Bulls name Bok-laden touring squad for away matches against Lyon, Scarlets

The Bulls have announced a strong 31-man touring squad for fixtures in Europe for the Champions Cup and United Rugby Championship (URC).

The Pretoria-based franchise head to France for a Champions Cup clash against Lyon this coming Friday and follow it up with a URC match against Scarlets on 27 January.

The side will have to do without the services of head coach Jake White who is currently recovering at home after an emergency operation last week. 

Bulls squad

1. Ruan Nortje (captain), 2. Simphiwe Matanzima, 3. Bismarck Du Plessis, 4. Francois Klopper, 5. Run Vermaak, 6. Janko Swanepoel, 7. Marco Van Staden, 8. Cyle Brink, 9. Embrose Papier, 10. Johan Goosen, 11. David Kriel, 12. Gerhard Steenekamp, 13. Johan Grobbelaar, 14. Moray Smith, 16. Reinhardt Ludwig, 17. Wandisile Simelane, 18. Dylan Smith, 19. Nizaam Carr, 20. Elrigh Louw, 21. Zak Burger, 22. Chris Smith, 23. Stravino Jacobs, 24. Jan Hendrik Wessels, 25. Kurt-Lee Arendse, 26. Harold Vorster, 27. Lionel Mapoe, 28. Canan Moodie, 29. Bernard Van Der Linde, 30. Morne Steyn, 31. Coral Hendricks

Management 

Nollis Marais - Breakdown, Russell Winter - Forwards, Chris Rossouw - Backs, Werner Kruger - Scrum Coach, Pine Pienaar - Defense Coach, Andre Volsteedt - Strength & Conditioning, John-William Meyer - Technical Analyst, Dr Herman Rossouw - Team Doctor, Lance Lemmetjies - Senior Physiotherapist, Kyle Mayer - Physiotherapist, Elias Bennett - Team Manager, Simon Dyidi - Logistics Manager