The following from The Blue Bulls: Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar included three Springboks in his side for Saturday’s opening fixture in Absa’s Currie Cup competition against the Natal Sharks in Durban. One of them, Gary Botha, will lead the side, while Akona Ndungane and Dewald Potgieter will provide valuable experience. Corné Fourie will make his debut at loose head, with Jurgen Visser playing in his first Currie Cup match for the Blue Bulls as well. Francois Venter and Lohan Jacobs, who both played for the South African u.20 side last month, has been included on the bench, as is former Blue Bulls u.21 captain, Marnitz Boshoff. “This is a new team and we are keen to measure ourselves against the defending champions on their home turf,” Pienaar said…. Read More