Bulls lose key Springbok hours before biggest match of the season
Springbok prop Wilco Louw ruled out through illness and replaced in the starting XV by Francois Klopper.
The Bulls have suffered a huge blow before their 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.
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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.
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
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