The Vodacom Bulls will travel to the Western Cape with no fewer than a dozen Springboks for their friendly fixture against Boland on Friday, 17:30 (SA Time).
It takes place a week before their vital Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixture against the Hollywoodbets Sharks and is designed to sharpen them up after a break of several weeks. They last played the Lions on January 31.
The Bulls have named 34 players for the encounter, comprising two groups that will play two sessions of 50 and 40 minutes, respectively. The plan is to give the wider group a solid hit-out without risking injuries before the big VURC showdown.
Among the big names in action will be Ruan Nortje, Canan Moodie and Willie le Roux. However, Handre Pollard, Wilco Louw and Kurt-Lee Arendse are on mandatory Springbok rest.
UNAVAILABLE: Sintu Manjezi, Cameron Hanekom, Gerhard Steenekamp, Elrigh Louw, Akker vd Merwe, Nama Xaba, Handre Pollard, Wilco Louw, Kurt-Lee Arendse.
Tickets can be bought at www.bolandrugby.co.za/tickets
VODACOM BULLS v BOLAND
- Jan-Hendrik Wessels
- Johan Grobbelaar
- Mornay Smith
- Ruan Vermaak
- Ruan Nortje
- Marcell Coetzee
- Mpilo Gumede
- Jeandre Rudolph
- Embrose Papier
- Keagan Johannes
- Stravino Jacobs
- Harold Vorster
- Stedman Gans
- Sebastian de Klerk
- Devon Williams
- Alulutho Tshakweni
- Juann Else
- Francois Klopper
- JF van Heerden
- Cobus Wiese
- Marco van Staden
- Reinhardt Ludwig
- Nizaam Carr
- Zak Burger
- Wilie le Roux
- Paul de Wet
- Jan Serfontein
- Canan Moodie
- Cheswill Jooste
- David Kriel
- Sti Sithole
- Kutha Mchunu
- Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg
- Ruben Groenewald