Marcell Coetzee thanked Bulls players and management for supporting him after he became the unions fifth-most-capped captain.
Coetzee, 34, reached the milestone of 73 caps as captain, overtaking Anton Leonard 72, after the Bulls beat the Dragons 47-7 in Newport last weekend.
In preparing to face Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday, in the third-last league phase match before play-offs, Coetzee and utility forward Marco van Staden told media Tuesday the Bulls respect their Welsh opponents, coached by the formidable Dwayne Peel, whom Coetzee played under at Ulster.
