The Bulls are a South African professional rugby union team based in Pretoria. They play their home matches at Loftus Versfeld. They compete in the United Rugby Championship, having competed in the Super Rugby competition until 2020. Prior to 1998, the Bulls competed in the then-Super 12 as Northern Transvaal, as in those years South Africa was represented in the competition by its top four Currie Cup sides from the previous season, instead of the modern Super Rugby teams.
Steven Kitshoff is a South African professional rugby player who currently plays for the Stormers. His playing position is loosehead prop. He represents the South Africa national team and has previously played for Bordeaux in the French Top 14 and Western Province in the Currie Cup. He joined Ulster for the 2023–24 season.
Arnoldus Francois Botha is a South African rugby union footballer for Lyon in the French Top 14. He can operate either as a flanker or number 8.
Trevor Ntando Nyakane is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and also the South Africa national rugby team, His regular playing position is prop and he has the ability to play at both loosehead and tighthead.
Handré Pollard is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. His regular playing positions are fly-half, where he started for South Africa in their 2019 Rugby World Cup Final win, and inside-centre. He has previously played for the Bulls and Blue Bulls in his native South Africa, Osaka Red Hurricanes in Japan and Montpellier in France. He is one of 43 players who have won the Rugby World Cup on multiple occasions, 24 of whom are South Africans.
Juan Louw Schoeman is a South African rugby union player for the Bath in Premiership Rugby. His regular position is loosehead prop.
Wilco Mario Louw is a South African rugby union player for the Vodacom Bulls in the United Rugby Championship, formerly of Harlequins in Premiership Rugby. His regular position is tighthead prop.
Hanro Liebenberg is a South African rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He previously played for the Bulls in Super Rugby, the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular playing position is number eight and flanker.
Rudolph Gerhardus Snyman is a South African rugby union player who plays as a lock for Irish United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the South Africa national team. Snyman was part of the South Africa team that won the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and 2023, and is widely known as 'The Viking' among fans and teammates in reference to his appearance.
Ivan van Zyl is a South African rugby union player for Saracens. His regular position is scrum-half.
Johannes Casper Kirsten is a South African rugby union professional player for Exeter Chiefs in Premiership Rugby. His regular position is lock or flanker. Kirsten previously played for the Bulls in Super Rugby.
Marné Coetzee is a South African rugby union player for the Pumas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is tighthead prop.
S'busiso Romeo Nkosi is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and the Free State Cheetahs in Currie Cup. His regular position is winger.
Marius Louw is a South African professional rugby union player for the Lions in URC and in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre, but he also played as a flanker earlier in his career.
Embrose Cheldon Papier is a South African professional rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is scrum-half.
Damian Willemse is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship and Western Province in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fullback, but he can also play as a fly-half, winger, or inside centre.
Mornay Jan Jakobus Smith is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is tighthead prop.
Cornelis Johannes Grobbelaar is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is hooker.
Ruan Nortjé is a South African professional rugby union who currently plays for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship, Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is lock.
The 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 82nd edition of the top tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union. The competition was won by the Bulls, who beat the Sharks 26–19 after extra time in the final played at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria on 30 January 2021.
