Basson back on the wing for Bulls
Nollis Marais only made a few changes to the team that tackle the Lions on Saturday in an important Super Rugby match.
Bulls coach, Nollis Marais, made minimal changes to the squad that did battle successfully against the Stormers last week, to take on an in-form Lions team in yet another massive local derby.
Travis Ismaiel was withdrawn from the team due to personal commitments, and will be replaced by Bjorn Basson. Hooker Bandise Maku also comes in on the bench in place of Jaco Visagie in a straight switch.
The Bulls team to face the Lions on Saturday 28 May at Loftus Versfeld:
15. SP Marais, 14. Jamba Ulengo, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Jan Serfontein, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Francois Brummer, 9. Piet van Zyl, 8. Arno Botha, 7. Jannes Kirsten, 6. Lappies Labuschagne, 5. RG Snyman, 4. Jason Jenkins, 3. Marcel van der Merwe, 2. Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1. Lizo Gqoboka. Replacements: 16. Bandise Maku, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Pierre Schoeman, 19. Grant Hattingh, 20. Deon Stegmann, 21. Rudy Paige, 22. Tian Schoeman, 23. Dries Swanepoel.
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Bulls and CANSA come out winners
Meanwhile the Blue Bulls and The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) announced that their “Get Your Pink On” campaign, which was held in the first week of April this year, was a huge success.
CANSA partnered with the Bulls for this campaign during the week of the game against the Toyota Cheetahs on 2 April this year.
The Bulls were not the only winners that night, when they beat the Cheetahs 23-18, but CANSA also came out tops with over R600 000 raised during this campaign. The Bulls wore a special edition pink kit on game day, and encouraged all spectators to do the same.
“We feel that once again, the Get Your Pink On campaign was a huge success. Not only did we manage to raise a substantial amount of money, but we also got the opportunity to educate the public on the importance of cancer and health awareness, as well as conduct some screening with the help of our CANSA Mobile Health Clinic. We are grateful to every CANSA, Bulls and Cheetahs supporter who made sure to let their pink show on game day,” said CANSA CEO Elize Joubert.
The money raised will be used to buy another CANSA Mobile Health Clinic in order for CANSA to conduct cancer and health screening in the local communities. This specific Mobile Clinic will be used in areas such as Hammanskraal, Winterveld, Hebron, Soshanguve, Mapone and Garankuwa. To read more on what CANSA’s Mobile Health Clinics offer, visit https://www.cansa.org.za/cansa-mobile-health-clinics/.
Joubert thanked Vodacom and the Bulls, who allowed CANSA the opportunity to be a part of the campaign once again.
“We know that one in four people in SA are affected by cancer, and we are glad that these people are standing together to fight against this dreaded disease,” Joubert continued.
Shanil Mangaroo, head of marketing at the Blue Bulls Company heaped praise on all those that supported the cause.
“The success of this drive must go to the sponsors, partners, suite owners, season ticket holders and all those fans that contributed to this amazing cause. Together with our friends at CANSA we set ourselves a target of R500 000, and with the help of some truly generous companies and individuals we surpassed the goal and raised a little over R600 000. We are proud to have been granted the opportunity to assist the real heroes who take on this disease on a daily basis,” Mangaroo said.
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