The Vodacom Bulls u/21 side will face a tough challenge when they take on the Cell C Sharks u/21 side in their SA Rugby u/21 Cup showdown at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The side from Pretoria has had a good start to their campaign after claiming back-to-back victories in their opening two matches of the season, a 54-26 win over Leopards U21 in the opening round and recently an away 10-26 triumph over DHL Western Province U21 in Paarl last weekend.
While the Vodacom Bulls u/21 will be beaming with confidence given their positive start to the campaign, they will remain wary of the dangers posed by a talented Cell C Sharks u/21. Although the side from Durban is yet to claim a win this season after going down 22-31 to DHL WP u/21 in their opening round before a bye week last weekend.
Vodacom Bulls u/21 head coach, Hayden Groepes, has selected a strong team and opting for consistency with an unchanged team that will run onto the Loftus A-field at 12h00 on Saturday.
Vodacom Bulls u/21: 15. Franco Knoetze, 14. Tharquinn Manuel, 13. Gert Steyn, 12. FC du Plessis, 11. Quewin Nortje, 10. Compion von Ludwig, 9. Tiaan Fourie (Co-Captain), 8. Danwich Beukes, 7. Ghudian van Reenan, 6. Neels Volskenk, 5. Marco de Witt, 4. Merwe Olivier, 3. Sebastiaan Lombard, 2. Tiaan Lange, 1. Cebo Dhlamini (Co-Captain). Replacements: 16. Reuben van der Nest, 17. Corne Lavagna, 18. Mawande Mdanda, 19. Hardus Rothmann, 20. Abulele Ndabambi; 21. Neil le Roux, 22. Carlton Banies, 23. Sonwabo Sokoyi.
