Ludik and flyhalf Burton Francois – have both been ruled out of the encounter with the British and Irish Lions. […]
Bulls hang on for win
3 May 09 07:09 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | Comment?
The Bulls, reduced to 14 men for the last 10 minutes, managed to hang on for an important 32-29 win against a strong Western Force team in their Super 14 showdown at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. […]
Jean the cream of the crop
25 Nov 08 22:01 by Andre Bosch (KSA Shark ©) | 41 Comments
Springbok centre Jean de Villiers was named SA Rugby Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year at rugby’s annual awards banquet – sponsored by Absa, Sasol and Vodacom – which took place at a glittering ceremony at Vodaworld, Midrand on Tuesday. […]
Wikus still captain as Fourie du Preez starts
16 Jul 08 14:03 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 1 Comment
The Vodacom Blue Bulls’ Springbok scrumhalf Fourie du Preez will start against the Boland Kavaliers in the Absa Currie Cup in Wellington on Saturday. […]