Pretoria - Veteran Jaco van der Westhuizen has been picked at flyhalf for the Blue Bulls for Saturday’s Vodacom Cup match against Western Province in a quest to give the team some much needed momentum.
The clash at Loftus Versveld is of utmost importance for captain Juandre Kruger’s men, who have lost all three their matches thus far in the competition.
As a result the Bulls have added some much needed reinforcements to their team, by including Van der Westhuizen, centre pairing Stefan Watermeyer and Stephan Dippenaar, and prop Dean Greyling.
Teams:
Blue Bulls:
15. Marnitz Boshoff, 14. Akona Ndungane, 13. Stephan Dippenaar, 12. Stefan Watermeyer, 11. Sampie Mastriet, 10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 10. Ruan Snyman, 9. Dustin Jinka, 8. CJ Stander, 7. Marnus Schoeman, 6. Okkie Kruger, 5. Juandré Kruger (captain), 4. Mthunzi Mabeta, 3. Dean Greyling, 2. Zane Botha, 1. Corné Fourie
Substitutes: 16. Henry Bantjes, 17. Morné Mellett, 18. Cornell Hess, 19. Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 20. Dustin Jinka/Neil de Bruin, 21. Louis Fouché, 22. William Small-Smith
Western Province:
15. Lionel Cronje, 14. Marcel Brache, 13. Johann Sadie, 12. Paul Bosch, 11. JJ Engelbrecht, 10. Kurt Coleman, 9. Nic Groom, 8. Tertius Daniller, 7. Yaya Hartzenberg, 6. Wimpie van der Walt, 5. Anton Van Zyl, 4. Adriaan Fondse, 3. Tom Botha, 2. Sidney Tobias, 1. JD Moller (captain)
Substitutes: 16. Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17. Frans Malherbe, 18. Allistair Vermaak, 19. Quinn Roux, 20. Louis Schreuder, 21. Reuben Johannes 22. Tim Whitehead
The clash at Loftus Versveld is of utmost importance for captain Juandre Kruger’s men, who have lost all three their matches thus far in the competition.
As a result the Bulls have added some much needed reinforcements to their team, by including Van der Westhuizen, centre pairing Stefan Watermeyer and Stephan Dippenaar, and prop Dean Greyling.
Teams:
Blue Bulls:
15. Marnitz Boshoff, 14. Akona Ndungane, 13. Stephan Dippenaar, 12. Stefan Watermeyer, 11. Sampie Mastriet, 10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 10. Ruan Snyman, 9. Dustin Jinka, 8. CJ Stander, 7. Marnus Schoeman, 6. Okkie Kruger, 5. Juandré Kruger (captain), 4. Mthunzi Mabeta, 3. Dean Greyling, 2. Zane Botha, 1. Corné Fourie
Substitutes: 16. Henry Bantjes, 17. Morné Mellett, 18. Cornell Hess, 19. Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 20. Dustin Jinka/Neil de Bruin, 21. Louis Fouché, 22. William Small-Smith
Western Province:
15. Lionel Cronje, 14. Marcel Brache, 13. Johann Sadie, 12. Paul Bosch, 11. JJ Engelbrecht, 10. Kurt Coleman, 9. Nic Groom, 8. Tertius Daniller, 7. Yaya Hartzenberg, 6. Wimpie van der Walt, 5. Anton Van Zyl, 4. Adriaan Fondse, 3. Tom Botha, 2. Sidney Tobias, 1. JD Moller (captain)
Substitutes: 16. Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17. Frans Malherbe, 18. Allistair Vermaak, 19. Quinn Roux, 20. Louis Schreuder, 21. Reuben Johannes 22. Tim Whitehead