"My two boys are still going on about Thor, but I thought I'd buy them a Captain America jersey. "I don't know exactly how they pick the jerseys, but it is a tough one in the house. "I got a hammering on Twitter about that," Vermeulen said laughing at a Bulls media opportunity. The Sharks will play the Lions in the other fixture, with all four teams wearing their Marvel Super Hero jerseys.Īnd the fact that the Stormers will be wearing 'Thor' jumpers while the Bulls will don 'Captain America' kit has been a source of consternation in the Vermeulen household as the Springboks star is nicknamed Thor. Vermeulen is expected to make his Bulls debut on Sunday, when they play the Stormers as part of the double-header at Cape Town Stadium. "I missed the team's final two games due to a knee injury, but everything is now sorted," Vermeulen said. He joined Kubota Spears in Japan last year, playing seven games in the Top League. Vermeulen left the Stormers in 2015 to join French Top 14 powerhouse Toulon, for whom he played 68 games in the league and European Champions Cup. "The Bulls indicated that I could have a role to play here, and when you get such a chance you have to take it."
I felt it was the right thing to do, especially after Thelo Wakefield told me that the Stormers would rather invest in their young players. Vermeulen explained his decision on Monday, however, telling Netwerk24: "The Bulls were the first team to reach out to me last year.
The two Super Rugby franchises were interested last year in signing the Springboks No.8 for this season, with expectations that he would re-join the Stormers, for whom he played 89 game between 20. Springboks' Duane Vermeulen explains decision to join Bulls not Stormers in Super Rugbyĭuane Vermeulen signed for the Bulls instead of the Stormers because "it was the right thing to do" after the Pretoria-based Super Rugby franchise were "the first team to reach out to me last year". You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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