Sharks v Bulls, Who will get an early Christmas present?

December 20, 2024
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Ultimate Rugby

The Bulls travel to Durban in round 8 of the URC in what will be a mouth watering encounter.

The Bulls have won 5/6 URC matches with the Sharks 4/6.

Both sets of coaches have gone with a fully loaded match-day-23 to see who ca get an early Christmas Present.

Jake White will look to get his 6th win in the competition

For the home side, Springboks Ox Nche and Vincent Kock will set the front row together with Dylan Richardson. Jason Jenkins and Emile van Heerden will wear the 4 & 5 jersey. Phepsi Buthelezi, Emmanuel Tshituka and Siya Kolisi will be the loosetrio. In the backs, Coach Plumtree have gone with the Hendrikse brothers as his half backs, big Andre Esterhuizen and Ethan Hooker in the centers and Makazole Mapimpi, Yaw Penze and Aphelele Fassi the back three.

The visiting side did also not hold back with the big guns. Another set of Springbok props will start for the men in blue, with Gerhard Steenekamp, Akker vd Merwe and Wilco Louw completing the front row. Ruan Vermaak and JF van Heerden will be key in the lineouts with Cameron Hanekom, Cobus Wiese and Elrigh Louw wearing the 6,6 and 8 jerseys. Embrose Papier will keep the Sharks busy with his sniping runs while Johan Goosen (10), Harold Vorster (12) and Stedman Gans (13) giving the Bulls direction. Canan Moodie, Sebastian de Klerk and Willie Le Roux will cover the back field.

Full squads