Jake White and 28 of his charges will begin preparations in Ireland for the all-important clash against a strong Leinster side that has dominated the Vodacom URC so far this season.

The Vodacom Bulls squad traveled from South Africa for Ireland on Sunday, with a few of the personnel leaving the SA shores on Monday. 

The match-23 from their Vodacom URC quarter-final victory over the Cell C Sharks have been retained, while five players have been added to the tour squad, namely Simphiwe Matanzima (prop), WJ Steenkamp (loose forward), Bernard van der Linde (scrumhalf), Marco Jansen van Vuren (utility back) and Kurt-Lee Arendse (fullback), who has recovered from the hand injury which has kept him on the sidelines for the last few weeks.

Cyle Brink (flanker), who missed the match against the Durbanites, Springbok prop Lizo Gqoboka, who withdrew before the clash after his father had passed away, as well as Stedman Gans (centre) remained in Pretoria.

The Vodacom URC semi-final between Leinster and the Vodacom Bulls will kick-off at 20h35 on Friday night.

Vodacom Bulls traveling squad:

Forwards (16): Arno Botha, Marcell Coetzee (captain), Bismarck du Plessis, Johan Grobbelaar, Robert Hunt, Elrigh Louw, Reinhardt Ludwig, Simphiwe Matanzima, Ruan Nortje, Dylan Smith, Mornay Smith, Gerhard Steenekamp, Walt Steenkamp, WJ Steenkamp, Janko Swanepoel, Jan-Hendrik Wessels.

Backs (12): Kurt-Lee Arendse, Zak Burger, Cornal Hendricks, Marco Jansen van Vuren, David Kriel, Canan Moodie, Embrose Papier, Chris Smith, Morne Steyn, Madosh Tambwe, Harold Vorster, Bernard van der Linde.