The Bulls have suffered a massive blow before their United Rugby Championship quarter-final clash against Munster with the news that Springbok prop Wilco Louw was forced to withdraw from their starting XV.
Louw was ruled out of the match due to a bout of bronchitis.
His place in the run-on team will be taken by Francois Klopper, with Monray Smith coming onto the bench.
Louw has been in fine form for the Pretoria-based outfit, and his withdrawal will be a loss to Johan Ackermann’s charges.
Kick-off on Saturday at Loftus is at 13:00.
Revised Bulls team to face Munster: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw, 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp. Replacements: 16 Marco van Staden, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Monray Smith, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Jeandre Rudolph, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Stedman Gans, 23 Sergeal Petersen
- Source: KickOff
