Bulls officially welcome Gert Smal to Loftus

SPOTLIGHT: Former Springbok assistant coach Gert Smal has officially started his tenure at the Bulls.

Smal joined the Bulls as their Currie Cup coach at the start of December 2021.

The former Springbok hard-man arrives at the Loftus Versfeld with exceptional coaching pedigree.

He was assistant coach to Jake White during the successful era which led to the Springboks winning the 2007 World Cup in France.

Smal further held the role of assistant coach for Ireland from 2008 until 2013 before assuming a position as Director of Rugby at Western Province. Most recently, he has been coaching at Japanese club, Toyota Verblitz as forwards coach.