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Rising Bulls, Lions have good opportunities to impress Rassie
The Star
|May 08, 2025
THERE are two rounds to go in the league phase of the United Rugby Championship and opportunities for South African players to impress Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus are dwindling.
This weekend, two fixture on the Highveld — the Lions host the Scarlets and the Bulls, Cardiff —provide a chance for rising stars to accelerate their momentum towards the international season. We look at five players who will want to keep their foot on the accelerator.
Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Bulls)
A rampaging bullock at Grey College in Bloemfontein, it has taken a few seasons for the 23-year-old to live up to the hype that preceded him. It has not helped that he has been something of a jack of all trades as he has moved around the front row at the Bulls.
Still, he was called up to the Boks last year and won two caps. In the Bulls' last outing, the away victory over Glasgow, it all came together for Wesells as he tackled, scrummed, won turnovers, passed and even kicked like a superstar. He will want to hammer home his point this week.
Renzo Du Plessis (Lions)
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