Bulls Starting to Make Excuse Already!

[frontrow]

It's at least 60 degrees in the warehouse burgs, so i try to stay out of there as much as possible, but touche' on the others...

It sounds like the rugby gods are trying to help out the force for the weekends game, i hope we take the "Bulls" by the horns (i'm in good form now) and stay on top for the whole 80mins and leave the Lofty heights with a victory....i need a rest now...

[Burgs]

Might get done for assualt if we take them by the horns, although our defence may be public indecency by the hosts...



Ok, ok....
Yes, will definately come down to the battle up front for possesion and then a mistake free Back unit not wasting a single pass.
We have the backline to beat them, we just need to secure enough ball.
Love to see how far Shep will be able to send his kicks at altitude too!

[littleleck]

Yeh i'd love to see spanner move back into the centres for the weekend as the bulls may not be so
strong up the middle and he will not be required to mark habana on the wing anymore.
Glad to see that Fourie du Preez is doubtful. He may have posed some serious problems.
I think the return of Jaco may be better than a return of Hougaard.
Any thoughts?

[Nick]

Yep I think Jaco is a lot better than Hougaard and will be a handfull especially if teamed up with du Preez and even with out Habanna they have the "Anaconda" Ndungane so they will still have some strike power.

[The Lone Hydrangea]

How many Oz teams have won at altitude? Wallabies, Super teams. We have a half a chance if we hold our own up front.

[no.8]

Would worry too much about the Blue Bulls depth.

This was the team that went onto the field against the Cheetahs in Super 14

15 Johan Roets
14 Akona Ndungane
13 JP Nel
12 Wynand Olivier
11 Bryan Habana
10 Derick Hougaard/Morne Steyn
9 Fourie du Preez
8 Anton Leonard
7 Wikus van Heerden
6 Pedrie Wannenburg
5 Victor Matfield (K)
4 Danie Rossouw
3 Danie Thiart
2 Gary Botha
1 Wessel Roux

16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
17 Jaco Engels
18 Adriaan Fondse
19 Hilton Lobberts
20 Nicholas Eyre
21 Morné Steyn/Jacques-Louis Potgieter
22 Marius Delport
This was the team that went onto the field against the Cheetahs - Vodacom Cup

15 Fullback TSEPO KOKOALI
14 R/Wing ROCCO JANSEN
13 R/Centre DRIES SCHOLTZ (K)
12 L/Centre WAYNE JULIES
11 L/Wing LUVUYO MHLOBISO
10 Flyhalf JACQUES-LOUIS POTGIETER
9 Scrumhalf HEINIE ADAMS- ONLY 20 MINUTES
8 Eighthman DEWALD POTGIETER
7 R/Flank DEON STEGMANN
6 L/Flank GERHARD HUMAN
5 R/Lock CLIFF MILTON
4 L/Lock WILHELM STEENKAMP
3 T/H Prop RICHARD BANDS
2 Hooker DERICK KUüN
1 L/H Prop DEAN GREYLING
Replacements

16 Hooker JAMES VD WALT
17 Prop BANDISE MAKU
18 Utility Forw HENDRIK ROODT
19 Utility Forw PIETER MEYER
20 Scrum Half NEIL POWELL
21 Utility Back RUAN BOSHOFF
22 Utility Back BRAAM GERBER
23 RUAN VERMEULEN
24 ANTONIE CLAASSEN
25 GERRIE ODENDAAL
26 WERNER KRUGER

They have plenty of spare players - Rocco Jansen runs like (a Habana) the wind!

[Darren]

Last year, the Bulls downed the Tahs, Highlanders, Lions and Sharks at home and lost to Brumbies, Hurricanes, Crusaders.

The only internationals that South Africa have lost in Pretoria in the last 36 years have been to the All Blacks in 96,99,03,06 the game before these 4 in which the 2 met in Pretoria was in 1970 - the Bokkes beat the All Blacks in that one...


In 2005 the Bulls were undefeated at home were undefeated at home.

[travelling_gerry]

you pissed Coach???

[Darren]

attrocious spelling (typo's) fixed

Unfortunately not Gerry

[travelling_gerry]

thats oK Coach...........the have a damm fine record in the republic...

[Gunner]

i think it's about time hodgson got a run!!! he was great last year!!!

bulls will be hard to beat at home but....the FORCE will bring it, and come out on top

27 - 15 Carn the FORCE!!!!!!!!!!!