The Vodacom Bulls XV have received a big boost ahead of Friday’s SA Rugby U23 Cup final against the Lions XV at Ellis Park.
Experienced tighthead prop Mornay Smith has been named in the starting lineup, while Junior Springboks Heinrich Theron and KB Maake return to the squad after international duty.
The Bulls have opted for a powerful 6-2 bench split for the clash against the unbeaten Lions.
The final kicks off at 1pm and will be live on YouTube.
LIONS XV – 15 Gilermo Mentoe, 14 Michail Damon, 13 Likhona Finca, 12 Manni Rass, 11 Jason Hugo, 10 Matt Coetzee, 9 Zian Cilliers, 8 Morne Venter, 7 Jarod Cairns, 6 Thando Biyela (c), 5 Dylan Sjoblom, 4 Marco Ferreira, 3 Heiko Pohlmann, 2 Ruan Welman, 1 Cecil Parsons.
Bench: 16 Mahle Sithole, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 JD Hattingh, 20 Vuyo Gwiji, 21 Luke Cannon, 22 Ellie Meyer, 23 Exauce Kevani.
BULLS XV – 15 Henry Immelman, 14 Ruan Enslin, 13 Demitre Erasmus, 12 PA van Niekerk, 11 Riyaad Bam, 10 Keagan Johannes, 9 Neil le Roux, 8 Junior Pokomela, 7 JJ Theron, 6 KB Maake, 5 Ulrich van der Westhuizen, 4 Heinrich Theron, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Jean Else (c), 1 Damian Baker.
Bench: 16 Jaundre Schoeman, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Khuta Mchunu, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Shaun Schurmann, 21 Dieter Schubert, 22 Brooklyn Newman, 23 Pieter van der Merwe.
Photo: Anton Geyser/Gallo Images
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