¡°We know it¡¯ll be a tough contest, but if we focus on our own game we should have a good chance.¡±

Matfield said the players could feel the hype all freshwater pearl jewelry over Pretoria.

¡°We¡¯re a little nervous; it could be a great day or a massive disappointment. But we also see this as part of the season¡¯s journey, an occasion to be enjoyed,¡± he said.

Ludeke didn¡¯t avoid the scrumming issue, where the cultured freshwater pearl Blue Bulls have been less than convincing throughout the season while the Free State side probably won their semifinal against the Sharks through their front row who were all over the home team¡¯s strong men.

¡°We¡¯re confident in our scrum,¡± he said. ¡°We back ourselves.¡±

Like the scrum, Ludeke conceded that the breakdown will be a focus point in the match but assured that the Blue Bulls were not overawed about playing against Heinrich Brussow, who has not lost the breakdown battle this cultured freshwater pearl season.

Pretoria - Blue Bulls coach Frans Ludeke announced an unchanged starting line-up and bench from the team that beat Western Province in the semi-final for Saturday¡¯s Currie Cup final against the Free State Cheetahs at Loftus.

A feature of the side is that 14 of the starting line-up ran on sterling silver jewelry in the final of the Super 14, which the Bulls won 61-17 against the Chiefs at Loftus an the end of May.

The exception is Francois Hougaard. He is on the wing in place of Akona Ndungane, who broke his leg in his first Currie Cup outing of the season two months ago.

Captain Victor Matfield and vice-captain Fourie du Preez both run onto Loftus in a match that will be made even more special by their individual milestones.

It will be Du Preez¡¯s 51st Currie Cup match and inflatable tent he will be given the ovation that he deserves on his home field, as will Matfield in his 50th Currie Cup match.

¡°It is a big bonus playing in the final at Loftus,¡± said Ludeke, referring to the way the Blue Bulls fought back to clinch the semifinal 10 days ago and the Free State¡¯s unexpected win against the Sharks in Durban.

He wouldn¡¯t comment on the possible double that awaits the Blue Bulls.

¡°It¡¯s a new season; the Super 14 is a  freshwater pearl necklace closed door,¡± he said.

Cape Town - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan called on all South Africans to work together to fight corruption as he delivered his first Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on Tuesday.

He said the state could only achieve its aims of multi strand pearl necklace creating jobs, reducing crime and providing better services if politicians of all parties and the public stood firm against graft.

¡°For us to succeed we need a shared compact, across all divides of this House, and across the nation: We will not tolerate corruption.

¡°We will act forcefully against wastage. We will insist on value for the money for the billions that we spend.

¡°We will clean up the procurement system and take strong action against those who feed selfishly off the state.¡±

Gordhan said the struggle for liberation in South Africa was wholesale pearl jewelry accompanied by a set of values and culture which permeated the movement.

These included respect for all, regardless of race or gender, a deep understanding that leaders served communities, that they received their power from ordinary people and that the privilege of serving one¡¯s community should never be abused.

¡°We are fighting a new struggle now¡­ We must build a different culture in this country and that culture should be one of service to people.¡±

Of particular concern was the number of government tenders, in all three spheres of government, that were tainted by corruption. ¡°Corrupt officials stand on one side, while on the other stand corrupt business people.

¡°A culture of gifts, wining and dining, and all manner of  wholesale pearl earrings enticement has become pervasive.

¡°We must act decisively against such a tendency, and we must do so together,¡± Gordhan said.