THE Bulls will have to finish their Super Rugby season without scrumhalf Piet van Zyl.It was confirmed on Monday that the 25-year-old Springbok halfback would be out of action for the remainder of the season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee on Saturday, during the Pretoria side’s 35-33 win over Gauteng rivals the Lions.This is one of a number of injury concerns that have hit the Bulls prior to their leaving for Australasia next week.Van Zyl launched the Bulls’ attack in their win at Loftus Versfeld at the weekend with two quick tries within 10 minutes after the first whistle, to lay the foundation for victory by Frans Ludeke’s side.The diminutive No9 did not finish the first half of the match as a result of knee injury. The blow forced Springbok utility back Francois Hougaard, who has been playing on the wing for the Bulls the entire season, to switch to scrumhalf.Van Zyl had replaced Rudy Paige in the starting XV after the latter also sustained ...
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