Boks aplenty in Bulls' Champions Cup squad as they prepare for brilliant Bordeaux

There are no fewer than 18 Springboks in the packed squad. In the forwards, a powerful front row includes Wilco Louw, Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar and the suspended Jan Hendrik Wessels, who will return to action in late December.

Bok bolters Cameron Hanekom, Marco van Staden and Ruan Nortje are included, as is the returning Elrigh Louw, who has been sidelined for months after knee surgery.

In the backs, double World Cup winners Handre Pollard and Willie le Roux will pull the strings on attack, along with Kurt-lee Arendse and exciting Junior Bok Cheswill Jooste.

The Bulls host French giants and Top 14 finalists Bordeaux at Loftus Versveld in the opening round of the premier club competition on 6 December.  

Forwards

Alu Tshakweni, Gerhard Steenekamp, Jan Hendrik Wessels, Sti Sithole, Johan Grobbelaar, Akker van der Merwe, Juann Else, Wilco Louw, Francois Klopper, Mornay Smith, Khuta Mchunu, Jaco Grobbelaar, Cobus Wiese, Ruan Nortje, Reinhardt Ludwig, JF van Heerden, Marco van Staden, Marcell Coetzee, Nama Xaba, Nizaam Carr, Elrigh Louw, Cameron Hanekom, Mpilo Gumede, JJ Theron, Jeandre Rudolph.

Backs

Embrose Papier, Paul de Wet, Zak Burger, Handre Pollard, Keagan Johannes, Kade Wolhuter, Stravino Jacobs, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Harold Vorster, Jan Serfontein, David Kriel, Stedman Gans, Sebastian de Klerk, Canan Moodie, Cheswill Jooste, Willie le Roux, Devon Williams.

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