Bulls Daisies Explained

Teamname:	Bulls Daisies
Location:	Pretoria, South Africa
League:	Women's Premier Division
Season:	2024
Position:	Champions
Ground:	Loftus Versfeld
Url:	https://bullsrugby.co.za/

The Bulls Daisies are a South African women's rugby union team based at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria that participate in the annual Women's Premier Division tournament.

The team are affiliated with the men's rugby team, the Blue Bulls, and the daisies in their name refer to the Barberton Daisy, which first appeared in the Blue Bulls crest in 1938.^[1]

In 2023, they became the first professional women's team in South African rugby, contracting 35 players.^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

In 2023, their first season since turning professional, the Bulls Daisies won the Women's Premier Division, winning all fourteen games, and defeating Western Province 69–8 in the final.^[5]

They retained their title in 2024, defeating Western Province 36–17 in the final.^[6]

Current squad

The Bulls Daisies squad for the 2023–25 Women's Premier Divisions is:

Bulls United Rugby Championship squad
Props Asithandile Ntoyanto Lebogang Ralebona Sanelisiwe Charlie Thulisile Bukula Xolelwa Diliza Yonela Ngixingolo Hookers Doreen Mkhabele Micke Günter Locks Anathi Qolo Catha Jacobs^ST Lerato Makua Rights Mkhari Sinenhlahla Kwinana Vainah Ubisi Ziyanda Ngohlekana	Loose forwards Kyla de Vries Lusanda Dumke (c) Ntsako Tshauke Sinelitha Noxeke Sizophila Solontsi Sophy Mashapa Thandeka Shongwe Scrum-halves Rumandi Potgieter Unam Tose Fly-halves Byrhandre Dolf Libbie Janse van Rensburg Lynn-Mari Subke Mahlatse Nkumishe	Centres Jakkie Cilliers Shiniqwa Lamprecht Zintle Mpupha Chumisa Qawe Outside backs Ayanda Malinga Marlize de Bruin Maria Tshiremba Simamkele Namba Unathi Mali Zintle Nonkasana Patience Mokone
(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, ^ST denotes a short-term signing, italic indicates sevens capped.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-06-05 . South Africa's Bulls Daisies: 'It wasn’t until that first payslip came through that it sank in.' . 2023-08-27 . www.rugbypass.com . en.
2. Web site: Adams . Mariette . 2023-05-03 . HISTORY: Bulls unveil South Africa's first-ever professional women's rugby side . 2023-08-27 . The South African . en-ZA.
3. Web site: Mjikeliso . Sibusiso . History made: Bulls Daisies become SA's first professional women's rugby team . 2023-08-27 . Sport . en-US.
4. Web site: 35 women sign deals with Bulls Daisies rugby team . 2023-08-27 . SowetanLIVE . en-ZA.
5. Web site: Fourteen straight as Bulls Daisies claim Women's Premier Division title . 2023-08-27 . SA Rugby.
6. Web site: koosventer . 2024-08-12 . Relief and gratitude from Bulls Daisies trophy winning coach . 2024-08-14 . Rekord . en-US.