Handy Bulls side to take on the All Blacks

Definitely the best looking of the provincial outfits so far. Don't know if the forum will chop the image in half again.

Yeah it did. Will do text:

Vodacom Bulls team: Willie le Roux; Thaakir Abrahams, Stedman Gans, Harold Vorster, Stravino Jacobs; Curwin Bosch, Embrose Papier; Jeandre Rudolph, Hanro Liebenberg, Marcell Coetzee (captain), JF van Heerden, Ruan Vermaak, Francois Klopper, Juan Else, Alulutho Tshakweni.

Replacements: Jaundre Schoeman, Sti Sithole, Khuta Mchunu, Reinhardt Ludwig, Mpilo Gumede, Paul de Wet, Katlego Letebele, Hakeem Kunene.

This is a probably the best SA team put out to date. But Ackers are already complaining that they are only 3 weeks into their pre-season and not ready for contact yet. The guys only had 3 weeks off and had to cut their 5 weeks rest period short before training commences

I'm surprised the much hyped (in NZ circles) Tawwetawwenaai hasn't gotten a start yet. Are they keeping him as a secret weapon or wot?

I'm not to familiar with the props, but the rest of the team looks OK.

Just consider who is missing! The entire Bulls first team pack. Then you have Pollard, Moodie and Arendse also not playing
Good luck Bulle. The fiasco continues.

See that Grobbies and van staden added to match day 23, added to the bench.

I do think this is probably the strongest possibility of the blacks losing their first game on tour. Noted that they did not pick their strongest team.