Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Springbok fullback Conrad Jantjes believes Stefan Terblanche’s experience will give him the edge over his Blue Bulls counterpart Zane Kirchner in Saturday’s Currie Cup final. While the young Kirchner is only in his first full season with the Bulls, the 33-year-old Terblanche has a gulf of experience at all levels of the game including 37 Test [...]
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... Currie Cup fever is set to make itself felt as the two teams step up the intensity. Blue Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 John Mametsa, 13 Marius Delport, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Wikus van Heerden, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Rayno Gerber, 2 Derick Kuun, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp. Replacements: 16...
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
... in Durban, but we will only concentrate on what we need to do to win,” he said.Blue Bulls - 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 John Mametsa, 13 Marius Delport, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Wikus van Heerden, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Rayno Gerber, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle,...
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Keo.co.za brings you live scoring from the Absa Currie Cup semi-final at Loftus Versfeld. Blue Bulls - Cheetahs - More to follow… Blue Bulls - 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 John Mametsa, 13 Marius Delport, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Wikus van Heerden, 6 Deon Stegmann, [...]
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
... home team countered by putting endless high kicks behind the Cheetahs pack as Steyn and full-back Zane Kirchner peppered the visitors' rear guard with bombs - and it worked. Instead of being a ding-dong war, the first half became a ping-pong tussle as the Bulls dragged their visitors into an aerial battle, with the home side coming off best thanks to excellent positional play from...
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... been retained while Springbok discard Wynand Olivier will partner Marius Delport in the midfield. Zane Kirchner will be entrusted with the number fifteen jersey while the rock-solid Tiger Mangweni takes his place on the bench and as expected, John Mametsa comes in for the injured Akona Ndungane. Chiliboy Ralepelle will be the Bulls' back-up hooker, Werner Kruger will be used as an...
IOL (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... Monday training in their starting positions and there were no surprises not even in the fact that Zane Kirchner will be starting ahead of the in form Tiger Mangweni.Kirchner has long been the favoured fullback at Loftus and even when Mangweni proved that he has all the traits required to carve his own niche at No15, the Bulls coaching staff have nailed their colours to the...
IOL (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
... and Morné Steyn was retained while Wynand Olivier will partner Marius Delport in the midfield.Zane Kirchner was entrusted with the No.15 jersey with the rock solid Tiger Mangweni on the bench and as expected John Mametsa comes in for the injured Akona Ndungane.Chiliboy Ralepelleeill be the hooker reserve, Werner Kruger will be used as an impact player in the second half and Juandré...
IOL (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
... to announce his team on Monday without many surprises. The former Lions coach is expected to name Zane Kirchner ahead of Tiger Mangweni at fullback, while his choice at prop will be Gerber and Gurthro Steenkamp starting and Werner Kruger on the bench."The guys want to do well, they have worked hard this season. It is the timing of the whole thing that will be vital and not to do everything...
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
... in the back three, but who will play at full-back remains to be seen. The choice between Zane Kirchner and Tiger Mangweni will be a tough one for Ludeke. "We won't do anything to disrupt the players," said the coach. "We may make a minor adjustment here and there as we usually do, but we won't make any major changes to our game plan." Meanwhile, Lions coach Eugene Eloff has started...
