It's time gentlemen... and ladies...
Friday night it starts all over again!! so, time to kiss your girlfriend/wife/husband/dog or cat goodbye, 'cause a strenuous 4 months lie ahead.. So much rugby, so little time...
Let's first focus on the first Suff Effricen match up over the weekend...
Bulls v (holy)Sheetahs....
Eish!!! She's gonna be ugly..... Let's have a quick look at the Bulls line up:
The Karrie Kap defeat will still be fresh in the minds of the battered Snor City chaainas, so Sheetahs beware!!
Rumour also has it that the "physio from Hell" has been replaced by a skinny fella, who's "not so flash at wrestling, but is pretty handy at doing the actual physiotherapist job". (in case you Blue Bull supporters might've tried to forget about that one, let me refresh the memory: Blue Bull physio runs on field to wrestle Cheetah player during the Karrie Kap final... baaaahaaahaaa......sorry, but that was hillarious!!)
Victor Matfield won't be playing in this one, same goes for Gary Botha... So, how will they do in the line outs?? Well, Bakkies will probably step on his opponent's toe, or smash his face in before the first jump, so they probably won't miss the Blue Bull pretty boy too much! Also, be assured to hear calls from the Loftus faithful by mid March already, that the Bulls replacement for Botha, Kobus van der Walt needs to be a Bok... ek meen, maakie Bulle almal Bokke, of hoe??? Easy peasy....
Fourie du Preez and Hougaardt will be the "skakelpaar". (and i thought du Preez was going to be out injured for a while?? see, i told you that new physio was pure magic.....) Derrick hasn't quite recovered from the bad news during training 3 years ago, when the coach told him the modern flyhalf has to actually defend his channel, and make a couple of tackles a game.. So, we'll have to see how he goes.. Olivier and Nel will be steady in the midfield, with JP attempting to behead his opponent at least once during the game... yawn, yawn... nothing new. Out wide they have the class of Habana, so if they feed the speed enough during the game, they might actually score some tries. Last, but not least: Johan "wit boots" Roets has been spotted during the off season at the Vaaldam, endlessly practising his ability under the high ball, so De Waal/Bosman: Pasop, manne!! he's got that one covered now!! watch this space.....
Bulls team for weekend:
Roets, Ndungane, Nel, Olivier, Habaaaaaaaana, Hougaardt, du Preez, Cronje, Rossouw, Wasserman, van Schouwenberg, Botha, Roux, van der Walt, Engels
Quick question for the Bulls' managment: i thought there had to be four players of colour in the starting line up?? Unless the two pacy wingers' counts for 2 extra, they're going to have a bit of explaining to do......
