The winds of change have swept through their coaching corridors and now the playing personnel at the Blue Bulls have felt the gusts of a more benign nature ahead of Friday’s Currie Cup clash against the Pumas. Nic De Jager, the often maligned No8, who delivered one of his more forceful displays last weekend, when the Bulls lost to the Cheetahs at Loftus‚ has been entrusted with the captaincy armband after last week’s skipper, Burger Odendaal, was ruled out through injury. De Jager was equally conspicuous with the ball in a lost cause eventually gainst the Cheetahs. It perhaps helped sway John Mitchell‚ who has now also picked up the reins as Currie Cup coach‚ that he should be the man to lead the team in Nelspruit. Although the loss of Odendaal is considerable‚ the Blue Bulls will have prop Lizo Gqoboka back from time spent in the Bok camp‚ while in the backrow flanks, Boom Prinsloo and Jannes Kirsten are in the starting team after being restored to full fitness. They replace the in...
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