Blue Bulls
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The Blue Bulls (known for sponsorship reasons as the Vodacom Blue Bulls) is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament and the United Rugby Championship. They are governed by the Blue Bulls Rugby Union and are based at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, Gauteng province.
Full name | Blue Bulls | |||
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Union | Blue Bulls Rugby Union | |||
Founded | 1938; 86 years ago (1938) | |||
Location | Pretoria, South Africa | |||
Region | Pretoria, Gauteng Province Limpopo Province | |||
Ground(s) | Loftus Versfeld (Capacity: 51,762) | |||
Coach(es) | Jake White | |||
Captain(s) | Marcell Coetzee | |||
League(s) | Currie Cup | |||
2023 | Semi-finalist 4th on log | |||
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Official website | ||||
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In 1997 the Northern Transvaal team, representing the Northern Transvaal Rugby Union (NTRU), was renamed, officially taking on their then nickname the Blue Bulls. The NTRU itself became the Blue Bulls Rugby Union and the United Rugby Championship team operated by the union was renamed simply the Bulls.
When Vodacom became the team's major sponsor their name was added. Previously the side was sponsored by ExxonMobil and known as the Mobil Blue Bulls. Their main colour is blue and their emblem a bull's head and horns.