Expect a Test-match atmosphere at Bulls, Stormers clash
Bulls captain Lood de Jager believes their Super Rugby opener against the Stormers at Loftus on Saturday could be compared to a Test-match with both teams loaded with Springboks.
The home team will take to the field with a starting line-up consisting of 10 Boks including new recruits Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Brits.
“There will be world-class players on that field on Saturday so there will definitely be a Test-match atmosphere and we are really looking forward to it,” De Jager said yesterday.
It is a welcome return for Vermeulen to Super Rugby, who last featured in the competition for the Stormers back in 2015.
Brits will also go up against his former franchise making his return to the competition for the first time in seven years.
It will also be Pote Human’s first match in charge of the Bulls in Super Rugby, with the mentor sharing the players’ enthusiasm for one of the great derbies in South African rugby.
“When you play the Stormers at Loftus, there is no motivation for any player, I mean it is a dream to play against them here or in Cape Town,” Human said.
“The north-south derby will never change. It will be awesome and the guys are really looking forward to the game.”
The Bulls backline consisting of players of the calibre of Warrick Gelant, Jesse Kriel, Handre Pollard and Embrose Papier should have any rugby fan rubbing their hands with glee.
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