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PRO14 Rainbow Cup kick-off confirmed

The Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers’ first foray into Europe has been confirmed with the news that the PRO14 Rainbow Cup will kick-off on the weekend of 24 April, with fixtures for the first three rounds now established. Three weekends of derby action will be followed by cross-hemisphere fixtures where […]

New combinations to face Cell C Sharks

Vodacom Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White, continues rotating his squad as he named the group that will travel to face the Cell C Sharks in their final Preparation Series warm-up match at JONSSON Kings Park on Friday, 26 March 2021. Springbok Nizaam Carr continues to wear the captain’s armband and will lead a forward […]

Experience returns for DHL Stormers game

Springbok prop Trevor Nyakane and a host of experienced seniors return to the Vodacom Bulls’ starting line-up for their Preparation Series meeting with the DHL Stormers at Loftus Versfeld on Friday, 19 March 2020. Besides Nyakane coming in at prop, Ruan Nortje and Marco van Staden return at lock and openside flank respectively. The backs […]

Vodacom Bulls celebrate success with 2020/21 AwardS

The Blue Bulls Company held their combined awards ceremony for the 2020/21 season on the very field that saw them lift both the Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked and Carling Currie Cup trophies earlier in the season on Friday, 12 March 2021. The evening took place under the stars of Loftus Versfeld in a picnic-styled celebration, […]

#BullsFamily bids farewell to Van Staden

The Vodacom Bulls has confirmed that sensational openside flanker Marco van Staden will be leaving Loftus Versfeld at the end of June to further his career with the Leicester Tigers in England. Van Staden, more affectionately known as “Eskom” by his peers (for putting a few lights out during his career), quickly became a crowd […]

Vermeulen leads the charge at SA Rugby Awards

Duane Vermeulen led the charge as the Vodacom Bulls almost made a clean sweep at the annual SA Rugby Awards for the 2020 season, with the Springbok No 8 being named Player of the Year for a second time. Vermeulen walked off with two awards, including the overall gong for SA Rugby Player of the […]

Burger joins the #BullsFamily

The Blue Bulls Company is delighted to announce the signing of Zak Burger, who joins the Vodacom Bulls effective March 2021 and has signed on until 2024. The 22-year-old former Paarl Gimnasium scholar has enjoyed several seasons in the colours of the Tafel Lager Griquas where he proved to be a thorn in the side […]

Youthful Vodacom Bulls named to face EP Elephants

The Vodacom Bulls will take to the field sporting a team that is dominated by the next generation of stars when they host the EP Elephants in a preparation match at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday, 28 February 2021. Director of Rugby, Jake White, named flank Nizaam Carr as captain and the experienced Springbok will lead […]

#BullsFamily bids farewell to Van Zyl

The Vodacom Bulls today confirmed that Springbok scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl will depart Loftus Versfeld to join the English club, Saracens, at the end of June. Van Zyl joined the Vodacom Bulls in 2014, directly after finishing school across the road at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool. The 25-year-old former Junior Springbok made his first-class debut during […]