After two seasons in Pro D2 with Brive, Curwin Bosch has joined the Bulls convinced that the experience reset his career rather than derailed it. The piece charts how stagnation at the Sharks — comfort, not unhappiness, was his word — pushed him to a French culture shock that forced genuine growth. He finished his final Brive season with 191 points across 24 appearances, playing both flyhalf and fullback. Now 29, he's unequivocal about Springbok ambitions, arguing that the combination of hard-won experience, renewed confidence and the freedom he rediscovered in France puts him back in contention. The immediate test is literal: he faces the All Blacks at Loftus on Saturday in his first outing for the Bulls.
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Bosch returns from France with Bok ambitions firmly intact
Curwin Bosch says two seasons with Brive gave him the reset he needed — and he's returned to the Bulls, and the South African system, with Springbok ambitions as strong as ever.
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