Duane Vermeulen & Schalk Brits may play for Bulls next season

Springboks Duane Vermeulen and Schalk Brits may play for the Bulls next season in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, reports sarugbymag.

Vermeulen will not be available for the Boks in the Rugby Championship due to club commitments in Japan. However, the No 8 should be in the mix when South Africa tour the northern hemisphere in November.

It’s yet to be confirmed where the former Toulon skipper will go once his contract with Kubota Spears expires at the end of January 2019. According to SARugbymag.co.za, Vermeulen has made a deal with SA Rugby, and will play Super Rugby next season.

Whether he moves to the Bulls or the Stormers will be confirmed in the next few weeks. 

Meanwhile, Netwerk24 reports that Brits may also link up with the Bulls before the 2019 World Cup. The Bulls are looking to replace veteran hooker Adriaan Strauss, while Brits is looking for a local team after leaving Saracens at the end of the 2017-18 European season.

Full story: http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/duane-vermeulen-schalk-brits-linked-to-bulls/