/ 9 February 2000

BEKKER’S BACK

FORMER Springbok eighthman Schutte Bekker will be back on the field for the Northern Bulls on Wednesday night after missing much of last season with a heart condition. Bekker will start on the bench in the warm-up match against the Blue Bulls.

Northern Bulls:

Casper Steyn; Hendry Pedro, Wynand Lourens, Eugene Meyer, Hannes Venter, Jaco van der Westhuysen, Coenraad Groenewald, Russell Nelson (captain), John Williams, Peet Arnold, Wium Basson, Marius Bosman, Piet Boer, Jannie Brooks, Sias Wagner. Reserves: Marius Goosen, Jorrie Kruger, Benny Nortje, Paul Treu, Schutte Bekker, Johan Human, Eduard Coetzee, Henry Kemp, Ralf Schroeder.