Strauss regains Bulls captaincy
Regular captain Adriaan Strauss will resume in his familiar role for the Vodacom Bulls on their Vodacom Super Rugby trip to New Zealand and Japan.
The Bulls stalwart takes over the captain’s armband from Handré Pollard for the three week trip.
The squad of 27 will face the
Blues on 25 March, Chiefs on 1 April and Sunwolves in Tokyo on 8 April.
Vodacom Bulls coach Nollis Marais also named a standby group if any replacements need to be called, with two former Springboks, Jacques Potgieter and Arno Botha, amongst them.
The travelling squad is:
Props: Pierre Schoeman, Trevor Nyakane, Lizo Gqoboka, Jacobie Adriaanse, John-Roy Jenkinson. Standby: Martin Dreyer, Andrew Beerwinkle
Hookers: Adriaan Strauss, Jaco Visagie, Edgar Marutlulle
Locks: RG Snyman, Jason Jenkins, Lood de Jager
Loose Forwards: Ruan Steenkamp, Hanro Liebenberg, Jannes Kirsten, Nic de Jager, Arno Botha. Standby: Jacques Potgieter
Scrumhalves: Rudi Paige, Piet van Zyl. Standby: Ivan van Zyl
Flyhalves: Handre Pollard, Tian Schoeman. Standby: Francois Brummer.
Centres: Dries Swanepoel, Burger Odendaal, Jan Serfontein. Standby: Johnny Kotze
Back three: Jamba Ulengo, Travis Ismaiel, Warrick Gelant, Jesse Kriel. Standby: Jade Stighling.