Bok legend Steyn to add injection of pedigree
The Bulls may be entering their second Super Rugby season under coach Pote Human in 2020, but they are starting anew in many respects having lost a host of key individuals who helped guide the franchise to the quarter-finals of the 2019 competition.
Duane Vermeulen, Handre Pollard, Jesse Kriel, Lood de Jager, RG Snyman, Jason Jenkins, Hanro Liebenberg and Schalk Brits are all moving on from their respective stints at Loftus next year.
A quick glance through that list makes it clear that the Pretoria-based outfit will be losing an abundance of quality and experience, but Human is viewing that as an opportunity for his young players to put their hands up and prove that they belong on this level.
It also makes the arrival of former Springbok flyhalf Morne Steyn all the more important.
Now 35, Steyn is in Pretoria having arrived from a seven-year stay at Stade Francais and with 66 Test matches to his name, he will provide a major injection of much-needed pedigree at Loftus this season.
“We had that opportunity with Schalk (Brits) and Duane (Vermeulen) last year. They came in and everybody listened to them because of their experience and the way they conducted themselves,” Human told Sport24 on Thursday.
“Morne is the same kind of guy. He will help a guy like Manie Libbok a lot, especially with his kicking game. Morne will be one of the leaders like he was at the Bulls before.
“He’s an awesome guy and always the fittest on the field. He will lead by example.”
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