Jake White named his team to host Edinburgh at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday at 15:00 (SA Time).
The Vodacom Bulls will be keen to start the season on a winning note after their six-game winning run in the competition ended with their defeat to Glasgow in last season's final.
Teams:
Vodacom Bulls: 1 Alulutho Tshakweni, 2 Akker van der Merwe (2), 3 Wilco Louw, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 5 Cobus Wiese, 6 Nama Xaba, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 9 Embrose Papier, 10 J vd Walt, 11 Seb De Klerk, 12 Barend Smit, 13 Stedman Gans, 14 Canan Moodie, 15 David Kriel. Replacements: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Francois Kloppers, 19 JF van Heerden, 20 Marcel Coetzee, 21 Keegan Johannes, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Aphiwe Dyanti.