Bulls director of rugby Jake White. Photo: Gallo Images.
White won’t make ‘stupid’ call against Stormers
Bulls coach Jake White will bring Marcell Coetzee straight into the Bulls matchday team following his return from a stint in Japan.
Bulls director of rugby Jake White. Photo: Gallo Images.
Bulls coach Jake White will bring Marcell Coetzee straight into the Bulls matchday team following his return from a stint in Japan.
And that’s not the best news for the injury-hit Stormers. The Bulls face the defending champions of the United Rugby Championship in the quarter-finals at DHL Stadium on Saturday, 6 May.
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It’s the rematch of the Grand Final from the first season of the URC where the Stormers edged the Bulls, who beat Leinster to reach the finale.
White delighted by Coetzee return
Bulls boss Jake White is delighted to have Coetzee back. And he says he would be stupid not to use him.
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“Marcell will definitely be back on Monday and we’ll assess him. I’ve no doubt that he is fit because when you play in Japan you run a lot,” White told the media.
“And he is important to us; you see when you read the articles about what Deon Fourie means to the Stormers and their results lately without him.
“It would be stupid of me not to use Marcell next weekend in any form, whether he comes in as a starter, whether he comes in on the bench, whether he is in as captain.
“All that will depend on how we go this weekend and going into next weekend,” added White.
Currie Cup clash
Ahead of the Stormers vs Bulls URC game, Western Province host the Bulls in a Currie Cup clash.
Stormers star Jean-Luc du Plessis will captain a star-studded Western Province side in their Currie Cup clash against the Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.
The North-South showdown kicks off at 18h30 on Saturday, 29 April as the second half of the Currie Cup season gets underway.
WP have been bolstered by the inclusion of Stormers regulars Du Plessis, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Clayton Blommetjies, Angelo Davids, Marcel Theunissen and Willie Engelbrecht.
Flyhalf Du Plessis will have Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Cornel Smit outside him in midfield, with Blommetjies in at fullback and Davids and Luke Burger on the wings.
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