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Pretorius ready to tour

Pretoria - Bulls coach, Frans Ludeke, Saturday named 25 players to tour Australia and New Zealand on the away leg of their Super 14 commitments.

The match 22 against the Hurricanes, as well as Jaco Pretorius, Fudge Mabeta and Jaco Engels will travel to Perth on Tuesday.

There are no new faces and Ludeke indicated a 26th player could follow later, should he be needed.

The touring group: Zane Kirchner, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Gerhard van den Heever, Stephan Dippenaar, Jaco Pretorius, Wynand Olivier, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Morn Steyn, Francois Hougaard, Fourie du Preez, Pierre Spies, Pedrie Wannenburg, Dewald Potgieter, Deon Stegmann, Derick Kun, Victor Matfield, Fudge Mabeta, Flip van der Merwe, Danie Rossouw, Werner Kruger, Bees Roux, Gary Botha, Bandise Maku, Gurthr Steenkamp, Jaco Engels.

The Bulls' overseas schedule: March 27: Western Force, Perth; April 3: Blues, Auckland; April 9: Chiefs, Hamilton. April 17: Reds, Brisbane.

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