Little niggles in Blue Bulls camp
15 October 2012
At least six Vodacom Blue Bulls players will start this week’s training ahead of the Absa Currie Cup semifinal against The Sharks in the swimming pool. It is not in anticipation of the wet weather encountered by teams visiting Durban in recent weeks, but rather a valuable chance to recover from niggles after a long season.
According to Vodacom Blue Bulls team doctor, Org Strauss, the likes of Louis Fouchè (AC joint), Dewald Potgieter (AC joint), Jacques Potgieter (Stomach muscle strain), Francois Hougaard (left foot contusion), Akona Ndungane (pectoral muscle) will all be in swimming pool on Monday and not on the field, whilst big Flip van der Merwe will be doing cycling whilst recovering from a bruised shoulder.
The rest of the team will be training on Monday and be joined by the abovementioned players on Tuesday.
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@Blue Blue Moon
I doubt the Bulls will get JC we have Dean,Dawie and now Morne Mellet at loosehead prop.
Maybe JC could solve our problems at tighthead prop.
Posted by Muzi on 15 October 2012 12:35
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@Blue Blue Moon
I left out big Marcell because the cheetahs used him as a tighthead and loosehead.
Scarra is blitz but his size is a worry for me without abit of space he may struggle.
Callie is an all round hooker i rate him very highlt that is why he's a bulls player next year haha.
Posted by Muzi on 15 October 2012 12:33
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If there is one guy we must try and loan for Super Rugby it must be JC Janse v Rensburg
Posted by Blue Blue Moon on 15 October 2012 12:30
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Interesting JC was an absolute monster and I will go and sit in the corner for the next 30 minute as punishment for his omission. I was tempted to have Marcell vd Merwe at 3 but watching him on Saturday was very dissapointing. Dont you rate Siya ans Scarra?
Posted by Blue Blue Moon on 15 October 2012 12:24
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@Blue Blue Moon
15.Willie le Roux - he needs to work on his defence big time !
14.Ruan Combrinck
13.Lionel Mapoe/Paul Jordaan - tie
12.Alwyn Hollenbach
11.Raymond Rhule
10.Francois Brummer - he was impressive with 113 points this year.
9.Cobus Reinach
8.Leon Karemaker - He has bounced back in style !
7.Jean Deysel
6.Marnus Schoeman
5.Martin Muller
4.Jandre Marais
3.Lourens Adriaanse - Griquas tighthead
2.Callie Visagie
1.JC Janse van Rensburg
Posted by Muzi on 15 October 2012 12:21
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Come-on Muzi try your hand at selecting a non Blue Bull CC team
Posted by Blue Blue Moon on 15 October 2012 12:19
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@16 dis sal n droom wees, maar baie baie tough wees
Posted by Nitronic on 15 October 2012 12:18
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Sarutdays two games could very well be according to varying scripts . The one being between two teams in form playing positive rugby to try and outplay each other. While the other can be a boring affair where the teams tries to make the least mistakes. So what i'm saying one game will be 2 teams trying to win and the other 2 teams trying not to loose.
Posted by Blue Blue Moon on 15 October 2012 12:18
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@15 forgot about Marcell and Kriel.
Posted by Nitronic on 15 October 2012 12:17
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Na al die vernedering wat ons hierdie jaar moes smaak teen die WP/Stormers (met pienk truie en al), sal dit nie wondelik wees as ons hulle op Nuweland kan klop om die Currie beker nie?
Posted by BeertjieJan on 15 October 2012 12:14
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My non Bulls CC team
15 Willie le Roux
14 Raymond Rhule
13 Paul Jordaan
12 Marcell Brache
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10 Dimitri Catrakillis
9 Cobus Reinach
8 Jaco Kriel
7 Siya Kolisi
6 Marnus Schoeman
5 Martin Muller
4 Ligtoring Landman
3 Wiehan Herbst
2 Scarra Ntubeni
1 Marcell vd Merwe
Posted by Blue Blue Moon on 15 October 2012 12:10
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I love it when my Bulls rise above expectations. Middle of this year we looked like certain promotion match candidates, and look at us know. We are definitly not favourites for this one, but it will by no stretch of the imagination be an easy match for the Sharkies. Whoever wins this match will win the Currie Cup as easy as that. There is only one team that has troubled the Sharks at Kingspark this year and they will be back there on Saturday. We will have to be amazingly good to pull this off, but is is nothing we haven't seen before.
Posted by Blue Blue Moon on 15 October 2012 12:05
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The question we all want to ask the Bulls management is why didn't Lionel Cronje get game time at 10?
Mr Cronje was the SA under 20 player of the year in 2010 he was seen as a better prospect than brummer,sias,boshoff and co no doubt he has more potential than Louis Fouche due to the fact he has a better all round game,he can spark a backline plus he attacks the gainline flat at 10.
The only person who can aswer this question is Mr Pine Pienaar i hope he has no personal problems with cronje.
IMHO Bulls do not trust or rate Lionel's kicking game that's up to vlokkie to sort that out.
Posted by Muzi on 15 October 2012 12:05
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@11 myne as volg
15) Le Roux/Ludik (tie)
14) Boshoff
13) Jordaan/Du Plessis
12) Brache
11) Rhule
10) Brummer
9) Reinach
8) ??? Seker maar Sinclair
7) Deysel
6) Schoeman
5) ??
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3) Malherbe
2) NJtubeni
1) Chadwick??
Posted by Nitronic on 15 October 2012 12:03
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Anyone up for a little selection game? Let's try and pick the best 15 out of the Currie Cup thisyear . 3 Rules one they shouldn't have played for the Boks since Jan 2012 they must have played in at leat one match in the competition and lastly should not be Blue Bull ( as we all will probably pick 15 Bulls).
Posted by Blue Blue Moon on 15 October 2012 11:54
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@6 Ek het ook al gewonder. Dit is nie omdat ek enige agenda teen Pine of Fouche het nie en ook nie omdat ek 'n groot aanhanger van Lionel (ek het hom nog nie sien speel nie) is nie, maar bloot oor die feit dat Pine volhard met Fouche en hy oortuig nie en Lionel kry absoluut geen speelkans om homself te bewys nie.
Posted by Old Blue Eyes on 15 October 2012 11:53
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Hierdie wedstryd gaan bepaal word deur die impak van die spelers van die bank af.Die begin spanne is baie gelyk.Die twee reserwe banke behoort so te lyk.
16)Dean vs Chadwick
17)Chilli vs Brown
18)Wilhelm vs Sykes/Marais
19)Stander vs Deysel
20)Hougaard vs Reinach/Mcleod
21)Fouche vs Bosman
22)Visser vs Viljoen
Dit gaan n cracker wees!Go Bulls!!!!!!
Posted by Lekkerblou on 15 October 2012 11:41
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my seisoen is al klaar goed ons is nie laaste nie so mooi bulle --alles verder is net n Bonus
Posted by louisk on 15 October 2012 11:25
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Ek wonder net een ding Schoeman wat vir die Griekwas speel was laasjaar 'n leenspeler - ek aanvaar hy was hierdie jaar by hulle gekontrakteer en nie meer deel van Bloubul rugby nie - hy is 'n wonderlike ball fetcher wat ek dink by die Bulle hoort
Posted by Realistix on 15 October 2012 11:10
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@4 ek wonder of daar nie iets internal gebeur het tussen Pine en Lionel Cronje nie? Daai arme mannetjie moet seker al so moedeloos wees, en ek sal nie verbaas wees as hy ook maar oorsee gaan nie
Posted by Nitronic on 15 October 2012 11:06
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Baie negatiewe kommentaar gewees oor JP en natuurlik die afrigter. Moet se lg het baie goed gespeel om nou tot in die semi's te kom, terwyl hy vroeer soveel verloor het! LOL.
Soveel kritiek op LF. Hy is jonk maar het vir meeste vd CB agter 'n verloorpak gespeel. Kyk hoe het Brummer en Boshoff teen die Haaie gesukkel toe hulle op die agtervoet was.
Hierdie beseerdes MOET net reg wees vir Saterdag!
Posted by Bloubosvelder on 15 October 2012 11:06
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As ek reg het sukkel Fouche nou al 3 weke met sy AC joint. Wat van iemand 'n kans gee wat nie sukkel met 'n besering nie.
Posted by Old Blue Eyes on 15 October 2012 10:48
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Post 84 - Crit (vorige draad) - Dankie tog; iemand met breins!!!!
Posted by Ligblou Baron on 15 October 2012 10:46
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Een ding wat my bekommer is ons verdediging op die punte - ons het die vermoe om die middelveld te cover maar as die bal teen ons vinnig vleuels toe gaan het ons probleme
Posted by Realistix on 15 October 2012 10:36
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een ding wat my beindruk van die sharks is hulle goeie hanteer werk, daai offloads in die tackle ens. Hulle het baie goeie support runners ook, en dis waar ons sal op ons hoede moet wees. Verder twyfel ek nie dat ons kan nie, dis n 60/40 call IMO omdat hulle tuis voordeel het.
Die Bulle het my verwagtinge oortref, maar hel solank die Weepee net nie die CC wen nie asb.
Posted by Nitronic on 15 October 2012 10:31
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