Isbell, Du Plessis add strike power to Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19
The return of lock Jacques du Plessis from injury and Ruwellyn Isbell from international sevens duty will bolster the Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team ahead of their Absa Under-19 Provincial Championship semifinal against KwaZulu/Natal on Saturday. Du Plessis has scored five tries and Isbell four during the regular season and their attacking abilities will be needed against the visitors, who beat the young Blue Bulls team 37-36 at this venue two weeks ago, courtesy of a drop goal very late in the match.
Back then KZN scored three quick tries and forced the Blue Bulls into catch-up rugby, but the men in blue did much better last weekend, when they closed out their league fixtures with a 45-14 win over the Toyota Free State in Bloemfontein.
Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 Head Coach Paul Anthony made five changes to the side that travelled to Bloemfontein.
Isbell and Du Plessis replace Vian Riekert and Philip du Preez respectively, while Ruan Steenkamp is fit again and will lead the side from No 8.
Theunis Reynolds and Justin Forwood are the other changes. Reynolds replaces Hamish Herd at hooker and Forwood swops places with Jan Enslin, who moves down to the bench. Neethling Fouchè is also bracketed on the bench and the prop will play should he be declared fit from a knee injury. Jade Stighling is also named on the bench after the regular outside centre has recovered from a knee injury that saw him miss the last three matches.
The team to play KZN at 15h00 is: Jacques Rossouw, Kefentse Mahlo, Dean Moolman, Burger Odendaal (v/c), Ruwellyn Isbell, Francois Tredoux, Carlo Engelbrecht, Ruan Steenkamp ©, Christiaan de Bruin, Roelof Smit, Dennis Visser, Jacques du Plessis, Andrew Beerwinkel, Theunis Reynolds, Justin Forwood. REPLACEMENTS: Jacques Taylor, Jan Enslin, Irnè Herbst, Jannes Kirsten, Juan Smit, Jade Stighling, Clyde Davids, Theodore Ferreira/Neethling Fouchè.
NOTES: •The Blue Bulls played KZN twice in 2012. In their first encounter in Durban on August 18th, the Blue Bulls won 22-21, while the victors won 37-36 in their second meeting, at Loftus Versfeld on October 5th.
•Jacques Rossouw (100 points) is the leading points’ scorer in the side. Francois Tredoux (41) is second.
•Kefentse Mahlo and Jacques du Plessis are the leading try scorers with five tries each.
•The Blue Bulls side had won nine of their 12 matches in league play, scored 446 points and conceded 226 for a match average of 37-18. •They have scored 61 tries, the most of all teams in the competition and conceded 27. Only Western Province (26) conceded less.
Eers wil ek die Blou Bulle se u/19 en u/21 gelukwens met hul oorwinnings, hou so aan manne en dan die Sharks ook met hulle wen. Die Bulle sit met 'n baie, baie, baie groot probleem, francois hougaard. Sal of wil die man dan nooit leer nie. Wat kommer wekkend is is dat dit nou 'n gewoonte is dat ouens sy skoppe afstorm. As dit n fout was kon ek verstaan het, maar dit lyk asof hy dit met opset doen en dis pateties.
Posted by VolbloedBul on 20 October 2012 21:37
O/19's - ons glo nie julle sal weer so rustig wees teen Sharks soos 2 weke terug nie. Van afskop af gaan julle die Skarkies domineer en hulle van hulle voete af speel!! Speel soos julle kan en ons weet julle sal wen.Sterkte vir Saterdag. Posted by Paarlbul on 19 October 2012 07:22
Dankie vir jou toestemming, ek sal "speller" gebruik as deel van my woordekeuse.
Posted by Richie Bloumasjien on 17 October 2012 16:54
As jy dan van spellers wil gebruik maak in jou span is dit sekerlik jou voorreg. Moet dan nie huil as jou span gereeld verloor nie -:)O ja, dit was nie `n vraag nie, maar `n vriendelike opdrag... (net 3)
Posted by Bloumens on 17 October 2012 16:17
Bloumens. " Ek geniet wat jy op die blog skryf. Doen asb vir my net een gunsie..... " Die tiepe leesteken wat jy hier moet gebruik is 'n vraagteken. Want jy vra my 'n gunsie? nie..... .Indien jy sou wou die leesteken...gebruik, is dit net veronderstel volgens letterkunde om 3 punte te wees en nie 5 soos jy dit gebruik nie. "Dankie maat. Hou aan met jou goeie kommentaar." Posted by Richie Bloumasjien on 17 October 2012 15:51
my speling is ok nie baie goed --byt maar vas anders lees tussen die lyne Posted by louisk on 17 October 2012 15:10
Richie Bloumasjien. Ek geniet wat jy op die blog skryf. Doen asb vir my net een gunsie..... Spelers word met een L gespel en nie spellers soos jy dit skryf nie. Dankie maat. Hou aan met jou goeie kommentaar. Posted by Bloumens on 17 October 2012 14:23
Posted by Bloumens on 17 October 2012 14:18