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Bulls bruisers on Bok comeback mission
Akker van der Merwe and Wilco Louw have had a taste of the Springboks, and know that starring for the @Vodacom Bulls is their ticket back into the national team, writes MARK KEOHANE.
Akker van der Merwe and Wilco Louw have had a taste of the Springboks, and know that starring for the @Vodacom Bulls is their ticket back into the national team, writes MARK KEOHANE.
With one eye on a return to the national team, Bulls prop Wilco Louw believes there will still be chances for the Boks to dominate rival packs under rugby’s law changes.
Wilco Louw says the Springboks have set the standard for set-piece dominance as the playoff-chasing Vodacom Bulls prepare for an arm-wrestle against Munster in Pretoria.
Tighthead prop Wilco Louw expects a bruising contest between two formidable front rows when the Vodacom Bulls and Lyon clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Wilco Louw and Gerhard Steenekamp clash with feisty scrumhalf Rhodri Williams in a meeting between the Vodacom Bulls and Dragons at Rodney Parade on Saturday.
Jake White says Wilco Louw is the “strongest prop in the world” while hailing the Springbok tighthead’s impact since arriving at the Vodacom Bulls.
Springbok tighthead prop Wilco Louw returns to strengthen the @Vodacom Bulls starting pack for the derby against the DHL Stormers in Pretoria on Saturday. #URC
The Vodacom Bulls welcome back Willie le Roux for the match against Bordeaux Begles at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, but will be without Wilco Louw for several weeks.
The Vodacom Bulls have been left to sweat over the status of star prop Wilco Louw as Jake White’s side prepares for the crucial Champions Cup match against in-form Bordeaux in Pretoria on Saturday.
Scrum plough Wilco Louw’s return to South Africa has given horns to a raging Vodacom Bulls set piece and life to his hopes of harvesting a Springboks recall.