Vodacom Blue Bulls Junior teams named for Potchefstroom trip

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The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 and Under-19 teams have been named for their respective clashes against the Leopards in the SA Rugby Provincial Under-21 and Under-19 Championships in Potchefstroom.

Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 coach Pote Human had to replace Divan Rossouw in his team from last week, with the outside back being called into the Currie Cup squad. Manie Libbok moves up from the Under-19s to take over at fullback.

Human also rewarded Mervano da Silva, who scored two tries off the bench against the EP Kings last weekend, with a starting spot on the wing, where he will replace injured Keanan van Wyk. Human also roped in former Limpopo Blue Bulls Under-21 lock Brian Leitch onto the bench.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-21 team is: Manie Libbok, Dewald Naude, Franco Naude, JT Jackson, Mervano da Silva, Tinus de Beer, Ivan van Zyl, Jsuandre Swanepoel, Abongile Nonkontwana (c), Marco van Staden, Eli Snyman, Ruben van Heerden, Jaco Holtzhausen, Alandre van Rooyen, Njabulo Gumede. Replacements: Jan-Henning Campher, Stefaan Grundelingh, Brian Leitch, Dean van der Westhuizen, Theo Maree, Kurt Webster, Adrian Maebane.

Coach Jaco Pienaar returns to his old stomping ground in Potchefstroom with a Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 side that sees the return of hard-running flanker Jaco Bezuidenhout. The former Garsfontein High player will also welcome his schools team mate, Embrose Papier, into the team. Papier will make a first start at scrumhalf and combines with Boeta Hamman, who starts at pivot in place of Manie Libbok (Under-21’s). Pienaar also named Matt Kriel on the wing for a first start in the competition. Another Garsfontein pupil, lock Ryno Pieterse, will play off the bench.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls Under-19 team is: Earll Douwrie, Ciaran Dayaram, Stedman Gans, Erich Cronje, Matt Kriel, Boeta Hamman, Embrose Papier, MJ Hayes, Jaco Bezuidenhout, Eduan Lubbe, Marius Verwey, Erik Groenewald, IG Prinsloo, Johan Grobbelaar, Gerhard Steenekamp. Replacements: Nico Peyper, Simphiwe Matanzima, O’Neill Thiart, Ryno Pieterse, Adriaan Burger, Jason Oliver, Jordan Holgate, Andell Loubser.