The Toyota Free State u.20’s are travelling to Pretoria to face their counterparts from the Bulls on Saturday, 4 April at Loftus Versfeld Stadium at 11:30.
Coach Henley du Plessis named his team for the encounter with minimum changes.
At the back, Chad Oppelt replaces Emile Kotze at inside centre in the only change to the team that started against the Cell C Sharks u/20s. Kotze moves to the bench.
Up front Stean Nortje comes in at the side of the scrum while Aviwe Mpepo replaces Jan Hendrik Bessenger at loosehead with Bessinger moving to the bench.
Toyota Free State: 15. Dwayne Pharo, 14. Jacquin Jacobus, 13. Carl Pieter Kleynhans, 12. Chad Oppelt, 11. Levandrè Horne, 10. Juan Smith, 9. Juan Dee Olivier, 8. Danston Cloete, 7. Gerhardus Le Rouz, 6. Stean Nortje, 5. Aidan Oosthuizen, 4. Kian Kirsten, 3. Laurence Victor, 2. Ronaldo Ismail, 1. Aviwe Mpepo. Replacements: 16. Duan Ludik, 17. Jan Hendrik Bessenger, 18. Duncan Edwards, 19. Kevin Strydom, 20. Ulrich Bekker, 21. Murray Ferreira, 22. Michael Annies, 23. Emile Kotze.
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