Currie Cup Rugby
Platinum Leopards
vs
vs
Blue Bulls
Match Day: 21 August,2009, Friday
Time: 17:10 GMT,13:10 EDT,03:10 AEST
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Time: 17:10 GMT,13:10 EDT,03:10 AEST
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Blue Bulls rugby coach Frans Ludeke is using Friday night's Currie Cup match against the winless Leopards at Loftus to rest some players, and the new-look Blue Bulls side will be led by impressive No 8 Dewald Potgieter.
Usual captain and hooker Derick Kuün, gets a welcome break as an entire new front row take over from Gurthro Steenkamp (with the Springboks), Kuün and Werner Kruger.
Frik Kirsten (tighthead), Bandise Maku (hooker) and Dean Greyling start against the Leopards, and Fudge Mabeta runs on as lock in place of Wilhelm Steenkamp.
Pedrie Wannenburg (pictured) starts at flank with Jacques Burger moving to the bench, while Springbok fullback Zane Kirchner replaces Tiger Mangweni and co-Bok Akona Ndungane, gets the right wing berth with Gerhard van den Heever moving to the left.
Marius Delport is no longer part of the match-22.
At centre, Stefan Watermeyer moves to the bench to give Stephan Dippenaar a run at outside centre.
Jaco Pretorius moves to the inside. Burton Francis regains his flyhalf spot at the expense of Francois Brummer who is on the bench.
Blue Bulls team is:
Zane Kirchner, Akona Ndungane, Stephan Dippenaar, Jaco Pretorius, Gerhard van den Heever; Burton Francis, Francois Hougaard; Dewald Potgieter (capt.), Pedrie Wannenburg, Deon Stegmann, Fudge Mabeta, Flip van der Merwe, Frik Kirsten, Bandise Maku, Dean Greyling.
Replacements: Derick Kuun, Werner Kruger, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Jacques Burger, Heini Adams, Francois Brummer, Stefan Watermeyer.
Usual captain and hooker Derick Kuün, gets a welcome break as an entire new front row take over from Gurthro Steenkamp (with the Springboks), Kuün and Werner Kruger.
Frik Kirsten (tighthead), Bandise Maku (hooker) and Dean Greyling start against the Leopards, and Fudge Mabeta runs on as lock in place of Wilhelm Steenkamp.
Pedrie Wannenburg (pictured) starts at flank with Jacques Burger moving to the bench, while Springbok fullback Zane Kirchner replaces Tiger Mangweni and co-Bok Akona Ndungane, gets the right wing berth with Gerhard van den Heever moving to the left.
Marius Delport is no longer part of the match-22.
At centre, Stefan Watermeyer moves to the bench to give Stephan Dippenaar a run at outside centre.
Jaco Pretorius moves to the inside. Burton Francis regains his flyhalf spot at the expense of Francois Brummer who is on the bench.
Blue Bulls team is:
Zane Kirchner, Akona Ndungane, Stephan Dippenaar, Jaco Pretorius, Gerhard van den Heever; Burton Francis, Francois Hougaard; Dewald Potgieter (capt.), Pedrie Wannenburg, Deon Stegmann, Fudge Mabeta, Flip van der Merwe, Frik Kirsten, Bandise Maku, Dean Greyling.
Replacements: Derick Kuun, Werner Kruger, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Jacques Burger, Heini Adams, Francois Brummer, Stefan Watermeyer.
Leopards - Russell Jeacocks; Jovan Bowles, Deon van Rensburg, Berndt Theissinger, Jan van Zyl; Clayton Durand, Michael Bondesio; RW Kember, Wilhelm Koch (capt.), André Swanepoel, Draad Linde, Rudi Mathee, Os van der Walt, Gavin Williamson, Divan Kotze.
Replacements: Pellow van der Westhuizen, Philip Lemmer, Ligtoring Landman, Bennie Adams, Theo van Wyk, Shuaib Samaai, Danie Dames.
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