Captain Marcell Coetzee has withdrawn from the Bulls’ Currie Cup clash against the Lions on Sunday.

Coetzee was initially selected in the Bulls’ starting lineup after recovering from Covid-19 which kept him sidelined for a couple of weeks.

On Sunday, hours before kick off, a report surfaced stating that Coetzee is still fighting the virus and that he had been pulled out of the Match-day squad.

He has reportedly been replaced by Arno Botha in the loose trio with centre Cornal Hendricks taking over the captaincy.

The match kicks off at 3:15pm.

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