Bulls rope in big guns

Seasoned mentor Johan Diergaardt is the head coach of the Namibia Invitational XV for their clash against the visiting Vodacom Blue Bulls Presidents XV, which has included three Springboks in their team.The mouth-watering clash will take place at the Hage Geingob Stadium tomorrow afternoon.Diergaardt will be ably assisted by JP Nel and Jaco Engels for the friendly, which will test player fitness levels ahead of a tour in November.He said the focus should now be on what will happen on the pitch, as the players ready themselves for tomorrow.The Bulls team is taking the match seriously and has roped in three Springbok players - Embrose Papier, Marco van Staden and Trevor Nyakane - with the hope of giving them valuable game time when they face the Namibians.Nyakane is back following a concussion, while Van Staden and Papier were both on tour with the Springboks in Australia and New Zealand, but didn't get any game time.Other players who will also feature for the visiting side include a number of fringe and current Vodacom Blue Bulls squad members, who have had limited game time so far in the Currie Cup. They include Dylan Sage, Franco Naude, Tinus de Beer and Dayan van der Westhuizen.The likes of Garrick Matteus, Mosolwa Mafuma, Dan Kasende and Victor Sekekete will also be keen to impress coach Pote Human.“Namibia is slowly but surely busy preparing their squad for next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan, so every match they play will be an important step towards that; so we expect a real tussle in Windhoek,” said Human.“For us, this will be a great opportunity for some fringe players to show what they can do against quality opponents and will be ideal game time for others who have not played much rugby in recent weeks,” Human added.The Namibia Invitational XV team is as follows: Jason Benade, Obert Nortjé, Abel de Klerk, Adriaan Ludick, Mahepisa Tjeriko, Cameron Langenhoven, Thomasau Forbes, Adriaan Booysen, Eugene Jantjies, Pieter Steenkamp, Janry Du Toit, Darryl De La Harpe, Johann Greyling, Johann Tromp and Chysander Botha.The replacements are Niel van Vuuren, Quintin Esterhuisen, Carl Freygang, Denzil van Wyk, Thomas Kalie, Jean-Claude Winkler, Roderique Victor, Camlo Martin, Mahco Prinsloo, Gilad Plaatjies, Jamie Joseph, Rudie Pretorius and Lezardo Vos.The Blue Bulls Presidents XV team is as follows: Garrick Matteus, Mosolwa Mafuma, Dylan Sage, Franco Naude, Dan Kasende, Tinus de Beer, Embrose Papier, Frederick Eksteen, Thembalani Bholi, Marco van Staden, Aston Fortuin, Victor Sekekete, Dayan van der Westhuizen, Jan-Henning Campher and Trevor Nyakane. The replacements are Marco Fuhri, Luke Fortuin, Cabous Eloff, Denzil Hill, Dwight Pansegrouw, Raegan Oranje, Wian van Zyl and Heino Bezuidenhout. Tickets for the match are available at www.webtickets.com or any Pick n Pay stores.-Additional info SuperSportLIMBA MUPETAMI

Bulls rope in big guns

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Namibian Sun 2025-09-17

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