Sergeal Petersen and Sintu Manjezi will make their returns this weekend when the Vodacom Bulls take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban for round 8 of the 2024/25 Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Petersen and Manjezi will form part of the five-three split impact squad that also includes Johan Grobbelaar, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Francois Klopper, Marcell Coetzee, Keagan Johannes and Devon Williams.
Elsewhere, the only other changes are at the back where Canan Moodie shifts to the left wing and Harold Voster partners up with Stedman Gans at the inside and outside centre. Moodie pairs up with Sebastian de Klerk who will be on the right-hand side of the park with Willie le Roux at fullback.
Embrose Papier and Johan Goosen are the preferred halfback duo for the clash as was the case last week too. Likewise at the front where Gerhard Steenekamp (loose-head), Akker van der Merwe (hooker) and Wilco Louw (tight-head) combine at the front. Ruan Vermaak and JF van Heerden link up at lock once more. The back row sees Cameron Hanekom shifting from eight to the role of six flank with Cobus Wiese at the blind side whilst The Sherrif, Elrigh Louw moves to eighth-man duties.
Vodacom Bulls: 1. Gerhard Steenekamp, 2. Akker van der Merwe, 3. Wilco Louw, 4. Ruan Vermaak, 5. JF van Heerden, 6. Cameron Hanekom, 7. Cobus Wiese, 8. Elrigh Louw (c), 9. Embrose Papier, 10. Johan Goosen, 11. Canan Moodie, 12. Harold Vorster, 13. Stedman Gans, 14. Sebastian de Klerk, 15. Willie le Roux. Replacements: 16. Johan Grobbelaar, 17. Jan-hendrik Wessels, 18. Francois Klopper, 19. Sintu Manjezi, 20. Marcell Coetzee, 21. Keagan Johannes, 22. Sergeal Petersen, 23. Devon Williams.