Friendship on ice as Nortje prepares for jumpers duel
Ruan Nortje and Marvin Orie became fast friends at the Bok, but the Bulls captain expects a brutal test from the battle-hardened Stormers lock in Friday’s north-south derby.
New Bulls skipper to walk the talk
A “privileged” Ruan Nortje says he will lead the Vodacom Bulls by example after the hardworking lock was appointed captain of the Pretoria outfit.
Hard-grafting Hyron to challenge Ironman Nortje
A pair of South African second-row grafters will lock horns on Sunday to see who can go the distance when the Vodacom Bulls host local rivals the Cell C Sharks in a #URC derby at Loftus Versfeld.
Ironman Nortje braced to save the day for Bulls
Ruan Nortje, the newly crowned Ironman of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, knows better than anybody that Friday night’s semi-final showdown with Leinster will require an iron will of both himself and his Vodacom Bulls team.
Pick your URC Team of the Season: Locks
Here’s your chance to pick a South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship Team of the Season – next up are the two second rowers.
Ackers: Boks can go to war with Nortje
Vodacom Bulls lock Ruan Nortje should start alongside Eben Etzebeth for the Springboks against Wales in the July series, according to former Lions coach Johan Ackermann.
White: Bulls must give everything to get bonus point against Ospreys
Jake White says Friday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against a Welsh-international laden Ospreys outfit will be a good measure of how far the Vodacom Bulls have developed under his stewardship. DYLAN JACK reports.
Stormers vs Bulls: Bok tighties meet challengers
In anticipation of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship’s first north-south derby in Cape Town, DYLAN JACK previews the battle between the two contrasting but equally combative tight fives.
Bulls lock in Nortje for three more years
The Vodacom Bulls have secured the services of hard-working lock Ruan Nortje for another three years.
White in awe of ‘unbelievable’ Bulls youngsters
Jake White reckons that “unbelievable” performances from Elrigh Louw and Ruan Nortje for the Vodacom Bulls are proving that the sky’s the limit for his young side.
