Visagie in Vodacom Super Rugby start
Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke named Callie Visagie as starting hooker for his team to face the Chiefs in Rotorua on Friday. Visagie moves from the bench and replaces Adriaan Strauss for this Vodacom Super Rugby clash, with Jaco Visagie replacing his namesake on the bench. Jaco Visagie earned his first cap against the Reds earlier in the campaign.
Strauss, who has started in all but one of the team's matches this year, is rested according to the SARU agreement.
Ludeke also made two changes in his loose trio, with Jacques du Plessis and Deon Stegmann starting after playing off the bench against the Blues, and Arno Botha and Lappies Labuschagne this time tasked to provide spark as impact players.
"We are up against a very formidable side and will have to play much better than last weekend. We did not execute the way we wanted against the Blues and the Chiefs will pose even more questions to our defence and attack. So we have to start well and finish well," Ludeke said.
"I have a lot of faith in Callie's abilities and I am confident that he will perform well. He is an experienced campaigner with close to 50 Super matches under the belt."
The team is: Jesse Kriel, Francois Hougaard, JJ Engelbrecht, Jan Serfontein, Bjorn Basson, Handré Pollard, Rudy Paige, Pierre Spies, Jacques du Plessis, Deon Stegmann, Victor Matfield, Flip van der Merwe, Marcel van der Merwe, Callie Visagie, Trevor Nyakane. Replacements: Jaco Visagie, Dean Greyling, Werner Kruger, Lappies Labuschagne, Arno Botha, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Burger Odendaal, Travis Ismaiel.
Chiefs met 12
Go Bulls
Soos Engelbrecht nou speel sal hy nie eers span kry by 'n derde klas club span in Afganistan nie
Kom Bulle julle kan!!
Ons manne is groot en Frans dink nogsteeds groter is beter. Ek se julle nou al, die Chiefs se voorspelers gaan ons ore aansit met hulle skills en dan gaan hulle die collisions ook wen.
Verwag maar boring skop rugby. Ek hoop maar nogsteeds die Bulle speel tot hulle volle potensiaal en slim rugby dan staan ons n kans. Maar hardloop heeldag teen hulle vas en skop op hulle agter 3 en ons gaan moet die score onder 50 hou teen ons
Go Bulls
I predict a very boring Bulls strategy of trying to play for territory.
Our pack is good. We just need to put more fire in the soul.
Ek hou nogal van die idee om eerder vir Lappies en Arno as impak spelers te gebruik wanneer die span bietjie 'n inspuiting van oemf nodig het. Go Bulle!
Geniet die skakel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxjtTMQzyaU
Die manne moet ook aanhou om aan te val soos die eerste kwartier laasnaweek. Dit help nie hulle probeer dit net elke 3de game vir so kort rukkie nie. Hoe meer jy dit doen hoe beter gaan jy word daarmee en ons het die spelers daarvoor. Hulle moet net afrond en dit kom deur dit aan te hou probeer.
Strafskoppe 14
Turno0ver 10
Tackles 123
Lappies met minder games
Strafskoppe 5
Turn overs 9
Tackles 107
Top 20 schools rankings (19 May)
Paul Roos have been replaced at the summit of the FNB Top 20 rankings after their first loss in 2015.
The World Rugby Youth Tournament winners were beaten 23-21 at home by Paarl Gym last weekend and drop to second on the list, while Gimmies climb from 18th to 12th.
Paarl Boys' now occupy first position on the standings following their 29-24 victory over district rivals Boland Landbou. Grey College rise to sixth after they returned to winning ways with a 51-21 victory against Selborne, who slip to seventh.
Affies, who replace Nelspruit in ninth, are the only new team in the top 10 following their 92-0 drubbing of KES.
Michaelhouse are promoted up to 15th, with Waterkloof, who didn't play over the weekend, slipping from 14th to 17th. And at the foot of standings, Outeniqua climb to 19th spot with Rondebosch shifting to 20th.
FNB Top 20 rankings
1. Paarl Boys'
2. Paul Roos
3. Monument
4. Eldoraigne
5. Middelburg
6. Grey College
7. Selborne
8. SACS
9. Affies
10. Nelspruit
11. Oakdale
12. Paarl Gym
13. Jeppe
14. EG Jansen
15. Michaelhouse
16. Dale
17. Waterkloof
18. Maritzburg
19. Outeniqua
20. Rondebosch
BULLE 20 - 19 chiefs