Mitchell: Bulls went the distance
Bulls coach John Mitchell is happy with the fight his team showed in their 21-19 win against the Hurricanes in Pretoria on Saturday.
Bulls coach John Mitchell is happy with the fight his team showed in their 21-19 win against the Hurricanes in Pretoria on Saturday.
Bulls fullback Warrick Gelant will miss the Super Rugby clash against the Hurricanes in Pretoria on Saturday due to a knee injury.
Bulls coach John Mitchell says prop Trevor Nyakane was left out of the match 23 to face the Hurricanes at Loftus on Saturday due to concerns over his fitness.
Thembelani Bholi will wear the Bulls No 7 jersey against the Hurricanes at Loftus on Saturday. The former Kings and Pumas player joins Hanro Liebenberg and Roelof Smit in the loose trio. The team’s co-captain Nic de Jager has been named on the bench. Lood de Jager and RG Snyman are the lock pairing for the Bulls’ season opener, while… Read more →
Bulls wing Jamba Ulengo will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after a minor operation.
John Mitchell needs to get the best out of his Bulls side, writes SIMON BORCHARDT. The Bulls had a nightmare 2017 Super Rugby season, losing 11 matches to finish 15th on the overall standings – below the Kings. They became the first South African side to lose to the Sunwolves and suffered humiliating home defeats to the Kings and Crusaders. Coach… Read more →
Lock Lood de Jager has been appointed as captain of an extended Bulls team to take on the Jaguares in their warm-up game at Loftus on Saturday. Bulls boss John Mitchell has named a 38-man match-day squad for his team’s last pre-season outing before they kick off their Super Rugby campaign against the Hurricanes on 24 February. De Jager is… Read more →
Bulls boss John Mitchell will field his strongest available match-day squad in their final pre-season warm-up against the Jaguares in Pretoria on Saturday.
Roelof Smit will start for the Bulls in Saturday’s Super Rugby pre-season match against the Stormers in Wellington.
Injured Bulls wing Jamba Ulengo may see a tendon specialist in Switzerland.