Numerous players who starred for the victorious UP-Tuks team in Monday’s Varsity Cup final has been included in the Blue Bulls Vodacom Cup that plays the Valke at Loftus B on Friday at 16h00.

Clayton Blommetjies, Wesley Dunlop, Jono Ross and Basil Short earned starts for coach Pine Pienaar, while Franco Mostert, Lohan Jacobs, Willie du Plessis and Jerome Pretorius will play off the bench, with the latter making his Blue Bulls debut if he gets a run.

“All of the starters have played for us before, so there will be no problem with settling into combinations,” Pienaar said.

“We need to continue improving and after two good wins, the guys are really keen to push for the best possible log finish and a place in the play-offs.”

The team to play the Valke is:

Clayton Blommetjies, Sampie Mastriet, Ulrich Beyers, Francois Venter, Jurgen Visser, Wesley Dunlop, Ruan Snyman, Jono Ross, Jean Cook, Warwick Tecklenburg, Cornell Hess, Gerrit-Jan van Velze ©, Basil Short, Robbie Coetzee, Dawie Steyn. Replacements: Jacques Momberg, Morné Mellett, Franco Mostert, Daniel Adongo, Lohan Jacobs, Willie du Plessis, Jerome Pretorius.