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Kings Park, Durban Referee: Jaco Peyper Referee: Marius Jonker Referee: Tiaan Jonker Referee: Shaun Veldsman So far guys not playing this very important SA derby: Bulls: Johann Sadie Sharks: Willem Alberts, Steven Sykes & Jacques Botes. Bonus for the Sharks fans are that Frans Steyn will definitely play his first Super 15 game this weekend.
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Go the Bulls...... If they win it will improve the Highlanders/Hurricanes chances of sneaking a playoff spot
Yep, hoping for the Bull to win 9-0. Also hoping for the Highlanders to beat the Reds by 19-0.
Lol! I'm a bit nervous about this game from a Bulls perspective... We don't play well at Durban...
Originally Posted by heineken So far guys not playing this very important SA derby: Bulls: Johann Sadie Sharks: Willem Alberts, Steven Sykes & Jacques Botes. Bonus for the Sharks fans are that Frans Steyn will definitely play his first Super 15 game this weekend. Does that mean Lambie is fit? If he is, I can see a sneak win for the Sharks. If Michalak is starting I wouldn't be surprised if either team mopped the floor with the other. Frans Steyn coming in is HUGE for the Sharks as the midfield (and McLeod) has been their biggest weakness. Now the Sharks just need to lure Ruan Pienaar back home and they'll be a top contender rather than managing a win every other game and holding thumbs for play-off place.
Originally Posted by heineken Lol! I'm a bit nervous about this game from a Bulls perspective... We don't play well at Durban... Don't worry, neither do we.
Bulls named an unchanged team for the match: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling Substitutes: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouche, 22 Francois Venter This will also be Chilliboy's 50th cap...
Great to see Francois training with the Sharks boys. Biggest issue is this: Do we play him, and if by some miraculous way make the playoffs, and then be unable to play him; or do we bench him in favour of those who could be eligible for playoffs. Better hope that neither Michalak or McLeod get injured, they are our only eligible scrum halves!
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Originally Posted by heineken Bulls named an unchanged team for the match: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (captain), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling Substitutes: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouche, 22 Francois Venter This will also be Chilliboy's 50th cap... I love Chilliboy mainly of course because of his name but he is a pretty good player as well.
Originally Posted by Draggs Great to see Francois training with the Sharks boys. Biggest issue is this: Do we play him, and if by some miraculous way make the playoffs, and then be unable to play him; or do we bench him in favour of those who could be eligible for playoffs. Better hope that neither Michalak or McLeod get injured, they are our only eligible scrum halves! Scrum-half is considered a specialist-position so if 1 is injured, we are allowed to include a dispensation player (most likely to be Reinach or Hoffmann)
Should be a cracker. The previous game the Sharks didn't play their best rugby. Hope the Bulls win it so the NZ teams have a better chance of making the play offs.
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Originally Posted by TRF_Ezequiel Scrum-half is considered a specialist-position so if 1 is injured, we are allowed to include a dispensation player (most likely to be Reinach or Hoffmann) Solid, but McLeod and Michalak are still kak! Please Heynecke, call up McLeod for the 4N...
@Draggs - Yeah Steyn might become a headache for the Sharks for that exact reason, but they should take it game by game now, to stay in contention for the playoff spots in the first place... If they lose this weekend, then their playoff dreams might as well be over... Sent from my BlackBerry 9800 using Tapatalk
Looking forward to this match, I actually support the Sharks so I'm not hoping the Bulls win. I'm hoping the Sharks pull off a win and then the Bulls lose next week and the Hurricanes beat the Chiefs with a bonus point win. But, unlikely the Bulls will lose next week.
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I have to say, I'm not too bothered with the outcome of this match. Probably, I'm for the Sharks as the Bulls could still overtake the Stormers on the log if we capitulate and fall to the Cheetahs or Rebels. Other than that I'm just hoping for key Bok players to remain injury free and for Lambie to once and for all put M Steyn in his place; the bench while Goosen is injured and still learning the ropes. Kirschner and Spies to get mauled.
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...BZ&h=BAQG3So2p So Lambie is also out for this match...
Okay... Here's my prediction for the Sharks line-up: 1. Tendai Mtawarira 2. Bismarck du Plessis 3. Jannie du Plessis 4. Anton Bresler 5. Jandre Marais 6. Marcell Coetzee 7. Jean Deysel 8. Keegan Daniel 9. Charl McLeod 10.Frederic Michalak 11.Lwazi Mvovo 12.Francois Steyn 13.Tim Whitehead 14.JP Pietersen 15.Louis Ludik 16.Craig Burden 17.Wiehahn Herbst 18.Pieter-Steph du Toit 19.Jacques Botes 20.Ryan Kankowski 21.Meyer Bosman 22.Paul Jordaan I just wish we could see Reinach and Viljoen
and the good news just keeps on rolling in... The Bulls will play in their Blue Kit...
Lambie out - ankle
Man, players we are missing right now: Lambie, Viljoen, Hargreaves, Skeate, Sykes, Alberts... I am just happy our front-row is still in tact and we have a superb midfield.
Originally Posted by TRF_Ezequiel Man, players we are missing right now: Lambie, Viljoen, Hargreaves, Skeate, Sykes, Alberts... I am just happy our front-row is still in tact and we have a superb midfield. same can be said about the Bulls
Originally Posted by heineken same can be said about the Bulls So you think your frontrow (Greyling-Ralepelle-Werner Kruger) is equal to ours (Beast-Bismarck-Jannie)? And your midfield (Olivier-JJ) is comparable to ours (F. Steyn-Whitehead)? NO. You might have the upperhand in the second row and half-back combo but the Sharks outclass the Bulls in the front-row and midfield. I just hope it's enough and we can avoid line-outs.
Added the vBookie for this massive clash! This is without a doubt the most awaited clash of the round. Even more exciting than Chiefs-Crusaders
My excitement of seeing Steyn is overshadowed by the prospect of the f*ckle brothers at halfback again.
Originally Posted by Draggs My excitement of seeing Steyn is overshadowed by the prospect of the f*ckle brothers at halfback again. McLeod (although I haven't seen him play this year) is a good domestic level scrum half and Michalak had a great game for France against Argentina recently and was being praised a lot by the French (although he has always had moments of brilliance to be fair, ruined by his moments of rubbishness too)
Yeah PD, but we don't play in a domestic competition at the moment. McLeod is shite and Michalak is a player that shines the first half and is invisible the second, like a magician but worse. I just hope we can get Pienaar to return to Durban so we have a good team all together. Imagine that hey. 9. Pienaar 10. Lambie 11. Mvovo 12. F. Steyn 13. Jordaan 14. JP Pietersen 15. Viljoen
No, McLeod is just a poor player, any level. Michalak is overrated. As Eze says, one moment of brilliance, and then a shower of shite. He really doesn't fit into Southern Hemisphere rugby. We need to move on from Pienaar, he is at Ulster for another three years now. Develop Reinach and persist with Hoffmann, he isn't as poor as many make out. For some reason many Sharks fans have turned against Viljoen. He hasn't had the best of seasons, but give him a chance!. @Eze, wrong midfield, Bosman/Joubert midfield
Bosman/Joubert? Yeah sure! While you're at it, just put Ndungane, Sykes, Skeate and Chadwick in the mix. Man, we have some piss poor players.
Originally Posted by TRF_Ezequiel Bosman/Joubert? Yeah sure! While you're at it, just put Ndungane, Sykes, Skeate and Chadwick in the mix. Man, we have some piss poor players. OK, Chadwick isn't great, but he played nearly the entire first third of the season non stop. At least he sometimes gives it his all.
Damn, no Lambie or Alberts,.... We can still do this!
