2015 Currie Cup: Blue Bulls Squad

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The Blue Bulls have made a few announcements today. Most of it pertaining to the Currie Cup.

Here's the Squad:

Fullback: Jesse Kriel (Springboks), Jurgen Visser, Jacques Rossouw, Warrick Gelant, Riaan Britz. Injured: Duncan Matthews, Ryan Nell (both September)

Wing: Travis Ismaiel, Kefentse Mahlo, Jamba Ulengo, Jade Stighling

Centre: Jan Serfontein (Springboks), William Small-Smith, Dries Swanepoel, Daniel Kriel, Burger Odendaal

Flyhalf: Handre Pollard (Springboks), Tian Schoeman, Marais Schmidt, Louis Fouché

Scrumhalf: Rudy Paige (Springboks), Francois Hougaard, Carlo Engelbrecht, André Warner, Ivan van Zyl. Injured: Piet van Zyl (till 2016)

Loose Forward: Pierre Spies*, Hanro Liebenberg, Clyde Davids, Arno Botha, Jannes Kirsten, Deon Stegmann, Lappies Labuschagne, Roelof Smit. Injured: Ruan Steenkamp (August).

Lock: Victor Matfield (Springboks), Marvin Orie, RG Snyman, Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, Jacques du Plessis, Flip van der Merwe, Jason Jenkins. Injured: Irné Herbst (2016), Dennis Visser (Sept 2015).

Props: Marcel van der Merwe (Springboks), Werner Kruger, Andrew Beerwinkel, Nqoba Mxoli, Dayan van der Westhuizen, Trevor Nyakane (Springboks), Dean Greyling, Morné Mellett, Justin Forwood, Neethling Fouché. Injured: Pierre Schoeman (August)

Hooker: Adriaan Strauss (Springboks), Bandise Maku, Jaco Visagie, Corniel Els. Injured: Callie Visagie (middle August).

*Pierre Spies contracted until October 2015, indicated but not confirmed early release in order to go to Japan.

Janse Van Rensburg also confirmed the following:

Record Currie Cup try scorer in a season, Bjorn Basson, decided to execute his Japan option in his contract and will leave for the Far East shortly. He will be back for the Super Rugby season in 2016.

A final settlement with Pieter Rossouw has also been reached and the backline coach will join Namibia as part of their Rugby World Cup preparations with immediate effect.

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Blue-Bulls-name-Currie-Cup-squad-20150630

 

[Amobokoboko]

Looks like a slid squad.
Curious to see the cheetahs and Griquas squads

 

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Arno Botha will be out for the first month of the Currie Cup after picking up a knee strain in their warm up game.

Damn, this poor guy just have the most terrible luck when it comes to injuries. 3rd time he gets injured in a warm-up game...