'i Feel Like The Old Stravino Jacobs': Bulls Flyer Aims To Run Over Edinburgh In Challenge Cup Quarter-final

For a big unit like Stravino Jacobs, recovering from injuries takes time.

It was especially difficult for the 25-year-old Bulls wing from Paarl, who weighs in at about 103kg and stands 1.80m tall, when he sustained a serious ankle injury in last years Currie Cup semi-final against the Sharks.

It has taken Jacobs a while to find his feet again at Loftus Versfeld, but after a bit of a shaky return against Zebre a fortnight ago, he was back to his powerful best in the Bulls 32-22 Challenge Cup victory over Bayonne in France last week.

He did score a stunning try against Zebre a week earlier in Pretoria, when he burst through the front line and then sidestepped the last defender to dive over under the posts.

But Jacobs was much more assured with his ball-carrying against Bayonne, and also got stuck in with relish with his tackles as Jake Whites team survived the hostile cauldron at the Stade Jean Dauger to remain in the hunt for the title.