Wing Makazole Mapimpi scored a brace as the Sharks beat the Bulls 31-14 in their pre-season warm-up in Polokwane on Saturday. While the Bulls split their squad into two groups for this game and the clash against the Lions earlier in the day, the Sharks utilised their entire playing squad in this encounter. Coach Robert du Preez fielded a strong XV… Read more →
The Lions scored 10 tries in their 66-22 pre-season win against the Bulls at Ellis Park on Saturday. Not too much should be read into this result. Both teams used the match to test fringe players in their Super Rugby squads, with another Bulls squad playing the Sharks in Polokwane later in the day. The Bulls led 10-5 after 26… Read more →
Deon Davids says discarded Bulls scrumhalf Rudy Paige would strengthen his Kings squad.
Howard Mnisi will make his long-awaited return from injury when the Lions take on the Bulls in a Super Rugby warm-up at Ellis Park on Saturday. Mnisi, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Lions’ Super Rugby opener in February last year, has been named at inside centre for the match against the Bulls. Coach Swys de Bruin has… Read more →
Handré Pollard says there is a real sense of optimism in the Bulls camp ahead of the upcoming Super Rugby season, writes CRAIG LEWIS. The Bulls have endured a disappointing run of results in Super Rugby over the past few seasons, with the three-time champions having last featured in the playoffs way back in 2013. Last year, the Bulls executed… Read more →
Junior Boks Manie Libbok and Embrose Papier will start as the Bulls’ halfback pairing in Saturday’s Super Rugby warm up against the Sharks in Polokwane. Springboks Lood de Jager, Jesse Kriel, Handré Pollard and Warrick Gelant have all been given an extra week’s rest and were not considered for selection. Coach John Mitchell has named a youthful but experienced side… Read more →
The Super Rugby warm-up match between the Bulls and Stormers will no longer be played in Los Angeles. According to a Bulls press release, this is due to issues regarding the agreed upon transfers and logistics. ‘Player welfare and the management thereof are extremely important to the Bulls as well as the Stormers, and will not be compromised on in… Read more →
Bulls scrumhalf Rudy Paige is expected to be fit by the end of February having had groin surgery in early January. Paige, who complained of a painful groin after the Boks’ end-of-year tour, joins Ruan Steenkamp and Ivan van Zyl on the Bulls’ long-term injury list. Meanwhile, Hendré Stassen, Corniel Els, Jannes Kirsten and Jesse Kriel are all taking part in… Read more →
The Bulls have added a Super Rugby warm-up game against the Jaguares to their pre-season schedule. According to SuperSport.com, the Bulls will host the Jaguares on 10 February, which adds to pre-season clashes against the Lions, Sharks and Stormers. The Bulls will kick off their Super Rugby campaign against the Hurricanes on 24 February. Full story Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
Jamba Ulengo and Lizo Gqoboka have returned to full pre-season training with the Bulls, although a number of other players remain sidelined with injury. In a pre-season medical update issued by the Bulls, team doctor Herman Rossouw confirmed that Ulengo and Gqoboka have fully recovered from respective injuries and had begun training again along with Jaco Visagie and Dries Swanepoel. However, Ruan… Read more →
