Nortje: We can’t let Stormers get in our heads
Skipper Ruan Nortje wants the Vodacom Bulls to steer clear of the “head games” when they clash with the DHL Stormers at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Skipper Ruan Nortje wants the Vodacom Bulls to steer clear of the “head games” when they clash with the DHL Stormers at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Andries Bekker believes @Vodacom Bulls co-captain Ruan Nortje, among the youngsters called into the Bok alignment camp, is a Test regular in the making.
Ruan Nortje hopes to recover in time to feature for the Vodacom Bulls against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town before the close of 2023.
Vodacom Bulls loose forward Marcell Coetzee and fellow Springbok and lock Ruan Nortje will share the responsibility of leading The Herd next season.
Unbeaten in five matches at Loftus Versfeld this season, the Vodacom Bulls home ground is a fortress, now they just need to find their feet on the road.
The Vodacom Bulls are back to winning ways and captain Ruan Nortje is fired up to roast the Exeter Chiefs in the highveld heat on Saturday.
Ruan Nortje and Marvin Orie became fast friends at the Bok, but the Bulls captain expects a brutal test from the battle-hardened Stormers lock in Friday’s north-south derby.
A “privileged” Ruan Nortje says he will lead the Vodacom Bulls by example after the hardworking lock was appointed captain of the Pretoria outfit.
A pair of South African second-row grafters will lock horns on Sunday to see who can go the distance when the Vodacom Bulls host local rivals the Cell C Sharks in a #URC derby at Loftus Versfeld.
Ruan Nortje, the newly crowned Ironman of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, knows better than anybody that Friday night’s semi-final showdown with Leinster will require an iron will of both himself and his Vodacom Bulls team.