Kurt-Lee Arendse and Marco van Staden are among the Springboks who have been included for the Vodacom Bulls against Western Province in Cape Town on Saturday.
Director of rugby Jake White will see his young Currie Cup captain and blindside flanker Reinhardt Ludwig lead a pack that has loosehead prop Gerhard Steenekamp, hooker Jan-Hendrik Wessels and anchor Francois Klopper in the front, supported by Charlie Ewels and Janko Swanepoel at lock.
Ludwig will line up alongside Van Staden at No 6 and No 8 WJ Steenkamp with Keagan Johannes and Johan Goosen combining at halfback.
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David Kriel and Wandisile Simelane will run out at left and right wing, respectively, with Cornal Hendricks and Stedman Gans lacing up their boots in the midfield. Arendse will provide reinforcement at fullback.
The starting XV will be supported in the form of Simphiwe Matanzima, Johan Grobbelaar, Mornay Smith, Ruan Vermaak, Cyle Brink, Embrose Papier, Chris Smith and Harold Vorster on the replacements bench.
The two teams meet at Cape Town Stadium currently separated by a single point on the log, with the Bulls in fifth place on 17 points after seven games.
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— Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) April 28, 2023
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