Adriaan Strauss to lead Vodacom Bulls in 2016
Springbok hooker Adriaan Strauss has been named as captain of the Vodacom Bulls for the 2016 Vodacom Super Rugby season, the team annnounced on Monday. Another international star, Springbok flyhalf Handré Pollard, will be vice-captain for the season.
Strauss, a Super Rugby centurion (118 appearances) is no stranger to a leadership role at this level, having captained the Toyota Cheetahs for a number of seasons and according to the Vodacom Bulls Super Rugby coach, Nollis Marais, is a perfect fit for his team.
"Adriaan ticks all the boxes. He has vast experience at Super Rugby level, has played 54 tests for the Springboks, where he is part of the leadership group and represents what we stand for as Bulls. His leadership style is great, as is his ability to rally players around him. He is also one of the top hookers in world rugby and even opponents will look up to his presence on the field," Marais explained.
"It is also very important for a coach to have a good working relationship with his captain and Adriaan and myselfshare a number of values, with the most important our shared vision to build a special team and leave a legacy," Marais said.
Pollard is no stranger to captaincy having lead the Junior Sprinboks in 2014 and Marais is confident that the playmaker and goal kicker will not be burdened by this extra responsibility.
"Handré is a natural leader of men and one that leads from the front. He is young in age, but already very experienced on the rugby field. He is also part of the new generation that is coming through at Loftus Versfeld and around we will be building the next generation of stars. Both Adriaan and Handré has the potential to captain the Springboks, so we can be very proud and humble about the fact that their leadership will be available to the Vodacom Bulls."
Strauss said he was humbled when asked to lead the team.
"There were some brilliant captains in the past and I was lucky to be part of a special generation of Bulls players that won this competition in my early years. I have learned vaulable lessons about the team culture and when I returned last year, was very happy to see the work ethic and drive to be the best did not change. There are exciting times ahead for this group and I am very keen to be part of it. We want to be a team that makes a difference to our fans," Strauss said.
Ons het nou nie 1 of 2 top aankope en ervaring bygekry op slot en losskakel nie, en ook nie 'n ervare afrigtingspan om Nollis by te staan nie.
Maar dit is gedane sake, kan nou niks daaraan doen nie.
Nou is ons voluit agter ons span en afrigters, go Bulle !
Hier is my 30 spelers, met die eerste name my beginspan:
Kriel/Galant
JJE/Ulengo
Jan/Dries
Burger/Dan
Basson/Obi
Pollard/Tian
Paige/Piet
Arno/Wian
Lappies/Janse
Roelof/Steggies
Hattingh/Orie
RG/Jenkins
Marcel/Liza
Strauss/Maku
Trevor/Schoeman
Sal wel my lostrio skuif na 6. Roelof 7. Arno 8. Wian
Wie het ek gemis ?
Met de Ellende op 12 gaan Jesse geen bal kry nie, hy is meer gevaarlik op heelagter.
Galant kan ook vleuel speel ?
Jy het te min spelers van kleur in jou begin XVtal.
JJ en Kriel sal moet plek maak vir spelers van kleur.
Indien jy wil volhard met Kriel op 15, sal jy met Orie moet begin.
Met Orie in gedagte dink ek Nicolaas Jansen van Rensburg is ook beter as Orie.
Maku is ook nie beter as Visagie nie en Ivan is beter as Piet van Zyl.
Ons het kwota probleme by die Bulle.
Sterkte vir 2016 Adriaan en Bulle.
Ek hoop die bestuur maak gou 'n verklaring dat hulle nie kwota spelers gaan kies nie anders het SA rugby geen kans om die SR te wen nie.
daar is nie eers 'n vergelyking tussen Nicolaas Jansen van Rensburg en Orie nie.
Maku is ook nie die antwoord nie dan eder Kallie.
Paige is ook maar net da Ivan en Piet van Zyl is baie better, Hoop ons kan vir Hougie trugkry.
Met Galant , Ulengo en Basson het ek nie probleme nie.
Geen SA span sal Die Super Rugby wen as Kwotas afgedwing word nie.
Goeie kaptein en dit sal verseker sy spelpeil lig.
Mense, Galant word geoormerk om as Bok heelagter oor te vat, so los maar vir Jesse op 13. Die Bulle sal moet besluit wat hulle met al hul senters gaan doen: Serfontein, Swanepoel, Dan Kriel, Odendaal...
Ek sien Allistair Coetzee se ontwikkeling as afrigter word fyn dop gehou deur die pers om by Heyneke oor te vat. Dis nou die man wie se span nie een keer die Superbeker kon wen nie, slegs die plaaslike CC toe die minderheid van sy spelers vir die Bokke gekies was. Oor 4 jaar raak ons al wee rontslae van die nuwe, beter en kleurvoller as Heyneke Meyer Bokafrigter..
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