New signing Luan Giliomee has been named in a 42-man Bulls squad for the Investec Champions Cup.
The group, which cannot be changed until March, includes 14 Springboks.
The most competitive area is flyhalf, where Handré Pollard, Curwin Bosch and Giliomee will compete for the No 10 jersey.
Giliomee is listed as a flyhalf but the 20-year-old is equally accomplished at fullback, with Willie le Roux and Hakeem Kunene the other No 15 options.
Keagan Johannes is back at scrumhalf after spending much of the past two seasons at flyhalf, joining Embrose Papier and Paul de Wet in a strong group of No 9s.
Papier has yet to feature for the Bulls this season due to an ankle injury.
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As per Champions Cup protocols, there are 10 front-rankers in the squad, including hooker Akker van der Merwe, who missed the start of the URC with a calf injury.
Ruan Vermaak, Cobus Wiese, Jaco Grobbelaar, JF van Heerden and Reinhardt Ludwig give the Bulls five specialists in the second row.
In the back row, Marco van Staden and Marcell Coetzee cover blindside flank, Nizaam Carr, Elrigh Louw and Hanro Liebenberg are listed at openside, and Cameron Hanekom and Jeandré Rudolph are the No 8s.
The Bulls kick off their campaign against Stade Français at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
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Bulls Champions Cup squad
Forwards: Nizaam Carr, Marcell Coetzee, Jean Erasmus, Jaco Grobbelaar, Johan Grobbelaar, Cameron Hanekom, Francois Klopper, Hanro Liebenberg, Elrigh Louw, Reinhardt Ludwig, Khuta Mchunu, Jeandré Rudolph, Sti Sithole, Dylan Smith, Mornay Smith, Gerhard Steenekamp, Alu Tshakweni, JF van Heerden, Akker van der Merwe, Marco van Staden, Ruan Vermaak, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Cobus Wiese, Hencus van Wyk.
Backs: Curwin Bosch, Sebastian de Klerk, Paul de Wet, Demetri Erasmus, Stedman Gans, Luan Giliomee, Stravino Jacobs, Keagan Johannes, Cheswill Jooste, Hakeem Kunene, Willie le Roux, Dylan Maart, Pieter van der Merwe, Canan Moodie, Embrose Papier, Handré Pollard, Harold Vorster, Sango Xamlashe.
Photo: Vodacom Bulls
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