All about that space for David Kriel in Bulls against Benetton
The Bulls finally seemed to have settled on a first-choice centre combination of David Kriel and Stedman Gans this season.
But Gans recently sustained a serious knee injury that coach Jake White says will keep him sidelined until the Currie Cup, which is set to start in July, after he had an operation.
Kriel, though, misses his partner. “First point is, I do miss Stedman. Stedman has a lot of different attributes to any other centre partnership that I had this season,” the 25-year-old said ahead of Saturday’s crucial United Rugby Championship clash against Benetton at Loftus Versfeld (2pm kick-off).
“So, obviously I do miss him, and he’s a player with X-factor. The good relationship comes through on and off the field stuff – we get along quite well off the field.
“He is easy to work with, and he’s someone that you can coach. He is a year or two older than me (27 to Kriel’s 25), but if I can do something better and teach him something, he always listens – and vice versa.
“He is a very humble guy, and I can always take in whatever he teaches me and adapt it to my game.”
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