Jake White talks to the Bulls players. Photo: Twitter.
Bulls v Lions: Team line-ups, kick-off time!
Both the Bulls and Lions have confirmed their teams for Saturday’s highly-anticipated Jukskei derby in Pretoria.
Jake White talks to the Bulls players. Photo: Twitter.
The Bulls are set to host the Lions at Loftus Versfeld for what should a fierce-contested Jukskei derby in the URC on Saturday. Kick off is at 16:45.
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Bulls boss Jake White has tweaked their lineup with five personnel changes and three positional changes from the side that had lost to the Stormers on Saturday, 18 February.
Up front, flank WJ Steenkamp and prop Dylan Smith replace Cyle Brink and Gerhard Steenekamp respectively.
All the other changes come in the backline, where Springboks Morne Steyn and Embrose Papier and wing Sibongile Novuka earn starting spots.
Wandile Simelane, David Kriel and Cornal Hendricks have been shifted to different positions. Simelane moves to fullback, while Kriel and Hendricks switches from the back three to the midfield.
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Meanwhile, the Lions have rejigged their pack, but left the backline unchanged.
Springbok Willem Alberts returns to the fray as the starting No 4 lock. His inclusion ssesRuan Venter move from lock to blindside flank, while Emmanuel Tshituka moves to openside flank.
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BULLS VS LIONS TEAMS:
Bulls – 15 Wandisile Simelane, 14 Sibongile Novuka, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 David Kriel, 11 Sbu Nkosi, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 WJ Steenkamp, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Jacques du Plessis, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Dylan Smith.
Subs: 16 Jan-Hendrick Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Cyle Brink, 21 Bernard van der Linde, 22 Chris Smith, 23 Harold Vorster.
Lions – 15 Quan Horn, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 Marius Louw (c), 11 Edwill vd Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith.
Subs: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 Rynhardt Rijnsburger, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Jarod Cairns, 21 Morne vd Berg, 22 Rynhardt Jonker, 23 Andries Coetzee.
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