Star player included in Bulls squad for Leinster clash
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has revealed his squad ahead of their United Rugby Championship semifinal against Leinster on Friday.
The Bulls travelled from South Africa to Ireland on Sunday, with a few of the personnel leaving the SA shores on Monday.
The squad includes fullback Kurt-Lee Arendse, who missed his team’s last few matches with a broken thumb.
Arendse has been one of the best ball-runners in the competition and he will give Leinster plenty of problems should he be selected for Friday’s team.
The traveling squad also includes Simphiwe Matanzima, WJ Steenkamp, Bernard van der Linde and Marco Jansen van Vuren.
Congratulations to Ruan Nortje on winning the Iron Man award for the 2021/2022 @Vodacom #URC season 💪
Ruan has played a whopping 1394 minutes 😮 👏 pic.twitter.com/7bT5rA9Tb7— Official Blue Bulls (@BlueBullsRugby) June 6, 2022
The Bulls qualified for the semifinals after a narrow 30-27 win over the Sharks in the quarterfinals.
Leinster eased through with a 76-14 win over the Glasgow Warriors.
In their previous meeting in Round One, Leinster recorded a 31-3 victory over Jake White’s team.
Bulls travelling squad:
Forwards (16): Arno Botha, Marcell Coetzee (captain), Bismarck du Plessis, Johan Grobbelaar, Robert Hunt, Elrigh Louw, Reinhardt Ludwig, Simphiwe Matanzima, Ruan Nortje, Dylan Smith, Mornay Smith, Gerhard Steenekamp, Walt Steenkamp, WJ Steenkamp, Janko Swanepoel, Jan-Hendrik Wessels.
Backs(12): Kurt-Lee Arendse, Zak Burger, Cornal Hendricks, Marco Jansen van Vuren, David Kriel, Canan Moodie, Embrose Papier, Chris Smith, Morne Steyn, Madosh Tambwe, Harold Vorster, Bernard van der Linde.
