Bulls boss Jake White is delighted that his co-captain Ruan Nortje has been called up to South Africa's Rugby Championship squad and has no doubt of the value he will add to the Springbok camp.
The Bulls proved too strong for the Cheetahs in Pretoria on Friday as the defending Currie Cup champions fell to their first defeat of the season.
The Bulls made it two from two after their victory over Western Province last weekend with a 52-10 drubbing of the Griffons in a Currie Cup Round Two fixture in Welkom on Sunday.
Ruan Nortje says Loftus and the Bulls have given him purpose and he looks ahead to the exciting years ahead.
Franco Smith believes Glasgow's stunning semi-final win at Munster proves they can beat the Bulls at a "hostile" Loftus Versfeld in Saturday's United Rugby Championship Grand Final.
The Bulls' United Rugby Championship semi-final win over Leinster at Loftus Versfeld could prove costly as they are sweating over the fitness of experienced fullback Willie le Roux.