Youthful Blue Bulls team named to face EP Elephants on Sunday
Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White, has decided to rest most of his stars and senior players so that the younger generation of players at Loftus Versfeld can have the chance to play against the EP Elephants this coming Sunday in the pre-season series, which will kick off the new local season.
The Bulls will take to the field sporting a team that is dominated by the next generation of stars when they host the EP Elephants in a preparation match at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday, 28 February 2021.
Director of Rugby, Jake White, named flank Nizaam Carr as captain and the experienced Springbok will lead not only the team but a forward pack that is bursting at the seams in terms of talent.
Joe van Zyl (hooker) and Gerhard Steenekamp (prop) were used throughout the Super Rugby Unlocked and the Carling Currie Cup tournaments while lock forward Janko Swanepoel continues to gain valuable game time.
The only new face amongst the backs is recently signed wing Madosh Tambwe, who is set to earn his first match in the blue of the Bulls with the halfback pairing Embrose Papier and Chris Smith continuing in their partnership.
The sensational Stravino Jacobs is not ready to hand over his starting role and is expected to be a menace on the wing after an impressive run in the victorious Carling Currie Cup campaign.
The replacements emulate the starting team with Jan-Hendrik Wessels set to add fresh legs in the front row while Raynard Roets and Uzile Tele covering lock and flank respectively.
Keagan Johannes and Diego Appollis will ensure that the attacking flair is unrelenting on match day.
“Upping the players’ game time is central to our approach during our preparation series and our team for Sunday emulates that. These guys have toiled under the hot sun biding their time and their opportunity has now come. We know what they can produce and we are looking forward to how they seize their chances,” said White when he announced his team.
Kick-off is 15:00 and the match will be televised on SuperSport Grandstand and Rugby channels.
Blue Bulls: 15. David Kriel, 14. Madosh Tambwe, 13. Marnus Potgieter, 12. Marco Jansen van Vuren, 11. Stravino Jacobs, 10. Chris Smith, 9. Embrose Papier, 8. WJ Steenkamp, 7. Tim Agaba, 6. Nizaam Carr (c), 5. Janko Swanepoel, 4. Jan Uys, 3. Mornay Smith, 2. Joe van Zyl, 1. Gerhard Steenekamp. Replacements: 16. Janco Uys, 17. Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18. Gerhard van der Merwe, 19. Raynard Roets, 20. Uzile Tele, 21. Keagan Johannes, 22. Jandre Burger, 23. Diego Appollis, 24. Reinhardt Ludwig, 25. Werner Gouws, 26. Dawid Kellerman.
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