When it comes to announcing the newest members of their rugby fraternity it’s unusual for the Bulls to be slow out of the starting blocks. This time around for whatever reasons, the Bulls have delayed their squad release, even though the last of the kids born in 1997 is over the SARU stipulated minimum contracting age of 18.
Here is the complete list of 50 players :
| # | 2016 RU | Pos | NAME | SCHOOL | SCH. PROVINCE | Y/WK | INTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulls | 4 | Ruben van Heerden | Affies | Bulls | CW | SA Sch |
| 2 | Bulls | 8 | Eduan Lubbe | Affies | Bulls | CW | |
| 3 | Bulls | 7 | Vic Meyer | Affies | Bulls | ||
| 4 | Bulls | 13 | JT Potgieter | Boland Landbou | WP | – | |
| 5 | Bulls | 13 | Heino Bezuidenhout | Daniel Pienaar | EP | CW | SA Sch |
| 6 | Bulls | 10 | Sergio Kasper | Diamantveld | Griquas | CW | |
| 7 | Bulls | 4 | Erik Groenewald | Drostdy | Boland | ||
| 8 | Bulls | 8 | Evan Booysen | Drostdy | Boland | CW | |
| 9 | Bulls | 10 | Andre Swanepoel | Drostdy | Boland | AW | |
| 10 | Bulls | 4 | Adriaan Burger | Duineveld | Griquas CD | CW | |
| 11 | Bulls | 2 | Nico Peyper | EG Jansen | Valke | CW | SA Sch |
| 12 | Bulls | 5 | Hendré Stassen | EG Jansen | Valke | CW | SA Sch |
| 13 | Bulls | 13 | Erich Cronje | EG Jansen | Valke | ||
| 14 | Bulls | 14 | Irvin Ali | EG Jansen | Valke | CW | |
| 15 | Bulls | 7 | Dylan van der Walt | EG Jansen | Valke | CW | |
| 16 | Bulls | 7 | Jaco Bezuidenhout | Garsfontein | Bulls | AW | |
| 17 | Bulls | 14 | Happiness Peterson | Garsfontein | Bulls | ||
| 18 | Bulls | 9 | Jordan du Preez | Glenwood | KZN | ||
| 19 | Bulls | 3 | IG Prinsloo | Grey College | Free State | CW | SA Sch 2014 |
| 20 | Bulls | 15 | Sentle Lehoko | Grey College | Free State | – | |
| 21 | Bulls | 15 | Louwtjie Steenkamp | Grey College | Free State | – | |
| 22 | Bulls | 1 | Raynard Esterhuizen | Grey College | Free State | ||
| 23 | Bulls | 7 | Tristan Dixon | Kearsney | KZN | CW | |
| 24 | Bulls | 15 | Matthew Kriel | Maritzburg College | KZN | CW | |
| 25 | Bulls | 15 | Andell Loubser | Menlopark | Bulls | CW | SA Sch |
| 26 | Bulls | 4 | Riekert Korff | Menlopark | Bulls | ||
| 27 | Bulls | 1 | Anele Songca | Michaelhouse | KZN | CW | |
| 28 | Bulls | 5 | Marius Verwey | Middelburg | Pumas | CW | |
| 29 | Bulls | 15 | Ivan Smit | Monument | Lions | CW | |
| 30 | Bulls | 10 | Boeta Hamman | Oakdale | SWD | CW | |
| 31 | Bulls | 13 | Manie Libbok | Outeniqua | SWD | CW | SA Sch |
| 32 | Bulls | 8 | Luvuyo Ndevu | Outeniqua | SWD | CW | |
| 33 | Bulls | 4 | Justin Levendal | Outeniqua | SWD | CW | |
| 34 | Bulls | 2 | Johan Grobbelaar | Paarl Gim | WP | CW | SA Sch |
| 35 | Bulls | 3 | O’Neil Thiart | Paarl Gim | WP | AW | |
| 36 | Bulls | 8 | MJ Hayes | Paarl Gim | WP | – | |
| 37 | Bulls | 2 | Franco Botha | Pionier | KZN CD | AW | |
| 38 | Bulls | 8 | Christiaan Swanepoel | Pionier | KZN CD | AW | |
| 39 | Bulls | 10 | Rudi Potgieter | Pionier | KZN CD | AW | |
| 40 | Bulls | 7 | Gerhard Steenekamp | Potch Gim | Leopards | – | |
| 41 | Bulls | 3 | Tiny Mukhari | Pretoria BH | Bulls | AW | SA u18 A |
| 42 | Bulls | 1 | Simphiwe Matanzima | Queen’s | Border | ||
| 43 | Bulls | 13 | Ciaran Dayaram | SACS | WP | ||
| 44 | Bulls | 1 | Cole van Tonder | Selborne | Border | CW | |
| 45 | Bulls | 9 | Josh Alderman | Selborne | Border | CW | |
| 46 | Bulls | 14 | Grant Dixie | St Andrew’s | EP CD | CW | |
| 47 | Bulls | 13 | Stedman Gans | Waterkloof | Bulls | CW | SA Sch |
| 48 | Bulls | 9 | Jason Olivier | Welkom Gim | Griffons | CW | SA u18 A |
| 49 | Bulls | 4 | Timothy Davids | Wynberg | WP | ||
| 50 | Bulls | 15 | Jordan Holgate | Wynberg | WP |
@kosie: Ya…..the suburbs are nice but CBD looks like Lagos…
@Grasshopper: Is your abbreviated take on the capital Knowledgeable And Keen?
Sharks u19 this year has a massive pack. Last year the pack was a little light and last years back line were good. This year it seems the other way around. Time will tell.
@Griffonfly: I don’t blame him, the capital is kak!
@Griffonfly: Michaelhouse’s LH prop Anele Songca has also left and is training with the EP Kings.
I hear Tristan Dixon has left the Bulls and now is with the Sharks. Coming home.
@the coach: I agree. Not to mention the uncontracted club and TUKS players who will not even come close to getting a look in at the Bulls U19 or U21.
En die meeste van die nuwe gekontrakte Bulle kom nie van Pretoria skole af nie maar die skool van, Boksburg, Dr EG Jansen van die Valke. Wel gedaan EG Jansen
Ek kan nie glo dat die Bulle 50 spelers kan teken vir o/19 nie. Wie gaan speel en wie gaan kyk. Daai seuns kon by ander Unies gaan speel het nou gaan hulle vir n jaar by die Bulle sit en niks doen, en dan volgende jaar word hulle kontrakte nie hernie…….. Ek kan nie glo in vandag se lewe dat ouers toe laat dat dit gebeur nie……. Maak my sommer hartseer dat so veel goeie talent verlore gaan ………….
@Andre T: Nee… waar hoor jy dit??? Hys beslis in garsies en baie gelukkig!
Waar kom jy daaraan?
Is dit waar dat Austin Davids Affies toe is??????
@Cappie: Thanks Cappie. Ek dag dit is onmoontlik dat almal misgekyk is.
@Die Ken: 11 uit 19 as ons die reserwes bytel. Nr 17 en 18 op die lys het gereeld vir die eerste span gespeel verlede jaar. Daar was al verlede jaar groot debat oor wie die losskakel moes wees tussen Eddie en Ruan (wat nou in matriek is). Jack Hart (nou matriek) het in die begin op skrumskakel gespeel en is later deur Divan Henning vervang. Goeie vooruitsigte vir Affies!
19. Arno van Wyk – Gr12
18. Jack Hart – Gr12
17. Ruan De Swart – Gr12
16. Vic Meyer – Blou Bulle
15. Pieter Coetzer – Cheetahs
14. Carel Koch – Gr12
13. Henco Jordaan – PUK?
12. Louritz van der Schyff – Gr12
11. Christian Strydom – Gr12
10. Eddie Fouche – Leeus
9. Divan Henning – Leeus
8. Eduan Lubbe – Blou Bulle
7. Regardt Du Plessis – Gr12
6. Phillip Krause – Gr12
5. Henk Pretorius – Gr12
4. Ruben van Heerden – Blou Bulle
3. Niell Bezuidenhout – Leeus
2. Schalk Erasmus – Gr12
1. Cabous Eloff – Gr12
@Cappie: 8/15 nou in matriek, waarvaan meeste in die forwards…spel gevaar vir die res van die land.
Good luck Grobbies.
@Djou: Hier is waar verlede jaar se Affies hulle bevind.
http://www.affiesrugby.co.za/blog
@Djou: Hulle sit almal nog in graad 11
Only 9/50 players from schools in Pretoria!!!
And that after Affies had a good year, Garsies became the Beeld Trophy champs, Waterkloof and Eldoraigne performing well etc. Is it a case of not valuing what you have, or are the boys choosing other provinces, or maybe most are in grade 11. Only 3 boys from Affies??????
I see that not to many Puma youngsters were signed from the 2015 season. I wonder why, and it brings me back to my initial thought on the matter: Were the correct players picked for the different Puma teams? I know that some have gone to the Cheetahs and WP, but still…..
It’s also time for the ‘smaller unions’ to consider Rugby Academies, it can only add value. Just saying.
@beet: Alright cool, thanks beet.
@Playa: Sorry Play. I removed it. It had meaning in the context of looking at all the players signed by the major RUs. It indicates the representative number out of total representatives from a particular school. e.g. Ruben van Heerden 1/7 is the 1st of 7 Affies players contracted.
Excuse my ignorance…what does the “REP No” section mean?
@Buffel: Embrose is in matric in 2016… He is still in Garsies…
No Ambrose Papier. I wonder where he has gone?