Maku out of Super Rugby
The Vodacom Bulls will be without hooker Bandise Maku for the Super Rugby season after he tore his pectoral muscle against the Cheetahs in Polokwane.
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The Vodacom Bulls will be without hooker Bandise Maku for the Super Rugby season after he tore his pectoral muscle against the Cheetahs in Polokwane.
Piet van Zyl grabbed a brace as the Vodacom Bulls defeated the Cheetahs 30-13 in their first pre-season match in Polokwane on Saturday.
The Vodacom Bulls will still be in a transition phase in 2015 but should improve on last year's campaign.
Pierre Spies says having to compete with Duane Vermeulen for the Springbok No 8 jersey will bring the best out of him.
Trevor Nyakane and Lappies Labuschagne will start for the Bulls in Polokwane on Saturday, with Joe Pietersen at flyhalf for the Cheetahs.
Springboks Adriaan Strauss and Handré Pollard will be fit for the Bulls' opening Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Stormers on 14 February.
Loftus Versfeld experienced its lowest attendance numbers in 13 years during 2014.
Vodacom Bulls lock Flip van der Merwe will miss the first two months of the Super Rugby season with a pectoral injury.
The Vodacom Bulls will play the Cheetahs in a pre-season friendly at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on 24 January.