Super Rugby News
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Experienced flyhalf Jono Lance has been granted an immediate release from the Rebels to move north and return to the Queensland Reds.
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No Paige or Potgieter in Bulls squad
Bulls' head coach John Mitchell has included 38 players in his squad, as well as co-captains, for the upcoming Super Rugby season.
The coach named centre Burger Odendaal and loose forward Nic de Jager as co-captains, with no place for Bok scrum-half Rudy Paige.
The squad is made up of 21 forwards and 17 backs, with 11 of those being Springboks and furthermore includes a host of Junior Springboks. Springbok Sevens' forward Tim Agaba has also been included and will join the squad after the Blitzboks return from tournaments in Sydney and Hamilton.
Only a handful of players do not have any Super Rugby experience, among those outside back Divan Rossouw, centre JT Jackson, fly-half Manie Libbok, scrum-half Embrose Papier and lock Aston Fortuin.
"We have made tremendous progress with our processes over the last couple of months and we will be ready for whatever comes our way during Super Rugby 2018," said Mitchell.
“I don’t want to make any promises on how the team will perform this year, we will be solely focussed on the process. It’s about marginal gains for us, stacking good stuff on good stuff daily as we continue to ensure excellence. It’s not about the end but rather the daily effort combined at the end. Our purpose is to fill Loftus and put smiles on people’s faces. We will be working very hard to achieve that.”
"I am confident that we have worked smartly and laid a solid foundation. This squad will develop and improve and one needs to be realistic about it, but we are all in agreement about the way forward. We will be connected, we want to be respected and not just liked and therefore one of our main focus areas during this process will be to remain honest and never forget to enjoy it and have fun. We want to serve our fans, supporters, shareholders and sponsors – we want to earn back their respect and get the Vodacom Bulls to bind us together as one.”
The Bulls Super Rugby squad is:
Outside Backs: Warrick Gelant, Duncan Matthews, Travis Ismaiel, Jamba Ulengo, Jade Stighling, Divan Rossouw
Midfielders: Burger Odendaal, JT Jackson, Francois Brummer, Jesse Kriel, Johnny Kotze
Fly-halves: Handre Pollard, Marnitz Boshoff, Manie Libbok
Half-backs: Ivan van Zyl, Andre Warner, Embrose Papier
Loose forwards: Roelof Smit, Ruan Steenkamp, Hendre Stassen, Hanro Liebenberg, Jannes Kirsten, Nic de Jager, Tim Agaba
Locks: Jason Jenkins, Ruben van Heerden, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Aston Fortuin
Props: Pierre Schoeman, Conraad van Vuuren, Frans van Wyk, Matthys Basson, Lizo Gqoboka, Trevor Nyakane
Hookers: Jaco Visagie, Adriaan Strauss, Edgar Marutlulle
NOTE: The BBCo would also like to confirm that we have parted ways with loose forward Jacques Potgieter after lengthy discussions on his future. Potgieter has decided not to partake in Super Rugby during 2018, and rather take a sabbatical to focus on his family and spend time with his wife, boy and soon to be born twins. We would like to sincerely thank him for his contributions to the team both on and off the field, and wish him well with his future endeavours. He will make an announcement later in the year regarding his future.
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@tim somethings never change:
“I don’t want to make any promises on how the team will perform this year, we will be solely focussed on the process. It’s about marginal gains for us, stacking good stuff on good stuff daily as we continue to ensure excellence. It’s not about the end but rather the daily effort combined at the end. Our purpose is to fill Loftus and put smiles on people’s faces. We will be working very hard to achieve that.”
At least they aren't on a journey!
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First round of pre-season games:
Already played:
Stormers v SWD Eagles (Sat 20 January 2018 @ Outeniqua Park, George): 77 - 0Teams NZ date k/o NZ time Local date & time Venue Bulls v Sharks Sun 28 Jan 5.00am NZT Sat 27 Jan, 6.00pm Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, SA Chiefs v Blues Fri 2 Feb 4.00pm NZT Rugby Park, Te Kuiti Crusaders v Hurricanes Fri 2 Feb 5.30pm NZT Rugby Park, Greymouth Highlanders v Waratahs Fri 2 Feb 6.00pm NZT Recreation Ground, Queenstown Brumbies v Rebels Sat 3 Feb 8.00pm NZT Sat 3 Feb, 6.00pm Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan Sharks v Racing 92 Sat 3 Feb 9.00pm NZT Sat 3 Feb, 4.00pm Aberdeen Sports Ground, Hong Kong Stormers v Bulls Sun 4 Feb 3.00am NZT Sat 3 Feb, 4.00pm Boland Stadium, Wellington (Western Cape, SA) I couldn't find any info about the Lions playing preseason games.
The Reds will play an inter-squad trial match on Fri 2 Feb, 5.15pm local time @ Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane -
@stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
According to a post on his instagram account, Toomaga-Allen has torn his hamstring during training (today?). How long does it take to recover from a hammy?
Out for three months plus, according to Scotty Stevenson.
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@tim Jordan Hyland has been training with the squad hasn't he? While he plays wing for us, he is more a mid-fielder.
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@taniwharugby Was he training with the Blues? In October, he was named in the All Blacks 7s Development team, or was that just for one tournament (San Jose Sevens)?
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@tim said in Super Rugby News:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/100772067/first-outing-for-highlanders-and-mauger-in-queenstown
The team is making the most of having second five-eighth Lima Sopoaga for a final season after his announcement he will be leaving to join the England Wasps, but Mauger says there's plenty of strength in the new players.
Oh Bethany.
