Olivier’s return for Super 14 final huge boost for Bulls

IN-FORM Bulls’ centre Wynand Olivier will be back to give the Waikato Chiefs an even harder time in the New Zealanders’ first Super 14 final in Pretoria tomorrow (Sky Sports Xtra, 4pm)

Olivier, the key distributor in the Bulls backline and an imposing defensive and creative force, missed last weekend’s come-from-behind semi-final victory against the Canterbury Crusaders with a hip injury. His return was confirmed yesterday with 50,000 Blue Bulls fans expected to be in full voice at the daunting Loftus Versfeld stadium.

The Chiefs will be up against a side that finished on top of the round-robin log and contains the core of the teams that won both the 2007 World Cup for South Africa and the Bulls’ first Super 14 title that year.