■By PAUL REES

When Jannes Kirsten left the Bulls five years ago, he never imagined he would be facing his former team in the Champions Cup.
The 28-year-old back row spent a season in Japan with Toyota Verblitz before joining Exeter in 2019. Next season he will return to Pretoria with the Chiefs to face the Bulls in the Champions Cup after the sides were drawn in Pool A.
“It is an exciting draw for me coming up against the team I started with,” said the 28-year-old Kirsten.
“When I moved to England in 2019, did I ever think I would be playing a game against the Bulls? They were then in Sup...