14 Springboks headline powerful Vodacom Bulls touring squad

Vodacom Bulls coach Johan Ackermann is going all in for this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup round-of-16 fixture away to Glasgow.

The match takes place on Saturday (6:30pm SA time).

“If we’re in the play-offs in the Champions Cup, we must give it a go. We will give it our best shot, and then we’ll take it from there,” said Ackermann. “Glasgow are in front of us this week, but we’ll need to be better than we were against Munster if we hope to win.”

The trip to Scotland precedes two Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures, both away, against the Dragons (17 April) and Scarlets (5 April) respectively. The squad departs for the UK this evening (Monday).

TOURING SQUAD

1. Gerhard Steenekamp/Alulutho Tshakweni/Jan-Hendrik Wessels

2. Johan Grobbelaar/Marco van Staden

3. Mornay Smith/Francois Klopper/Khuta Mchunu

4. Ruan Vermaak/Cobus Wiese

5. Ruan Nortje/Reinhardt Ludwig/JF van Heerden

6. Marcell Coetzee/Jeandre Rudolph

7. Elrigh Louw/Mpilo Gumede

8. Cameron Hanekom

9. Embrose Papier/Paul de Wet/Zak Burger

10. Handre Pollard/Keagan Johannes

11. Kurt-Lee Arendse/ Sergeal Petersen

12. Harold Vorster/Stedman Gans

13. Canan Moodie/Katlego Letebele

14. Cheswill Jooste/Devon Williams

15. David Kriel/Willie le Roux

UNAVAILABLE

Akker vd Merwe, Nizaam Carr, Wilco Louw.