Reinhardt Ludwig will captain a 25-man Vodacom Bulls squad to Namibia the place they’ll tackle the Welwitschias, because the Pretoria outfit ramps up preparations for subsequent season.

Thrilling debuts are on the playing cards for Jake White’s new recruits, with Deon Slabbert, Mpilo Gumede, Jaco van der Walt and Sergeal Petersen all set to expire for the Bulls for the primary time since arriving at Loftus Versfeld.

The outing will even be a welcomed return for ‘Rocket Man’ Stravino Jacobs, who has recovered from his season-ending harm suffered earlier within the 12 months.

The return of Rocket Man 🚀 pic.twitter.com/Jsjm1juUI6

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White has assembled a entrance row that options Dylan Smith (loosehead), Jan-Hendrik Wessels (hooker) and Robert Hunt (tighthead) with a lock mixture of Slabbert and Ludwig. Blindside flanker WJ Steenkamp, opensider Mihlali Mosi and No 8 Gumede make up the free trio.

Zak Burger pairs with Van der Walt at halfback, whereas wingers Jacobs and Sibongile Novuka flank the midfield of Chris Barend Smit and Cornal Hendricks. Petersen begins at fullback.

The conflict will happen on Saturday on the WHS Vegkop Stadium within the Namibian capital.

Bulls – 15 Sergeal Petersen, 14 Sibongile Novuka, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 Chris Barend Smit, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Mpilo Gumede, 7 Mihlali Mosi, 6 WJ Steenkamp, 5. Reinhardt Ludwig (c), 4 Deon Slabbert, 3 Robert Hunt, 2 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 1 Dylan Smith.
Subs: 16 Jacques van Rooyen, 17 Tiaan Lange, 18 Simphiwe Matanzima, 19 Ruan Venter, 20 Phumzile Maqondwana, 21 Bernard van der Linde, 22 Cameron Hanekom, 23 Juan Mostert, 24 Eugene Hare, 25 Kabelo Mokoena

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