The Kiwi and Aussie franchises will all play in the Brisbane Global 10s 9-10 Feb

Racing vs Sharks in Hong Kong

I remember when SA teams used to complain about all the travel - now look at them.
KG

Excellent. Kepu can serve out his suspension there whilst staying in Sydney.

They probably just want a weekend away where they can relax from being robbed, raped and set on fire (not necessarily in that order). Maybe also to hear somebody say something funny.

They probably just want a weekend away where they can relax from being robbed, raped and set on fire (not necessarily in that order). Maybe also to hear somebody say something funny, or even find an Internet forum that isn’t powered by hamsters and does continual double post bollocks and white outs !

Read the Cheetahs' coach, Rory Duncan, on why they prefer travelling to Europe, instead of Oz/NZ.

link?

They might win a game or two?

They actually do well.

Sadly no Aussie teams for the Kings.

Will any of the current Pro 14 teams finish in the top 8 in SR?

Leinster comfortably would.

Didn't the Cheetahs beat Leinster comfortably in September?

Says the aussie.

https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/bulls-add-extra-pre-super-rugby-match-20180109

Bulls pre-season fixtures:

January 27 v Lions, Johannesburg
January 27 v Sharks, Polokwane
February 3 v Stormers, Los Angeles
February 10 v Jaguares, Loftus Versfeld

^^^that is a brutal pre-season.

Let's see if Handre Pollard can make it through all of that!

It's quite amazing that a Saffa coach can write things in crayon, they have come a long way

Sharks pre-season matches

27th January – Vodacom Bulls vs. Cell C Sharks (Polokwane)
3rd February – Cell C Sharks vs. Racing 92 (Hong Kong) Natixis Cup

I'm sure I've posted this somewhere already

20 January
SWD vs Stormers

27 January
Lions vs Bulls
Bulls vs Sharks

2 February
Chiefs vs Blues
Crusaders vs Hurricanes
Highlanders vs Waratahs

3 February
Bulls vs Stormers, Wellington, Western Cape
Brumbies vs Rebels
Sharks vs Racing 92 (Hong Kong)

9-10 February
Brisbane Global Tens

10 February
Bulls vs Jaguares

14 February
Brumbies vs Chiefs

15 February
Waratahs vs Rebels
Highlanders vs Crusaders
Hurricanes vs Blues

What is that? A preseason attempt to get used to jet lagging around the world? What is the point of the US game unless they're being paid a fortune for it...

Leinster C

The SA teams are really hurting at TH prop this season. Malherbe out for a lengthy spell at the Stormers, only Louw as a first choice...someone will have to step up. The Sharks are missing Coenie so will need to rely on a stop-gap. Lions only have Dreyer, the most penalized prop in the history of rugby. Will be interesting to see what happens and who steps up.

Other positions I'm really looking at this year for Bok options would be 9s and 10s. Let's hope it's a good year for that. Oh and midfielders. And wings.

Lions Team to play the Bulls: 15 Gianni Lombard, 14 Madosh Tambwe, 13 Manny Rass, 12 Howard Mnisi (captain), 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Ashlon Davids, 9 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 8 Willie Engelbrecht, 7 Hacjivah Dayimani, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 PJ Steenkamp, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Corné Fourie, 1 Sti Sithole.
Bench: 16 Pieter Jansen, 17 Cohen Kiewit, 18 Pikkie de Villiers, 19 James Venter, 20 Len Massyn, 21 Christiaan Meyer, 22 Shaun Reynolds, 23 Louritz van der Schyff, 24 Wandisile Simelane.

Mainly youngsters and bench players for the Lions

Bulls to play the Lions: Ulrich Beyers, Irvin Ali, Dries Swanepoel, Heino Bezuidenhout, Andell Loubser, Tony Jantjies, Ginter Smuts, Boom Prinsloo (c), Rickert Korff, Shaun Adendorff, Abongile Nonkontwana, Ewan Coetzee, Matthys Basson, Edgar Marutlulle, Dewald Maritz.
Replacements: Nqoba Mxoli, John-Roy Jenkinson, Simphiwe Matanzima, Thomas Meyer, Pieter Diergaardt, Adre Smit, Oderich Mouton, Vaughen Isaacs, Lian du Toit, Garrick Matthews, Jerome Bossr, Christiaan Strydom, Earll Douwrie, Gareth Heidtmann.

Bulls to play the Sharks: Divan Rossouw, Travis Ismaiel, Johnny Kotze, Burger Odendaal (c), Jade Stighling, Manie Libbok, Embrose Papier, Hanro Liebenberg, Thembelani Bholi, Marco van Staden, Aston Fortuin, Ruben van Heerden, Frans van Wyk, Adriaan Strauss, Lizo Gqoboka.
Replacements: Jaco Visagie, Pierre Schoeman, Conraad van Vuuren, Eli Snyman, Jano Venter, Roelof Smit, Andre Warner, Marnitz Boshoff, Franco Naude, Jamba Ulengo, Duncan Matthews.

Bulls "A" team to play the Sharks

From Los Angeles to Wellington

These matches are meaningless unless both teams field first choice players.

Are they on TV? Nothing mentioned on the SuperSport lineup yet.

Doubt it, these are practice matches. Maybe the Sharks v Racing in Hong Kong will be on tv

Kak story. It was their best team.

They might field a near full strength team for one of the warm up matches, any more than that would be stupid. These teams are just testing their depth and maybe nursing previously injured first line players back into the fold. The results are irrelevant. The Super Rugby schedule is crazy though already, no need to put the "A" team players under even further strain by playing them in multiple pre-season friendlies.

All that said, I can't wait for things to kick off.

Good to get some Bull supporters.

Are you a multi? because the Bulls supporters come and go.

Who the fvck is this n00b cvnt?

With the Cheetahs out of S Rugby I might support the Bulls.

I am new here. Been chatting on another SA rugby forum for 14 years, but it has basically died. Decided to try something new.

Not the welcome I was hoping for, but luckily I am not an overly sensitive soul. Did your chick leave you for a Bulls player or what? Just trying to figure out why you're so hostile to a Bulls supporter that is a complete stranger?

Fcuk off, noob

Welcome to the bored

Cheers Jensrsa!