The Vodacom Bulls announced their wider training squad ahead of the 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby season. The squad is already busy with preparations at Loftus Versfeld.

The uncapped Vodacom Blue Bulls prop Frik Kirsten will join the Springboks in Paris after he was called up as injury replacement for Frans Malherbe following South Africa’s 28-0 victory over Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday

Flip van der Merwe will start for the Springboks against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, while his Vodacom Blue Bulls team mate JJ Engelbrecht has been included on the bench.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls get the 2nd half of their Currie Cup campaign underway when thost Western Province in Pretoria on Saturday.

The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd would like to confirm that Vodacom Blue Bulls scrumhalf, Ruan Snyman, had been released to join French club Racing Metro with immediate effect.

A few players will not train till Wednesday, but Vodacom Blue Bulls coach Pine Pienaar should have Tony Jantjies and Travis Ismaiel available for selection for Saturday's Absa Currie Cup clash against Western Province at Loftus Versfeld.

They predicted a 10 point win to the Cheetahs in their preview, but rugby365.co.za gives the Vodacom Blue Bulls the needed credit for their fine win over the Toyota Free State Cheetahs.

Team management has just confirmed that Clayton Blommetjies will start on the bench ahead of Tiaan Schoeman for the Vodacom Blue Bulls clash against the Free State Cheetahs on Saturday.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls are well aware of the importance of their fans. Some of the players joined a team from Absa and Saru to spend some quality time with eager boys and girls from the Lehlabile Secondary School.

The Vodacom Blue Bulls return to Loftus to host the Free State Cheetahs on Saturday and having suffered back to back defeats, victory is a non negotiable.