Bulls bring back Bismarck, drop Steyn
Hooker Bismarck du Plessis returns, while fellow veteran Morne Steyn has been replaced in the starting XV as the Vodacom Bulls made wholesale changes to face WP on Friday.
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Hooker Bismarck du Plessis returns, while fellow veteran Morne Steyn has been replaced in the starting XV as the Vodacom Bulls made wholesale changes to face WP on Friday.
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Coach John Dobson and captain Ernst van Rhyn say Western Province will “show fight and spirit” in the north-south derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Friday.
Springbok fullback Andries Coetzee will feature in a rejigged Lions line-up to face the high-flying Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in the Currie Cup on Friday.
Hacjivah Dayimani makes his return from injury, with fellow loose forward Willie Engelbrecht set to make his DHL WP debut against the Vodacom Bulls in the Currie Cup at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.
Hooker Jan-Hendrik Wessels believes the Vodacom Bulls will “come together and fix what’s wrong” after the Pumas mauling, when they face WP in Friday’s Currie Cup clash.
Morne Steyn has confirmed he is in talks to extend his stay at the Bulls in a coaching capacity when he hangs his boots up at the end of the season.
Experienced playmaker Jean-Luc du Plessis is excited to be back in the blue and white hoops of DHL Western Province in the Currie Cup this season.
The returning Springboks have helped lift the intensity in training as DHL Western Province brace for a “backlash” in the Currie Cup north-south derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Friday.
Back and kicking for DHL Western Province, young flyhalf Kade Wolhuter says his nine-month spell on the sidelines has only driven his desire to be a better player.