Sharks team to take on the Bulls at Loftus

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Vodacom Bulls vs. Cell C Sharks

Date	: Saturday, 28 February 2015
Time	: 17h05
Venue	: Loftus, Pretoria
Referee	: Jaco van Heerden
Assistant Referees	: Rohan Hoffmann, Ben Crouse
Television Match Official	: Johan Greeff

15. SP Marais
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Waylon Murray
12. Andre Esterhuizen
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Patrick Lambie
9. Cobus Reinach
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Renaldo Bothma
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Pieter-Steph du Toit
4. Lubabalo Mtyanda
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis (C)
1. Dale Chadwick

Replacements
16. Kyle Cooper
17. Thomas du Toit
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. Marco Wentzel
20. Jean Deysel
21. Conrad Hoffmann
22. Fred Zeilinga/Lionel Cronje
23. Jack Wilson

Notes
Quotes from Intensity Coach, Paul Anthony

“What is ideal is that we put in a better performance against the Lions after losing to the Cheetahs. We want our players to be accountable for how they perform. That game we lost, as with the Bulls against the Hurricanes, those were both literally millimetres away from victories.

“Without a doubt the players felt accountable after the Cheetahs loss. They knew that they weren’t on par, they were disappointed with themselves. In one-on-ones afterwards, regarding the effort level, I didn’t have to say anything; they showed the lack of effort and were all accountable. But they all lifted their performances markedly and we’re hoping to lift it even more, game after game.”

STATS AND INTERESTING FACTS

Bulls vs. Cell C Sharks (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria)
Super Rugby Head-to-head – Played: 24, Bulls won: 13, Cell C Sharks won: 9, Drawn: 2
In 2014: Cell C Sharks won 31 – 16 & Bulls won 23 – 19
Average score: Bulls 19 – 21 Cell C Sharks
Most points for Bulls vs. Cell C Sharks (34): won 34 – 29 in 2006
Most points for Cell C Sharks vs. Bulls (32): won 32 – 10 in 2012
Largest victory margin for Bulls vs. Cell C Sharks (22): won 30 – 8 in 1996
Largest victory margin for Cell C Sharks vs. Bulls (29): won 29 – 0 in 1999
The Bulls are the only South African franchise to hold a positive win / loss record over the Cell C Sharks (W13 D2 L9);
Despite the head-to-head disadvantage, the Cell C Sharks are better off on the average score-line (21 – 19);
The Sharks have only won 3 of the last 10 meetings;
12 of the Bulls 13 wins over the Cell C Sharks have been by single-figure margins;