Despite his emergence as a hero after spearheading the Blue Bulls to their first Currie Cup final in seven years‚ scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl may lose out on a place on the Pretoria side’s bus to Bloemfontein to face the Free State Cheetahs in the final. The 21-year-old‚ who came on late in the semifinal against Western Province ‚ clinched victory for the Bulls with a match-winning last-minute try.However‚ Bulls coach Nollis Marais says the scrumhalf could miss out on being a part of the team for the final. The coach is set to prefer experience for the crunch clash. With the possibility of former Cheetahs No9 Piet van Zyl making a return from a concussion he sustained while he was with the Springboks ahead of the final Rugby Championship match a fortnight ago‚ Marais is likely to pick Rudy Paige as his starting halfback and Van Zyl on the bench‚ leaving no space in the side for the weekend’s hero."I think Paigy was brilliant in the game against Australia here. [He] got concussed‚ struggl...
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