Polokwane Super Rugby – Bulls vs Stormers

STAUNCH Vodacom Bulls supporters in and around Polokwane can prepare themselves for a Super Rugby warm-up clash

Vodacom Bulls skipper, Pierre Spies will once again lead his men onto the field in this year's Super Rugby campaign.

STAUNCH Vodacom Bulls supporters in and around Polokwane can prepare themselves for a Super Rugby warm-up clash, the likes of which have never been seen before in the city, when the DHL Stormers play against the Vodacom Bulls at the Peter Mokaba Sports Complex on February 1.

The event will see the DHL Stormers visiting Limpopo for the first time, with Jean de Villiers and his men hoping to walk away with a victory at the Vodacom Bulls’ second home.

The Vodacom Bulls have been victorious for the past two years in their warm-up matches since the inception of this fixture, which is a partnership between the Polokwane Municipality and the Blue Bulls Company, and is aimed at raising money for a fund for tertiary students in the province.

Polokwane mayor, Freddy Greaver, is convinced that this warm-up match is the ideal platform to raise money for these students who, once qualified, will eventually help grow the province’s economy.

“I see this as a win-win situation for all involved, especially for the tertiary students who are benefitting from this fund and the rugby fans in this province who are starved for quality rugby,” Greaver said.

According to Barend van Graan, CEO of the Blue Bulls Company, the Polokwane fixture is one of the highlights of the pre-season preparations of the Vodacom Bulls. “We are now in our third year of this agreement and we have always felt very much at home in Polokwane. The stadium is world class, the people from Limpopo are very supportive and we usually enjoy outstanding weather conditions on match day. We are honoured that by participating in this match, we can hopefully send many more eager young learners onto further education,” Van Graan said.

Jean de Villiers, captain of the DHL Stormers and current Springbok captain will be one of the crowd favourites when the team faces the Vodacom Bulls in Polokwane.

Born and bred in Polokwane, Super Rugby DHL Stormers player Deon Fourie will return to this city soon to play a match. Photo: Supplied

DHL Stormers skipper, Jean de Villiers and coach, Allister Coetzee are ready for the 2014 Super Rugby season ahead. Coetzee says he and his coaching staff have had a look at every contracted player in the Western Province Rugby Union for the 2014 Super Rugby campaign.

Vodacom Bulls coach, Frans Ludeke, and skipper, Pierre Spies are ready to walk away with a fourth consecutive victory at Polokwane’s Peter Mokaba Sports Complex when they face the DHL Stormers in a Super Rugby pre-season warm-up game in February.

Out with the pink, in with camouflage: Akona Ndungane, Vodacom Bulls captain, Pierre Spies, Bjorn Basson and Francois Hougaard show off the team’s new kit. Photos: Supplied

Vodacom Bulls skipper, Pierre Spies will once again lead his men onto the field in this year’s Super Rugby campaign.

DHL Stormers and Springbok flanker Schalk Burger is one of the players who will be seen in action on February 1 in Polokwane for the pre-season warm-up contest againt the Vodacom Bulls from Pretoria. Photo: Supplied

Ticket sales:

Tickets will be sold at Computicket as well as at the stadium. Tickets at Computicket can be booked online at www.computicket.com or by dialing 0861 951 8000.

Tickets will cost R120 for grandstand seats, R80 for the east stand and R60 for the north and south stands. Learners can purchase tickets for R30. Parking tickets can also be purchased at Computicket for R20.

Hospitality tickets:

Packages will be sold from the stadium for both the west and east sides. The cost is R15 000 excluding VAT.

These packages includes 22 skybox tickets, 10 parking tickets (VIP parking), provision of skybox and furniture, branding inside the skybox only, and security. Refreshments and food are not supplied.

For more information on these packages contact Manthoa Phihlela at (015) 290 2300, 083 824 9844 or 082 923 8687. Alternatively, send an e-mail to Phihlela at manthoap@polokwane.gov.za.