Overview
- Springbok assistants Felix Jones and Jerry Flannery, Mobi-Unit coach Duane Vermeulen, and performance chief Andy Edwards will assist the Bulls on a short-term basis.
- The arrangement was approved by SA Rugby and Springbok management as part of their resource-sharing practice and does not constitute formal appointments.
- The national staff will engage on a limited schedule, working remotely and in person where required to address specific technical areas.
- Neil de Bruin has been appointed backs and attack coach, replacing Chris Rossouw, and has begun assessing priorities after joining from Paarl Boys’ High.
- Following the exits of Rossouw and forwards coach Andries Bekker after five straight losses, Johan Ackermann is expected to oversee the forwards as the team sits 10th in the URC and prepares to face the Stormers in Cape Town on January 3.