There may be more than a touch of irony in the decision, but the Sharks have made another major signing when they snapped up the signature of Bulls fly-half Jacques-Louis Potgieter for the 2011 season.
SuperSport
Potgieter, who last year kicked a last-gasp drop goal to put them out of the Currie Cup while at Free State, will also ironically start the game against the Durban team this weekend when the Blue Bulls head for their Currie Cup league fixture at the Absa Stadium.
The blonde fly-half moved to the Bulls at the start of the season from the Cheetahs and played a good supporting role in the team’s Vodacom Super 14 victory, alternating between flyhalf and inside centre.
But with one eye on next year’s World Cup, it is understandable why he will want to move, especially with the Sharks unable to settle on a first-choice fly-half and Springbok Ruan Pienaar heading to Ulster after the Tri Nations.
Sharks Director of coaching Rudolf Straeuli confirmed to Supersport.com that Potgieter had signed for the Union.
“Yes we have a contract with him,” Straeuli told Supersport.com.
Potgieter is keen to try and claim a place as the second choice fly-half behind Morné Steyn at next year’s World Cup in New Zealand and the best way to do that would be to get as much game time as possible.
The story, which first appeared in the Pretoria News over the weekend, was also confirmed by the Bulls themselves, who said they were sad to see Potgieter go.
The blonde fly-half declined an interview over his move, saying he wanted to concentrate on Saturday’s game and didn’t want his decision to distract his team-mates in the defence of their Currie Cup title
July 14th, 2010 at 7:25 am
Looks like old Jacques is collecting as much jersey’s as possible.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:03 am
He is going to reunite with his former Cheetahs Inside Center mate….Meyer Bosman
July 14th, 2010 at 8:04 am
He is a gOOde player and should not sit on the bench.
Maybe tOO prone to listen to his agent, for his own gOOde!
Wonder why provins wasnt inda mix?
July 14th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Reply to PietPloos @ 8:03 am:
Sing haLLeluja about that one plOOs!
July 14th, 2010 at 10:10 am
I guess he thinks that if he wants to make the WC squad he will have to play a bit of S15. At the Bulls he will always be #2 andat the Guppies he can establish himself. Good luck to him, I rate him as a player and SA need a good back-up at 10. Hope he answers the questions.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Hell but the Sharks love buying flyhalves.
Hopefully this time their new purchase might stick around long enough for the backline to become an experienced unit again….
July 14th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Reply to PietPloos @ 8:03 am:
YES YES YES YES!!!!
Please tell me the SHARKS are buying this doos!
July 14th, 2010 at 11:33 am
JL Potgieter
Cannot blame the guy
I suppose it is the same as the reason why that Blues flyhalf left the Crusaders
Playing behind Dan Carter is a bit of a kak one…
Anyway
I wish him the best of luck
Foreign flyhalves have traditionally served Natal well
Joel Stransky
Lem
Tony the Kiwi
The Natalians have never been able to produce a decent flyhalf of their own…
July 14th, 2010 at 11:34 am
ps.
I am a trite disappointed the Jozi Jollers didn’t try and land his signature…
July 14th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Reply to DavidS @ 11:34 am:
Why they have Carlos or has he now officially retired from playing as-well?
July 14th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Sharks will continue their down-ward spiral in Super-rugby and even CC with the boorish Plum-for-brains and his failed game-plan at the helm!
And Dolf’s position is beyond questionable by now too…
July 14th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 11:33 am: Last time I checked Bergville is part of Natal – always has been
July 14th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Reply to Bokhoring T @ 2:25 pm:
Soos die meeste ander dinge is
sy geografiese kennis ook maar
July 14th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Ja and he went to school in the Free State and studied there and played for Free State and planned to stay there till your lot came looking for him with cash and promises…
Moenie kakpraat nie… Lem was imported
Boertjie
My geografiese kennis is 2 miljoen keer beter as joune en dis nie brag nie…
July 14th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
By the same token the Lions would be able to claim Felix Du Plessis and then Morne Du Plessis as one of theor own…
July 14th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 3:49 pm:
Fyngevoelig?
Ek het darem Geografie III
geslaag. Help my fokol want
dis l-a-a-a-n-k gelede.
July 14th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Geografie…&…….Geskiedenis?
July 14th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 5:36 pm:
Reg geraai. By Dirk Kotze en
Piet Vark, wie se dogter ek
by geleentheid in die Hoenderhok
sien.
July 14th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
….was Prof Ban Booyens toe nog te jonk
July 14th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 6:03 pm:
En kostelik – ek onthou nog sy
grafiese voorstelling van Napoleon
op sy huppelende perd, hoe hy oor
sy skouer loer en vir Josephine skree:
“Koebaai, Josephine!”
July 14th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 6:22 pm:
Ek het daai oom vreeslik geniet…
July 14th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
…en sy seun is nou Redakteur?
July 14th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 7:54 pm:
Hands-on redakteur.
En twee keer langer as sy pa.
July 14th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
3rd test of the ’81 tour starting now on ESPN
July 14th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 7:56 pm:
Meeste mense wat ek ken was laneger as oom Ban.
Ek sien vir Ban Jnr nogal gereeld hier in osn dorp.
July 14th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Reply to JT @ 7:57 pm:
OK Boet – check the hat-trick
by Ray Mordt.
And how Norling steals a draw
in the test series from the Boks.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Did you hear about the dyslexic American gay tourist?? ……..
He came to RSA to blow a Zulu fella.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Jisis Piet
July 14th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
July 14th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 9:11 pm:
Ag toe, wie is nou so heilig?
Sit liewer vir ons daai
kotsende smiley op die lys.
Tweede een van bo.
July 14th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Weet nie hoe nie
Hoop Deon kan help…
July 14th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Boer
Gay blowjops
July 14th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Weer in Joburg
3 – 16 met windchil maak dit 10′ more met 30% kans vir reen
Vat julle Kaapse weer in druk dit in julle gatte….
July 14th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Ciao
July 14th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Dit reen seriously hier by ons ….ek het nou net my gat af geskrik.
Hier was n moerse lawaai hier buite.
Toe ek kyk wat aangaan sien ek n moerse groot houtskuit met n ou man met n groot baard voor op die neus en n kakhuis vol diere agterop.
ek dink ek moet my lifejacket gaan haal – of meer Coke bygooi!
July 14th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 9:56 pm:
Nee, hier piepie dit net nou
koud.
en dan, nog net so 12 mm
gemeet.
Maar dis
July 14th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 10:00 pm:
Wat het van Global Warming geword?
July 14th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
so oom Piet gaan Bosman rerig fakawe?
Wil sharks nie sommer Tewis en Strydom ook vat nie?
July 14th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Reply to entropy @ 10:06 pm:
FOOK – Staat het blykbaar vir Boesman n teenaanbod gemaak…!!
Strydom se kontrak verval 31 Oktober – so ver ek weet…
July 14th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 10:01 pm:
37 grade hier in innsbruck die laaste paar dae. Ons vrek hier van die hitte.
July 14th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Hoekom is my opmerking “awaiting moderation”..
Ek hettie eens lelik gepraat nie…
July 14th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Met Potgieter weg Sharks toe….wie gaan die Bulle se backup 10 wees?
July 14th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 10:15 pm:
Brummer?
July 14th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
NEE – hy7 cut dit blykbaar nie…en hulle soek iemand wat KAN s15 speel – indien nodig!
July 14th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 10:17 pm:
Ek sal graag Riaan Viljoen will sien in 10…
July 14th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 10:17 pm:
Rose is available
July 14th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Reply to JT @ 10:19 pm:
NEE – ek het hom al sien #10 speel – vir die Valke….
Jy gaan hom in ieder geval nie sommer weer sien SuperRugby speel nie en definitief nie vir die Bokke nie….
Julle dink – die Mummy het probleme…
July 14th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Reply to JT @ 10:20 pm:
Do not be surprised!!
July 14th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 10:22 pm:
As iemand hom kan reg moer dan is dit die bulle met help van bakkies
July 14th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Reply to JT @ 10:27 pm:
Onthou – dis Frans wat hom destyds Lions toe geneem het…
July 14th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Reply to PietPloos @ 10:28 pm:
Only thing that could resurect his career.
July 14th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Reply to JT @ 10:34 pm:
Care to put a wager..??
July 14th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
ek dink nie julle twee oues van dae het `n idee hoe koud dit hier in Bethlehem is vanaand nie.
July 14th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
Hawies/Tewis/Bosman is the clique.
Ditto Naka/Hendro/Du Plooy
July 14th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
Reply to entropy @ 10:42 pm:
Wat maak jy al weer daar?
July 14th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
boer ek moet in JHB wees vir `n rukkie so die vroulief hang in Betties. Ek eers more JHB toe.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Reply to entropy @ 11:24 pm:
July 15th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Reply to DavidS @ 3:49 pm:
His family farm is between Winterton and Bergville, he was born in Estcourt and went to school there as well. Escourt, Winterton and Bergville are in KZN.
July 15th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Reply to superstirrer @ 5:37 pm:
Close to the Drakensberg range,
not too far from the sites of
the Battles of Spioenkop and
Colenso.