Bulls coach blasts 'absent' Springbok star

Bulls coach blasts 'absent' Springbok star

Earlier this season it was confirmed by the Bulls that they had granted Kurt-Lee Arendse the opportunity to take up a ‘sabbatical’ in Japan with the Mitsubishi Dynaboars. The flying wing has excelled overseas, but there is no doubt his presence has been missed by the Bulls as northern hemisphere competitions have headed into the business end. “Kurt-Lee’s probably top of the pops for the Dynaboars in the Japanese league. It’s not good for South A…

'Stats have changed because Kurt-Lee is overseas' - Jake White fumes over stars leaving and addresses Sharks' swoop

Jake White has responded to reports that the Sharks have signed Bulls prop Simphiwe Matanzima and addressed Kurt-Lee Arendse's avaliability.

Jake fumes over Kurt-Lee's absence

Jake White says it’s a “very bad thing” that Kurt-Lee Arendse is playing in Japan and not for the Vodacom Bulls at the business end of the season. The star winger made four appearances in the Vodacom URC last October before joining the Mitsubishi Dynaboars in Japan on a sabbatical deal following his Test commitments with the Springboks in November. The Bulls had hoped he would return to Pretoria in time for the URC playoffs, but White confirmed …