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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Bulls have received a timely boost ahead of their vital Champions Cup clash against Bordeaux Be\u0300gles at Loftus on Saturday with news that Springbok veteran Willie le Roux is available for selection.<\/p>\n

The vastly experienced full-back has returned from leave and is expected to be named in the starting line-up against the on-form French side who have already qualified for the knockout stages from Pool 1. A win for the Bulls in their final pool game will see them confirm passage to the knockout stages.<\/p>\n

\u201cWillie will be back this week because his leave has been broken into two blocks. The first block is finished and he will get another block in February,\u201d said Bulls coach Jake White. Though there is good news about Le Roux, the Bulls will be without powerhouse tighthead prop Wilco Louw who is recovering from an AC joint injury he suffered in the Champions\u2019 Cup win over Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate last weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not as bad as we initially thought but he will be out for a few games. We are lucky we don\u2019t play too many games between now and the end of February,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully by the end of February he will be ready to go again or even maybe earlier, but we don\u2019t want to take a chance because it is not worth it considering there is a lot of rugby left.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe hurt his AC joint but it is not as bad as they initially feared. They thought it might be a shoulder but is the lower form of AC injury and it is very positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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