The Bulls have made three personnel changes and a positional switch to their backline for Saturday night’s URC match against Munster at Thomond Park.
Zak Burger rotates with Paul de Wet at scrumhalf, former Munster wing Thaakir Abrahams wears the No 11 jersey, Stravino Jacobs moves to inside centre to replace Harold Vorster, who is ill, while Hakeem Kunene replaces Springbok veteran Willie le Roux at fullback.
There are two changes to the Bulls bench, with tighthead prop Khutha Mchunu replacing the injured Mornay Smith and loosehead prop Sti Sithole coming in for Dylan Smith.
Johan Ackermann’s men are full of confidence after an opening-round 47-13 win against Zebre in Parma, while Munster are aiming to bounce back from a 26-20 home loss to the Glasgow Warriors.
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The Bulls have won their last three matches against Munster, including last season’s quarter-final at Loftus (45-14) and their previous meeting in Limerick during the 2024-25 campaign (16-13).
BULLS – 15 Hakeem Kunene, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Stravino Jacobs, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Jeandre Rudolph, 7 Hanro Liebenberg, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 Reinhardt Ludwig, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Juann Else, 1 Alu Tshakweni.
Bench: 16 Janco Uys, 17 Sti Sithole, 18 Khutha Mchunu, 19 JF van Heerden, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Paul de Wet, 22 Cheswill Jooste, 23 Willie le Roux.
Photo: Johan Orton/Gallo Images
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