Beyers blow for Bulls
Ulrich Beyers has been ruled out of the Blue Bulls team for Saturday's Currie Cup clash with Western Province in Pretoria.
The outside centre, who has been nursing an ankle injury this week, failed a late fitness test and will be replaced by Waylon Murray in the starting line-up.
Murray has shown great form when he has come off the bench and even in his start against the Cheetahs last week.
The Durban-born centre has settled pretty well in Pretoria amongst his new teammates.
His place on the bench will be filled by the talented midfielder William Small-Smith.
He has represented the Blue Bulls Under-21, and even won medals with the Springbok Sevens and Junior Boks.
Blue Bulls – revised: 15 Jürgen Visser, 14 Sampie Mastriet, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Akona Ndungane, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Rudi Paige, 8 Jono Ross (captain), 7 Jacques du Plessis, 6 Wiaan Liebenberg, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Paul Willemse, 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Mbongeni Mbonambi, 1 Marcel van der Merwe.
Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Dean Greyling, 18 David Bullbring, 19 Jacques Engelbrecht, 20 Lohan Jacobs, 21 William Small-Smith, 22 Clayton Blommetjies.
Date: Saturday, September 14
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 17.05 (15.05 GMT)
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge, Sieg van Staden
TMO: Johan Greeff