Limpopo Blue Bulls

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Limpopo Blue Bulls
Union Blue Bulls Rugby Union
Region Limpopo, South Africa
Ground(s) Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (Capacity: 41,733)
League(s) Vodacom Cup
2013 Vodacom Cup 7th (North Section)
Current season

Limpopo Blue Bulls (known as the Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls for sponsorship reasons) are a South African rugby union team that are part of the Blue Bulls Rugby Union and are therefore represented by the Blue Bulls in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournaments. They play out of Polokwane at the Peter Mokaba Stadium and draw players from the entire Limpopo province in South Africa. Their youth teams participate in competitions such as the Craven Week and Grant Khomo Week.

History

They played as an independent team in the Vodacom Cup, starting in the 2013 season.[1]

It was a very disappointing season, with the Limpopo Blue Bulls breaking several unwanted records, including the biggest ever first class loss in South African rugby history, when they lost 161–3 to the Golden Lions on 27 April 2013.[2]

Vodacom cup

PeriodPlayed Won Drawn Lost Win% Points for Average PF PA Most points for Most points conceded
2013 7 0 0 7 0.00% 32 4.57 781 14-50 vs Griffons (9 March 2013) 161-3 vs Lions (27 April 2013)

Current squad

2013 Limpopo Blue Bulls squad:[3]

Props

  • South Africa Johan Coetzer
  • South Africa Bernard Groenewald
  • South Africa Thulani Mathonsi
  • South Africa Shane Mienie
  • South Africa Albertus Seegers

Hookers

  • South Africa Chris Crous
  • South Africa JP Ferreira
  • South Africa Dickson Ndiweni

Locks

  • South Africa JJ de Lange
  • South Africa Rudi Grobler
  • South Africa Phanuel Nkuna
  • South Africa Walter Pretorius
  • South Africa Marius Swanepoel
  • South Africa Wiehann Uys
 

Loose Forwards

  • South Africa Rory Cresswell
  • South Africa Jaco Louw
  • South Africa Willie Louw
  • South Africa Simba Memese
  • South Africa Phetole Walter Mokoto
  • South Africa Willem Snyman
  • South Africa Jaco Swart
  • South Africa Arrie van der Berg
  • South Africa Corné van Greyn

Scrum-halves

  • South Africa Andries Botha
  • South Africa Nollie Davel
  • South Africa Theyman Jongbloed

Fly-halves

  • South Africa Zander Byleveldt
  • South Africa Johan de Beer
  • South Africa Ludwig Gossmann
 

Centres

  • South Africa Wickus Davel
  • South Africa Ruan Muller
  • South Africa Werner van Heese
  • South Africa Stefan van Wyk

Wingers

  • South Africa Pieter Booyse
  • South Africa Damien Flink
  • South Africa Robin Goliath
  • South Africa Justen Pelser
  • South Africa Jean Pieters
  • South Africa Mynhardt Smith

Fullbacks

  • South Africa Bronwyn Craill
  • South Africa Deano Kruger

Denotes team captain, Denotes that a player is unavailable indefinitely due to injury

References

  1. "Limpopo to play in Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013. 
  2. "MTN Golden Lions vs Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013. 
  3. "2013 Limpopo Blue Bulls Vodacom Cup squad". SARU. Retrieved 24 March 2013. 


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