Marnitz Boshoff back in Pretoria
Springbok fly half Marnitz Boshoff is back at Loftus Versfeld and will be available to the Blue Bulls in this year's Currie Cup tournament.
Former Springbok fly half Marnitz Boshoff has joined the Blue Bulls on a two year deal, the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd confirmed on Wednesday.
The BBC also confirmed the extension of contracts of a number of leading players in their ranks.
Boshoff was recently released from his contract with Irish province Connacht on humanitary reasons on his wish to return to South Africa following the death of his father.
He now joins the Blue Bulls and will return to Pretoria, where he played most of his junior career, till 2019. Boshoff will be available for the Blue Bulls with immediate effect.
* Another new face at training is former Golden Lions loose forward, Jano Venter. The number 8 was a stand-out for the Gauteng side during the recent SuperSport Rugby Challenge. He also joined on a two year deal till 2019. The former star of HTS Middelburg played for the SA Schools team in 2012.
* Former Springbok Sevens World Series winner and Olympic Rugby Sevens bronze medallist, Tim Agaba, is another new face at Loftus Versfeld and has joined the squad having recovered from an ankle injury.
* The High Performance Manager at the BBC, Xander Janse van Rensburg, also confirmed the extension of contracts of a number of high profile players. Current Springbok squad member, Lizo Gqoboka and South Africa A lock, Jason Jenkins, both extended their contracts till 2019, while highly rated scrumhalf Andre Warner and wing Duncan Matthews also extended their Loftus Versfeld stay. Warner signed till 2019 and Matthews till 2020.
Current Junior Springbok prop, Gerhard Steenekamp, also opted for two more years in Pretoria.
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