Vodacom Bulls to return to Orlando
The Vodacom Bulls will officially kick off the Blue Bulls Rugby Union’s (BBRU) 75th Anniversary Celebrations in the Gauteng Rugby Cup at Orlando Stadium next February. Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Lebogang Maile says this match will reignite the jubilation experienced in 2010.
The Gauteng Rugby Cup will bring back fond memories for both Unions and their legends from the first ever encounter contested by the newly-formed Northern Transvaal Rugby Union against Transvaal on 18 April 1938. This trip down memory lane for past and current players will be the highlight of an action-packed outing at Soweto’s Orlando Stadium which will also feature an exciting list of festivities throughout the day. Nhlanhla Ngwenya, Ultimate Sporting Concepts Managing Director, says the stage is set for another unforgettable rugby experience in Soweto.
“We are delighted to partner with the Blue Bulls Rugby Union and the Golden Lions Rugby Union to bring the Gauteng Rugby Cup to the Soweto community and to all rugby fans at large. Bringing this game to Orlando Stadium two years on from the Vodacom Bulls stunning Super 14 victories is indeed special and more so because we will be staging the Gauteng Rugby Cup in Soweto for the next two years.”
The Vodacom Bulls defeated former champions the Crusaders 39 – 24 in the 2010 Vodacom Super 14 semifinal and then went on to clinch the title with victory against the DHL Stormers in the final at Orlando Stadium.
Van Graan and his opposite number at the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU), Acting CEO Ruben Moggee, were pleased with the announcement that the Gauteng Rugby Cup would be hosted by Orlando Stadium for the next two years. The MTN Golden Lions are now on a journey to reclaim their Super Rugby status and Moggee says this fixture gives their loyal fans the opportunity to see the team in action.
Previous Super Rugby and international test matches in Soweto have not only sold out but also proved to be resounding successes. Jacques Grobbelaar, Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA) Chairman and CEO, says the Soweto community is extremely passionate about rugby.
“There are no resident professional rugby teams in Soweto which means our community is quite starved of rugby action, but when we do host matches here, such as the 2010 Super 14 semifinal and final and the Springbok test matches against New Zealand at FNB Stadium, we have had overwhelming responses to these games. Watching the Vodacom Bulls in action at Orlando Stadium, two years after those memorable victories in 2010 and for the next two years will be special moments for our community.”
marcel is uit tot tenminste junie het ek gehoor
Posted by alwatblou on 29 November 2012 16:13
Wat van 'n paar foto's op fb page wat wys hoe pynlik die oefensessies is? Paul Willemse wat op sy eie die Bul agttal skrum? Pollard wat alreeds sy plek oopspeel? c'man Bulle, bietjie kreatief wees man!
Posted by bloukaap2 on 29 November 2012 11:19
gaan boring wees --eers weer goei rugby volgende jaar-kan nie wag
Posted by louisk on 29 November 2012 10:41
Is dit net ek wat meer lees in Victor se trippie Dubai toe? Hy sê duidelik in sy twiet dat dit sy eerste sewes toernooi is wat hy bywoon.... So die wiskunde werk vir my so uit: aanvalsafrigter + sewes toernooi = leer hoe om spel oop en bal in hand te hou (of wat ook al mens kan leer by 'n sewes toernooi wat van toepassing is vir aanval in vyftiens....)
Posted by GeenBloutjieNetBlou on 28 November 2012 21:58
Ek gaan verseker weer Orlando toe.
Posted by Jimmy on 28 November 2012 20:21
ek wonder hoe lank dit sal wees voordat Fourie du Preez ook by afrigtingsspan sal aansluit?
Posted by bloukaap2 on 28 November 2012 14:19
@ Ek is deurmekaar bedoel 2013.
Posted by Richie Bloumasjien on 28 November 2012 12:25
Sien Bakkies gaan sy loopbaan klaar maak by Toulon. Vaarwel ou maat, baie geel kaarte maar jou teenwoordigheid op die veld was gevoel!!!! Nou maar ja, van die 2007, 2009 en 2010 span is alle spelers wat meer as die gemiddelde teenwoordigheid op die veld gehad het klaar met Bloumasjien rugby. In my leeftyd is dit sekerlik my goue jare gewees as n blou bul ondersteunner en mag daar vele meer wees soos 2012.Morne Steyn en Zane Kirchner, sterkte met 2012 want die spel patroon is 90% gevestig op julle doen en late.
Posted by Richie Bloumasjien on 28 November 2012 12:23
Bokke begin 7 Januarie!
Posted by FRANNABUL on 28 November 2012 12:23
Middag almal. Sal waardeer as die spandokter ons kan laat weet van die beseringsituasie in die kamp, kort en langtermyn, veral Marcel, Spies en Stegmonster se beserings. Dankie.En wat van die Bokke wat terugkeer, wanneer skakel hulle in ? Dit was eintlik net Zane, Hougies, Juandre, en 'n mindere mate Flip wat aktief diens gedoen het by die Bokke. Chili, Jano, Morne en Mapoe was net passasiers. Vic het op supersport genoem, dat FDP vir Hougies volgende jaar kan help met sy skrumskakel spel, wat beteken dit, as konsultant of medespeler ? Dankie vir die antwoorde, en sterkte vir al die voorbereidings. Posted by bendiebul on 28 November 2012 11:51
more almal kan nie wag vir die nuwe rugby jaar nie. ek hoop ons sien n verbetering in die bulle se spel en dat dit n goeie jaar is bly dat steyn nog by ons bly
Posted by kzn bul on 28 November 2012 11:33