Coach Jake White has made several changes to his Bulls team in an effort to grow depth and create competition in the squad.
One of the players who'll start against Zebre is former Stormers man Sergeal Petersen.Bulls director of rugby Jake White is committed to seeing through his resolution of creating depth and competition in his squad in the new season.
For the Bulls’ third URC game against Zebre on Saturday in Parma, White is giving starts to six players including Simphiwe Matanzima, Akker van der Merwe, Janko Swanepoel, Zak Burger, Stedman Gans, and Sergeal Petersen, who is making his debut for the side.White said the changes made to the starting XV are not based on giving players a chance because they are playing the less fancied Zebre, but an attempt from his side to create depth and competition.
“There are a lot of reasons why we can mix and match a bit from a coaching point of view but we want to see whether or not we are creating competition in each position,” he said. “We rate him highly and that’s why we brought him . We know what he can offer the squad, he’s got more experience than some of our outside backs, he’s got pace and is quick,” said White.
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