Bulls sign Springboks lock De Jager

2:24 PM GMT

The Bulls have signed Springboks second-row Lood de Jager on a one-year deal from the Cheetahs.

De Jager, 23, will link up with the Pretoria-based franchise on Nov.1 after previously weighing up offers from both the Bulls and Lions. He was crowned the SA Rugby Player of the Year in 2015 and boasts 20 caps for the Springboks.

"This is great news for us, not only because Lood is one of the best locks in the world, but also the fact that he sees the Vodacom Bulls as a team that will enhance his career and ambitions," Bulls high performance manager Janse van Rensburg said. "This is a compliment to what we are trying to achieve and a massive boost to our vision to build something special again in Pretoria."

De Jager said he was keen to join the Bulls, but still has unfinished business in Bloemfontein. "I am pretty excited about my future with the Vodacom Bulls and what they want to achieve in future.

"That said, I am still committed to the Cheetahs till the end of the season and will give my all in playing for them. They have been instrumental in the way my career developed and I want to thank them in the best way possible -- by giving my all every time I take to the field for the Cheetahs."

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Bulls sign Springboks lock De Jager