Vodacom Blue Bulls - 75 Year Anniversary book
75 Year Anniversary book
The Blue Bulls Rugby Union and its teams established themselves as leaders on the field and in the boardroom over the past 75 years, since its secession from the Transvaal Rugby Football Union in 1938.
The Bulls franchise followed this lead to become the only South African side that has won the Vodacom Super Rugby competition – and, did so three times!
‘True to the Blue’ is the story of this extraordinary 75 year period, with its elation and frustrations.
Well illustrated and with generous statistical information, the book also depicts the first rugby in Pretoria; the dream of becoming its own union and the realisation thereof more than fifty years later as the Northern Transvaal Rugby Football Union; the first steps after independence and the growth to a union and side respected world-wide.
It is the narrative of the legends on the field, including Victor Matfield, Naas Botha, Frik du Preez and Bryan Habana…to mention a few; of the administrators; of the feats of men like president Fritz Eloff and coaches Buurman van Zyl, Heyneke Meyer, John Williams and Frans Ludeke; and of the staff and committees who have worked ceaselessly, and the fans that have supported unconditionally.
The book is also available in Afrikaans as ‘Hou by die Blou: 75 Jaar van die Blou Bulle Rugbyunie’.
A little more about the author: Wim van der Berg is the managing editor of BLOU, the official magazine of the Bulls and the Blue Bulls.
He is a seasoned rugby writer and has contributed to many newspapers and magazines since 1969, and spent many hours watching the legends of club, provincial and international rugby at Loftus Versfeld.
This is Wim’s seventh rugby book, and the third on Northern Transvaal/Blue Bulls rugby.
A rugby man, he played the game until he was 57; was a senior club referee; coached rugby at first team level; sat on committees of various clubs, and was manager and coach at provincial sevens level.
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Andries van aswegen
Jan 08, 2014 at 08:19 AM
Goeie more, ek het die boek "HOU BY DIE BLOU'" reeds gekoop maar is daar dalks n DVD in Afrikaans ook beskikbaar?
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Stem saam Paarlbul. Vaskop en slot is groter probleem!
Bestuur dink seker dat Werner Kruger en Dean nog goed genoeg is.
Kry Nolis nogal jammer. Hy het basies die Currie Cup om Ludeke se skade/gemors van afgelope 5 jaar reg te maak! Gaan moeilik wees!!
Ja ook gesien op nuus: ene Nick de Jage, wie dit ook al mag wees.
Nee wat weer een van daai absoluut k..k Bull management besluite.
Wat cover vir Arno/Hanro betref, is Nardus vd Walt nie onlangs laat gaan nie.
Wat van Jannes Kirsten, Ruan Steenkamp, Rudolf Smit, en…
As mens op tv nuus moet hoor dat geen coach ons met 'n vlagpaal wil touch nie dan moet mens maar sker tussen die lyne....4-5 jaar gelede sou coaches mekaar geblixem het vir die kans op die BULLE te coach.
Eks net nie seker wie ons moet bedank vir hierdie debakel nie. Gelukkig is daar darem…
Skreiende skande dat ons op tv nuus moet hoor van die unknown Nick de Jager. Miskien word hy nog 'n held op Loftus wie weet. Maar hoekom is dit nie op die blog met 'n deeglike bio van die man nie.
Nick de Jager is. 'n oud Matie voordat hy Sarries toe is. 8steman. Ek dink dis goeie kontrak om te cover vir Arno en Hanro,
Maar, Xandertjie, gaan haal asseblief vir ons 'n vasskop iewers
Bulle het vir Nick de Jager gekoop van die Saracens.. Wie ookal dit is
Naandse almal!! Ek lees nou net ons het Nick de Jager geteken vir n jaar as loosie, hy het vir Saracens gespeel. Interessant, wonder of daar nie n paar ordentlike stutte ook iewers rondloop nie?
Die Leeu en WP spanne is bekend op www.rugby15.co.za
WP het 19 spelers met Superrugby ervaring en die Leeus 15 spelers met Superrugby ervaring.
Gaan tough wees vir die Bulle.
Yes lots of great youngsters struggling with serious injuries so early ahead of a great career. Rugby has changed a lot.
Arno had a hard time getting back this season. He still needs more time. He is also a great captain. But we need players who are fully fit right now.