By Rorisang Matea
Fresh from claiming their first victory away from home to Phakisa Pumas last week Friday, Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pote Human expects his charges to continue where they left off when they welcome Tafel Lager Griquas to the capital city for the top and bottom of the table clash in the fourth round of the Currie Cup on Saturday afternoon.
Human’s troops have been blowing hot and cold since the start of the campaign managing only one victory out of three games played so far. Speaking at today’s press conference the 59-year-old mentor says his side looks sharp to stand the pressure that the Kimberley side will pose come Saturday by making only one change from the team that won in Mbombela which will see Manie Libbok coming in for Marnitz Boshoff at flyhalf.
“That was a hard-fought win for us over a much respected opponent at a venue where we battled in the past, so it was the right thing to reward the team who claimed that victory. The swop between Marnitz and Manie is purely tactical as we approach this match against a slightly different Griquas,” said Human.
The coach who held the reins in Kimberley before between 2012 and 2013 warned his players to prepare for an onslaught.
“They will come at us hard, no doubt. They will be smarting after their defeat last weekend and probably have the most momentum of all teams in the competition”, he added.
Stand in Captain Ruan Steenkamp who will lead the team into battle, said they are looking forward to play at home again.
“Our last outing at home did not go well, unfortunately, so we are keen to redeem ourselves. We must perform and I believe we can do so if we stick to our plan and approach and take the game to them. If we play at our pace and on our terms, we will be hard to beat”, he concluded. The game kicks off at 17:15.
