Brink to make Bulls debut as Coetzee leads side against WP
Many of the Bulls' stars, who were not in action against the Pumas last week, will get a chance to play on Wednesday when a team travels from Pretoria to the Cape to take on WP in a Currie Cup match.
The Bulls’ latest recruit, Cyle Brink, will make his debut for the side when they take on Western Province in a Carling Currie Cup encounter on Wednesday night.
The Blue Bulls will head to Cape Town with a strong team for their second match of the 2022 campaign.
After getting the season off to a winning start in the opening match against the Pumas over the weekend, head coach, Gert Smal, selected an equally exciting match-day 23 for the traditional North versus South derby at Cape Town Stadium.
Prop Simphiwe Matanzima, hooker Bismarck du Plessis and flanker Marcell Coetzee, who will captain the side, will be part of a powerful pack of forwards.
Veteran, Morné Steyn, will spearhead a thrilling backline, which will include a centre pairing of Harold Vorster and Lionel Mapoe, while the back three will be made up of Sibongile Novuka and Canan Moodie, with James Verity-Amm starting at fullback.
The Blue Bulls Carling Currie Cup head coach, Gert said:
“We are up for a big challenge against a good Western Province side, who are always very dangerous when playing at home,” said Smal when he announced his team.
He also emphasized that he is fortunate to have the opportunity to blend some valuable experience with some exciting youthful talent for this important fixture.
“We are looking forward to a tough physical battle and some entertaining rugby which we have become accustomed to when these two sides face each other,” Smal concluded.
The Blue Bulls team to face Western Province is: 15. James Verity-Amm (Pretoria); 14. Canan Moodie (Tuine); 13. Lionel Mapoe (Pretoria); 12. Harold Vorster (Northam); 11. Sibongile Novuka (ABE Midas Naka Bulle); 10. Morné Steyn (Tuine); 9. Marco Jansen van Vuren (Pretoria); 8. Muller Uys (Tuks); 7. Cyle Brink (Betway Centurion); Marcell Coetzee (ABE Midas Naka Bulle; captain); Janko Swanepoel (Pretoria); Sintu Manjezi (Harlequins); Robert Hunt (Harlequins); Bismarck du Plessis (Betway Centurion) and Simphiwe Matanzima (ABE Midas Naka Bulle). Replacements:16. Schalk Erasmus (Tuine), 17. Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Pretoria), 18. Sebastian Lombard (Betway Centurion), 19. Reinardt Ludwig (Tuks), 20. WJ Steenkamp (Tuine), 21. Keagan Johannes (FNB Tuks), 22. FC du Plessis (Betway Centurion) and 23. Stedman Gans (Northam).
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