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Blue Bulls mentor Nollis Marais has named an accomplished squad for their Currie Cup battle with Ruan Steenkamp selected as skipper.
The 49-man squad incorporates Springbok scrumhalves Piet van Zyl and Rudy Paige and in addition wing Jamba Ulengo.
Steenkamp assumes control over the captaincy in spite of the fact that he has been precluded of the opening few days of the opposition because of hamstring damage.
The squad sees the arrival of prop Dayan van der Westhuizen and bolt Irne Herbst, who have recently finished their advance stretch with the Southern Kings, and also the incorporation of Blitzbok forward Tim Agaba.
Jan Serfontein, Jesse Kriel, Lood de Jager, Trevor Nyakane and Handré Pollard have tripartite concurrences with the Springboks set up and won't be accessible for the Currie Cup.
The Bulls open their battle against the Griquas in Kimberley on Saturday. They at that point have a bye before going up against the Golden Lions in their first home round of the competition.
Marais communicated energy about the competition, planning to go one superior to a year ago, when the Blue Bulls lost in the last against the Free State Cheetahs.
"It is an energizing time for every one of us. Our new Executive of Rugby, John Mitchell, has gone along with us now and his info will be enormous," he said.
"We will be attempting to fabricate our one of a kind style and in spite of the fact that we will require time to discover our feet in doing as such, the concentration will be advancing each week and expand on that as the season advances."
Blue Bulls squad:
Advances: Tim Agaba, Clyde Davids, Nic de Jager, Hanro Liebenberg, Jannes Kirsten, Abongile Nonkontwana, Freddy Ngoza, Roelof Smit, Boom Prinsloo, Ruan Steenkamp, Shaun Adendorff, Irne Herbst, Ruben van Heerden, Eli Snyman, Conraad van Vuuren, Dayan van der Westhuizen, Jacobie Adriaanse, Neetling Fouche, Matthys Basson, John-Roy Jenkinson, Martin Dreyer, Lizo Gqoboka, Njabulo Gumede, Pierre Schoeman, Edgar Marutlulle, Jaco Visagie, Jan-Henning Campher, Johan Grobbelaar
Backs: Ulrich Beyers, Warrick Gelant, Duncan Matthews, Travis Ismaiel, Kafentse Mahlo, Rabs Maxwane, Jamba Ulengo, Jade Stighling, Burger Odendaal, JT Jackson, Adrian Maebane, Johnny Kotze, Dries Swanepoel, Franco Naude, Joshua Stander, Tinus de Beer, Tony Jantjies, Andre Warner, Ivan van Zyl, Piet van Zyl, Rudy Paige, Theo Maree
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