Vodacom Blue Bulls - Medihelp Fitness Update - Stegmann to return next week
Vodacom Bulls loose forward Deon Stegmann will return to the playing field and be available for selection next week, team doctor Org Strauss, confirmed on Tuesday.
Stegmann is in the final stage of recovery following a groin operation.
His departure from the long-term injury list was good news, not so the new arrivals in Flip van der Merwe and Jacques du Plessis.Van der Merwe injured his knee whilst on Springboks duty and was ruled out for six months, while Du Plessis broke his jaw in a warm-up match against Namibia. He has been ruled out for at least five weeks.
The rest of the players on the mend are: Tian Schoeman (ankle, 6-8 weeks), Pierre Spies (Bicep tear, 4-5 months), Arno Botha (knee surgery, 4-5 months), Frik Kirsten (neck surgery, 4 months), Jaco Visagie (knee surgery, 3-4 months), Rohan Janse van Rensburg (ankle, 4-5 weeks).
Travis Ismaiel (finger dislocation) will train next week, whilst Waylon Murray (ankle) will train on Thursday.
(12) Medihelp Fitness Update - Stegmann to return next week
Jul 01, 2014 at 02:34 PM
We need Steggie to return soonest, he remains the only fetcher in our setup and is a catalyst in our team. I really hope they sign Adrian this week so that we can relax in regards to Bongi not signing a contract. would be better if he stays and Bandiso Marco is released from his contract like the SS report said. Would be good to see Adrian with the likes of Flip van der Merwe,Pierre Spies,Jacques du Plessis,Arno Botha and big Vic together for the SR session next year. How thing will change with one good signing? Lourens
Jul 01, 2014 at 02:58 PM
Cape Town - Cheetahs captain and hooker, Adriaan Strauss, is set to leave Bloemfontein and sign for the Bulls in Pretoria.
According to the supersport.com website, Strauss has rejected a contract extension with the Cheetahs.
Although the Bulls are officially only allowed to start negotiating from July 1, the signing of Strauss appears to be a fait accompli.
Strauss, 28, was schooled at Grey College in Bloemfontein, but started his professional career at the Bulls, where he played eight Super Rugby matches.
Strauss returned to Free State in 2007 and has made 95 Super Rugby appearances to date.
They currently have Callie Visagie, who was part of the recent Springbok extended squad for the Castle Lager Incoming Series as their first choice with promising youngster Bongi Mbonambi and veteran Bok Bandise Maku as their other hookers.
Maku has however, put in a request to be released from his contract, and is not the happiest of players after getting only one appearance off the bench for the Bulls this season.
Mbonambi is also unhappy and hasn’t signed a contract extension before the transfer season opened as the Bulls continue to play Visagie almost exclusively in their Super Rugby campaign.
Strauss will be an ideal candidate to captain the side in 2015, and is known to be good friends with current captain and assistant coach Victor Matfield, who will take over as coach in 2016. Bullebakkies
Jul 01, 2014 at 03:33 PM
Koop asb vir Willie ook!!
Jul 01, 2014 at 08:04 PM
Dit sal uitstekend wees as die Bulle vir Adriaan kan nader trek. Ek moet se dat Brussow nie 'n slegte koop sal wees nie. Ek lees ook dat Lappies Labuschagne in die mark is en dat die Bulle en die Sharks agter sy handtekening aan is. Self nie 'n slegte speler nie. Ek dink Willie het klaar by Cheetahs geteken. Ook gelees dat Trevor Nyakane nie meer by die Cheetahs gaan speel nie. Glo op pad Stormers toe. Ek dink ons voorrye is egter beter as Nyakane. Hy sou egter die kwota getalle opgestoot het. Sal interessant wees om al die skuiwe te sien. Hoop net die Bulle is wakker en bestee hul geld reg
Jul 02, 2014 at 07:26 AM
A deal is not a deal if it is not a deal yet. Rudel du Preez
Hier is my Bulle span teen Stormers
12 J Serfontein
10 H Pollard
9 F Hougaardt
1 M Mellet
2 C Visagie
3 M vd Merwe
6 S Adendorf
5 V Matfield
4 P Willemse
7 W vd Walt
8 J Engelbrecht
17 D Greyling
19 J Ross
20 G Hattingh
21 P van Zyl
22 JL Potgieter
23 A Ndungane
Shaun Adendorf is gekontrakteer by die SA-sewes en is dus nie meer by die Bulle nie.
Wimpie vd Walt was op 'n tydelik kontrak tot einde Mei en is ook nie meer by die Bulle nie.
Ek sien ook dat David Bullbring terug is by die Kings. Bogenoemde verduidelik die moontlike keuses van Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg en Roelof Smit.
Jul 03, 2014 at 06:14 AM
Dis Donderdag oggend en die BB span vir Saterdag is nog nie aangekondig nie. PATETIES!!!
Al die Provinsies het spanne Dinsdag middag aangekondig.
Nie eers die PR afdeling van BBR funksioneer oordentlik nie.
Ons benodig n totale overall!!!
Die laaste persverklaring was oor onoorwonne onder 12's en Steggies wat volgende week dalk gaan speel.
Almal is seker op vakansie.
Jul 03, 2014 at 07:46 AM
passdiebal , daar was 'n berig op NEWS24 dat die span eers Donderdag aangekondig sou word. Weet nie wat die rede is nie!
Jul 03, 2014 at 09:36 AM
Frannabul - Die span is al Dinsdag gekies - wat se geheimhouding is dit dan nou....
Seker te besig om A Strauss se kontrak te teken.
EK hoor dit gaan hom een van die hoogs betaalde rugbyspelers in SA maak! ( ek bedoel spelers wat hier bly en nie oorsee speel)
Nou is Ross kaptein, dus gaan ons nooit van hom ontslae wees nie. Vermeulen, Whiteley, Bothma, en al die ander provinsiale no 8's sit hom ore aan!!! Wanneer gaan die Bulle Bestuur iets doen??
Nitronic ons is nie doof nie.
"WSS, Kriel, Rohan, Dries as julle GROOT rugby wil speel verlaat die Bulle. "
Ai, ai, ai... Nitronic die Bulle gaan die Sharks stamp, so los nou die kinderagtige praartjies.