Vodacom Bulls Director of Rugby, Jake White, made six changes to the starting line-up that lost to Edinburgh a week ago, for their Round 15 match of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday at 18:15.
Up front, Jan Hendrik Wessels is promoted from the bench to the starting line-up with Cobus Wiese returning to the matchday squad.
At the back, a new halfback pairing was announced with Emrose Paier and Johan Goosen promoted from the bench, together with Canan Moodie at wing. Sebastiaan de Klerk returns after serving his suspension.
Vodacom Bulls: 1. Jan Hendrik Wessels, 2. Akker van der Merwe, 3. Wilco Louw, 4. Cobus Wiese, 5. Ruan Nortje (c), 6. Marcell Coetzee, 7. Jannes Kirsten, 8. Cameron Hanekom, 9. Embrose Papier, 10. Johan Goosen, 11. Canan Moodie, 12. Harold Vorster, 13. David Kriel, 14. Sebastian de Klerk, 15. Devon Williams. Replacements: 16. Johann Grobbelaar, 17. Simphiwe Matanzima, 18. Mornay Smith, 19. JF van Heerden, 20. Celimpilo Gumede, 21. Zak Burger, 22. Keagan Johannes, 23. Stravino Jacobs.
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