LIVE: Bulls vs Griquas
Follow the live action as the Vodacom Bulls face Griquas at Loftus. #BULvGRI
Follow the live action as the Vodacom Bulls face Griquas at Loftus. #BULvGRI
Jake White named a strong Vodacom Bulls side featuring most of the players who did duty in the Champions Cup playoffs for the Currie Cup match against Griquas in Pretoria on Friday.
It was performances last season like this fend from No 8 Sokuphumla Xakalashe that helped the Griffons secure promotion to the Currie Cup Premier Division in 2023.
Edgar Marutlulle will step back and resume coaching junior rugby at the Vodacom Bulls, with Jake White to take charge for the remainder of the Currie Cup campaign.
Western Province are on guard for the physical challenge posed by the Griffons when the teams clash in the Currie Cup at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
Coach Labeeb Levy is waiting to hear if Western Province utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu passes an HIA test and is available to face the Griffons on Saturday.
Jake White shrugged off the Vodacom Bulls’ record of 10 consecutive losses as “irrelevant” in the wake of the Champions Cup last 16 defeat to Toulouse on Sunday.
Defending champions, the Pumas remain the only unbeaten team in the 2023 Currie Cup, as the Griffons opened their account in the fourth round of the competition.
The Lions and Griquas produced strong second-half performances to down the Sharks and Western Province, respectively, in their #CurrieCup fixtures on Saturday.
Griquas scored 32 unanswered points to come back from a half-time deficit and beat Western Province in a Currie Cup clash in Cape Town on Saturday.