Bulls assistant to step in for Jake
The Vodacom Bulls have confirmed the structure of the coaching staff that will be in place while Jake White recovers from emergency surgery.
The Vodacom Bulls have confirmed the structure of the coaching staff that will be in place while Jake White recovers from emergency surgery.
The Vodacom Bulls have confirmed that Jake White underwent successful emergency abdominal surgery on Sunday evening and will take a break for the rest of the team’s fixtures in January.
Johan Goosen has replaced flyhalf Chris Smith, with director of rugby Jake White also recovering from a cold, in the Vodacom Bulls starting XV to face the Dragons on Friday night.
Jake White has fired back at John Dobson over his comments on the citing of DHL Stormers flanker Willie Engelbrecht from the Vodacom Bulls.
Jake White bemoaned “moments of inexperience” but applauded the scrum after the Vodacom Bulls were beaten by the DHL Stormers in a thrilling derby in Cape Town on Friday night.
John Dobson dismissed any potential rivalry with counterpart Jake White as a “media construct” ahead of the derby between the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls on Friday.
Jake White says the Stormers have paid the Vodacom Bulls a great compliment by picking six forwards on the bench for the north-south derby.
The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls renew hostilities in Cape Town on Friday, and MARK KEOHANE has praised their coaches John Dobson and Jake White for “doing justice” to one of SA rugby’s greatest rivalries.
In the wake of the Vodacom Bulls’ 30-point Champions Cup defeat to Exeter Chiefs, Jake White has again made his case for the top South African talent playing abroad to return home to boost the local franchises.
Bismarck du Plessis has opened up on how Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White coaxed him out of retirement and the challenges posed by the ongoing rugby calendar in South Africa.