Bulls coach Johan Ackermann has welcomed back his large Springbok contingent for Saturday’s URC clash against the Lions at Loftus Versfeld.
Ackermann has made 10 changes, including a positional switch, to the starting XV that lost to Munster in Limerick last week.
Willie le Roux replaces Hakeem Kunene at fullback, while Canan Moodie starts on the right wing and Sebastian de Klerk moves to the left in place of Thaakir Abrahams.
Harold Vorster, who missed the Munster match due to illness, replaces Stravino Jacobs at inside centre, while Paul de Wet regains the No 9 jersey from Zak Burger.
Cameron Hanekom comes in at No 8, with Jeandré Rudolph moving to openside flank. Hanro Liebenberg remains at blindside flank and takes over the captaincy from Marcell Coetzee.
JF van Heerden replaces Reinhardt Ludwig at No 5 lock, while hooker Johan Grobbelaar and loosehead prop Gerhard Steenekamp come into the front row for Juann Else and Alu Tshakweni respectively.
Lock Cobus Wiese, flank Elrigh Louw and flyhalf Handré Pollard have been named on the bench.
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The Bulls lost 43-33 to the Lions at Loftus last season before gaining revenge with a 52-17 victory at Ellis Park.
New signing Luan Giliomee, who arrived in Pretoria from the Sharks on Tuesday, has not been selected.
BULLS – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 6 Jeandré Rudolph, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Bench: 16 Marco van Staden, 17 Alu Tshakweni, 18 Khutha Mchunu, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Elrigh Louw, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Handré Pollard, 23 Cheswill Jooste.
Photo: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images
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