Star studded Vodacom Cup team named
12 February 2009 (14:31)
Nico Serfontein has selected a full strength Vodacom Cup team for Friday's warm-up match in Witbank against the Pumas.
Serfontein included players with Super Rugby experience such as Tiger Mangweni, John Mametsa, Marius Delport, Wayne Julies and Francois Hougaard in his starting XV with Namibia's World Cup star Jacques Burger playing in a loose trio at the side of captain Gerrit-Jan van Velze and Okkie Kruger.
Among the tight five Ruan Vermeuelen and Bandise Maku have tasted Super 14 rugby, whilst the rest of the players in the starting XV have all been part of the Bulls' junior structures in recent years.
The new recruit from the Boland Dries van Schalkwyk will get game time off the bench with JP Joubert, Bosman Grobler and Ruan Boshoff hoping to make an impact in the second half.
This team will play against the Pumas "A" team at 18:00, while a junior team will face the Pumas "B" team at 16:00.
Vodacom Blue Bulls (18:00): Tiger Mangweni; John Mametsa, Marius Delport, Wayne Julies, Rocco Jansen; Francois Brummer, Francois Hougaard; Gerrit-Jan van Velze (captain), Okkie Kruger, Jacques Burger, Willem Serfontein, Bêrend Botha, Ruan Vermeulen, Bandise Maku, Deon Greyling. Reserves: Corné Fourie, Henri Bantjes, Bosman Grobler, Dries van Schalkwyk, JP Joubert, Ruan Boshoff, Gerhard van den Heever, Sangoni Mxoli.
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