Blue Bulls vs Western Province Live Streaming Rugby Match

Currie Cup Rugby

Blue Bulls
vs

Western Province
Match Day: 18 July,2009, Saturday
Time: 15:00 GMT
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Live On Sky Sports 3

The Blue Bulls have beefed up their forwards for the expected onslaught in the scrums in Saturday's Currie Cup rugby match against Western Province at Loftus Versfeld.

With discarded Springbok loosehead Gurthro Steenkamp available, the Blue Bulls also have the young strongman Werner Kruger at tighthead and the man who has been South Africa's form hooker this season, captain Derick Kuun, between them.

Coach Frans Ludeke has also made provision for two good props in Jaco Engels and Frik Kirsten on the bench with Bandise Maku the replacement hooker.

The return of Steenkamp, who wasn't available last week, is one of three changes to the starting line-up that struggled to subdue the Xerox Lions last weekend.

At fullback, the experience and dependability of Tiger Mangweni will largely make up for the loss of injured Springbok Zane Kirchner, while junior Francois Brummer gets the flyhalf berth with Burton Francis not available.

In a surprise move, Ludeke has brought in Under-21 kicking sensation JC Roos on the bench.

Still at school two years ago, his huge kicks and also dependability at close range, has been opted for after the kicking woes of the Blue Bulls last week, when Brummer and Francis kicked only three from nine attempts between them.

Blue Bulls team to play the Western Province:

Tiger Mangweni; Gerhard van den Heever, Jaco Pretorius, Wynand Olivier, Francois Hougaard; Francois Brummer, Heini Adams; Dries van Schalkwyk, Dewald Potgieter, Jacques Burger, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Flip van der Merwe, Werner Kruger, Derick Kuün (captain), Gurthro Steenkamp.

Replacements: Bandise Maku, Frik Kirsten, Jaco Engels, Fudge Mabeta, Gerrit-Jan van Velze, JC Roos, Marius Delport.

The Western Province team to play the Blue Bulls :

Gio Aplon; Frikkie Welsh, Morgan Newman, Peter Grant, Sireli Naqelevuki; Willem de Waal, Dewaldt Duvenage; Luke Watson (captain), Pieter Louw, Pieter Myburgh, Anton van Zyl, Chris Jack, Brok Harris, Tiaan Liebenberg and Wicus Blaauw.

Reserves: Hanyani Shimange, JD Moller, De Kock Steenkamp, Deon Fourie, Conrad Hoffmann, Juan de Jongh and Tonderai Chavhanga.