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Bulls back to full strength for clash against Puma

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Topic: Bulls back to full strength for clash against Puma
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Subject: Bulls back to full strength for clash against Puma
Date Posted: 24-Jun-2021 at 4:23pm
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The Bulls are back at full strength for their Currie Cup clash against the Pumas on Friday with the bulk of the squad made up of the players that represented the franchise in the Rainbow Cup final last weekend.

Simphiwe Matanzima is the only player in this weekend’s match-23 that played in last weekend’s Currie Cup match against Western Province where a young Bulls team fought hard for a bonus point but ultimately went down 48-24.

The tight five sees Springbok Lizo Gqoboka starting at prop alongside Mornay Smith with Schalk Erasmus in the No 2 jumper.

Walt Steenkamp and Janko Swanepoel are the starting locks while the loose trio is the same that started against Benetton in the Rainbow Cup with Nizaam Carr and Ruan Nortje on the flanks and captain Marcell Coetzee at eighthman.

The half-back pair sees Ivan van Zyl and Chris Smith start while Cornal Hendricks plays at inside centre.

He has a new partner in Harold Vorster who will wear the No 13 jumper.

Vorster will be making his Bulls debut this weekend after racking up a host of caps for the Lions between 2014 and 2019.

Madosh Thambwe and Stravino Jacobs will once again be patrolling the wings, with Gio Aplon starting at fullback. 

White, is excited about the weekend ahead, “the young and inexperienced group fought hard last weekend against a quality Province team, and even though the result didn’t go our way they still managed to secure a bonus point.

"This weekend is a big game for us, and we will be looking to get back to winning ways.

"The Pumas are coming off the back of a good win and they will be looking to hurt us, but we know what is expected of us,” said White.  

The game kicks off at 19:00 on Friday evening. 

Teams

Bulls

15 Gio Aplon, 14 Madosh Tambwe, 13 Harold Vorster, 12 Cornal Hendricks, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Marcell Coetzee, 7 Ruan Nortje, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Janko Swanepoel, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Schalk Erasmus, 1 Lizo Gqoboka

Substitutes:16 Sidney Tobias, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Muller Uys, 20 WJ Steenkamp, 21 Zak Burger, 22 FC du Plessis, 23 David Kriel

Pumas

TBA


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