Jake White, Vodacom Bulls' director of rugby, made three changes for their vital clash against the Emirates Lions in a Round 10 fixture of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday at 14:45 (SA Time).
Jake White has made four changes to the side that did duty to qualify for the Challenge Cup. Three of those changes are injury-enforced. In the starting XV, Boeta Chamberlain shifts to flyhalf and Cobus Wiese slots into lock in the absence of injured duo Johan Goosen and Ruan Vermaak. Keagan Johannes returns to the fold, replacing Zak Burger who picked up a knock last weekend. The other change is rotational with David Kriel returning to action in place of Stedman Gans at centre.
Vodacom Bulls: 1 Gerhard Steenekamp, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 3 Wilco Louw, 4 Cobus Wiese, 5 Ruan Nortje (cc), 6 Marcell Coetzee, 7 Elrigh Louw (cc), 8 Cameron Hanekom, 9 Embrose Papier, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 12 Harold Vorster, 13 David Kriel, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 15 Devon Williams. Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Willie le Roux, 23 Canan Moodie.