Bulls burnt as Chiliboy crashes
22 Jan 2008
The Bulls’ already worrying injury situation was compounded yesterday when Chiliboy Ralepelle left training having injured the same knee that has kept him sidelined for nine months.
Ralepelle tore his cruciate knee ligament early in last year’s Super 14 and hasn’t played since. With Gary Botha’s departure for the London-based Harlequins, Ralepelle was expected to be the first-choice hooker.
Derick Kuün filled the role in the Currie Cup but his stint only reinforced the widely held view that he would be better suited to the flank, where he starred for the SA U21s. James van der Walt, signed from the Lions last year, has hardly had any game time in either the Currie Cup or Super 14 and would be a risky option for the Bulls.
Bulls team doctor Tommie Smook played down concerns about Ralepelle saying he would be out for around two weeks.
“It looks like a medial ligament and not the cruciate that he tore last year, but I’ll have to wait until the swelling subsides to know for sure,” Smook told keo.co.za. “If that’s the case we’re talking a few weeks out of the game, not months.”
Bulls coach Frans Ludeke will be concerned at how many of his key players are injured just three weeks from the start of the Super 14. Already Bakkies Botha and Gurthro Steenkamp are almost certain to miss start of the tournament, while Pierre Spies’ availability depends on the result of tests that will conducted at the end of January.
“They’ll do a few blood tests and scans to reconfirm that their is no longer a problem with Pierre,” Smook said of the Springbok loose forward who, in August last year, was diagnosed with blood clots on his lungs.
“From there the specialist will decide whether he requires further treatment on the blood thinning medication or whether he is fit to play. If he doesn’t get a clean bill of health there he’ll have another round of tests at the end of February, and I’m optimistic that those tests will show he has recovered.”
By Ryan Vrede
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22 Jan 2008, 17:25 pm
Jinne, maar ons het omtrent vandag ‘n wye, wye veld bespreek.
Ek moet sê, dit is nogals ‘n helse indrukwekkend klomp bliksems hier op keo.
Verbaas my elke dag.
22 Jan 2008, 17:27 pm
551# WP
Ja, man leer elke dag hier, veral van die WP bloggers!!!
22 Jan 2008, 17:27 pm
apparently louis luyt , as a youngster , was such a good fertiliser salesman that they say some farmers still have some of his stock left in their sheds to this day
22 Jan 2008, 17:28 pm
#551
Been a brilliant day. After all , one can only talk so much rugby.
22 Jan 2008, 17:29 pm
pauld
You know that Piet Greyling (flank) and Piet Uys(scrummie) were his righthand men at Triomf?
22 Jan 2008, 17:31 pm
#555
Never knew that. But then again , you never seem to amaze this site with your inexhaustible database of trivia Pietman. Knowing what you know I am starting to think you are a reincarnate of Methusala
22 Jan 2008, 17:31 pm
Ek verstaan Tassies word gemaak uit die oorblyfsels van gesertifiseerde wyne. Sê bv Tienie Momberg van Middelvlei sê die suur gehalte vab sy Pinotage is nie meer goed genoeg vir bottel, gooi hulle dit in ‘n tenk. So ook ander kelders. Uit die tenk word dan Tassies getap.
So kan jy ‘n baie goeie Tassies kry, maar ook ‘n baie slegte.
Die triek is om die bottelmeester by Farmers Winery te ken. Hy kan dan vir jou sê watter batch is meestal van watter wynland.
22 Jan 2008, 17:34 pm
Luyt was not his family name, he took his stepfather’s.
Grew up at Phillipolis, son of a railway worker.
But, respects, this man came from nowhere with nothing and worked for every cent he pocketed.
His downfall was Richards Bay, and that railway business he got involved in over there, for exportation of some fertilizer or sulphur or something….
22 Jan 2008, 17:34 pm
#557 Isigidi
So n bietjie soos Red Heart Rum. Word gemaak uit die leer van ou bokshandskoene and tampax. As jy hom drink wil jy of baklei of steek
22 Jan 2008, 17:36 pm
556# Pauld
Ek is n Weskusklong….biscuits and biltong broer, en bokkoms en vaaljapie!
Kos vir die brein daai….
22 Jan 2008, 17:36 pm
#558
Richards Bay. Had the misfortune of living there for three months in the late 70′s. Triomf and Alusaf. What a sh*thole
22 Jan 2008, 17:38 pm
561# Janee, daai is n kukplek.
My vorige vrou se broer was aanlegbestuurder daar by Alusaf.
Muskiete en hitte, in die ergste graad
22 Jan 2008, 17:39 pm
#562
Ja hulle het elke aand in die dorp rond gery met n moerse trok wat gif gespuit het teen die mozzies. Sif plek
22 Jan 2008, 17:42 pm
pauld
Praat later, ek gaan eers tjaila.
Cheers.
22 Jan 2008, 17:42 pm
cheers pietman. ek moet begin werk. nog heel dag f all gedoen
22 Jan 2008, 18:33 pm
Here is a bet, to anyone who wants to take it.
No SA team will make the semi’s, the Bulls and Sharks (given their draw) will have a poor season with the Lions (for a change) not being the wooden spoonest’s.
Cheetahs to end last (of all SA teams) followed by the Stormers, Bulls, Lions and Sharks – in that order.
Western Force, Crusaders, Chiefs and Blues to be your semi final contenders.
22 Jan 2008, 19:33 pm
I see that the Bulls newly signed backline coach, Nico le Roux, has already resigned. One week of working with Frans Ludeke must have been enough.
22 Jan 2008, 19:49 pm
#567 Loosehead
Not sure if Ludicrous is to blame here. Looking at the following statement :
It was learnt that some senior Bulls players voiced their concern that Le Roux was not involved enough during training and that his coaching style did not add to their training sessions and game style.
Or maybe Ludicrous wants to be seen as a nice guy and is too insecure to tackle the egos in the squad.
TAlk about the tail wagging the dog
22 Jan 2008, 19:57 pm
Howzit Pauld? This guy has had experience with most NZ S14 teams, the NZ age group teams and NZ A. He must have a lot to give. Perhaps he is too much of a free thinker. I wonder who Ludeke will get to replace Le Roux?
22 Jan 2008, 19:59 pm
He can always come to the Cheetahs, although we can only pay him in mielies.
22 Jan 2008, 20:01 pm
#569 Loosehead
I bet Ludicrous is glad to see him go. He wasn’t going to be upstaged by somebody who is a better coach than him. Expect the Bulls to end in bottom half of the table
22 Jan 2008, 20:08 pm
Now the Bulls have, no Meyer, no Matfield, no coach, no backline coach, no hooker, no centers and no Steve Hofmeyer. Lets hope that they can pull this S14 out of the fire.
23 Jan 2008, 10:08 am
Loosehead its pittyfull really lol no more excuses now you kraakers
23 Jan 2008, 11:38 am
forcing the headline a bit. burnt? crashes? issues Ryan?
23 Jan 2008, 11:56 am
Ryan rues rogue headline.
23 Jan 2008, 12:07 pm
ryan’s word art not
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