Trevor Nyakane puts World Cup on the back burner as Super Rugby starts
Bulls launch their season with a potentially spicy derby against the Stormers at Loftus
The World Cup in Japan is about six months away and experienced Bulls prop Trevor Nyakane has admitted the competition will be in the back of many players’ minds in the Super Rugby campaign. The Bulls start their Super Rugby season with a potentially spicy derby against the Stormers at Loftus on Saturday and Nyakane said those who raise their hands in the competition will improve their chances of World Cup selection. “Everyone is talking about the World Cup, but for me it’s only about the Bulls,” he said at Loftus as his team prepared for the high-profile visit of their bitter rivals. “The World Cup will come later in the year. If the Bulls do well, then I will most likely get selected. All I am worried about now is the Bulls. I believe that if we do well as a union‚ the chances of me getting into the World Cup squad are bigger but … my focus at the moment is on doing well for the Bulls. “I want to help the Bulls to achieve things that we want to achieve and whatever comes later I w...
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