Bulls surprise with Du Plessis
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Vodacom Bulls coach Frans Ludeke brought back his big guns, and reshuffled his pack ahead of what promises to be a bruising Vodacom Super Rugby clash against the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
Ludeke returned Springboks Handre Pollard, Adriaan Strauss, Marcel van der Merwe and his namesake Flip van der Merwe to the starting line-up for the clash, but the biggest surprise was the decision to bench both Lappies Labuschagne and Arno Botha and start young Jacques du Plessis at flank for the big game.
Du Plessis has been playing at lock the entire season, but would have made way for Van…
Ludeke returned Springboks Handre Pollard, Adriaan Strauss, Marcel van der Merwe and his namesake Flip van der Merwe to the starting line-up for the clash, but the biggest surprise was the decision to bench both Lappies Labuschagne and Arno Botha and start young Jacques du Plessis at flank for the big game.
Du Plessis has been playing at lock the entire season, but would have made way for Van…
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