Moodie takes centre stage in London
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has revealed his team to face Saracens in their Champions Cup Pool Three clash in London on Saturday.
White has made several changes to the line-up that beat Connacht 28-14 in the United Rugby Championship last weekend.
In the pack, Springbok hooker Johan Grobbelaar gets the No.2 jersey and the captaincy for the clash. Fellow Bok Gerhard Steenekamp also returns to the starting line-up in the No.1 jersey.
Marco van Staden takes over the No.6 jersey from Marcell Coetzee and Cameron Hanekom comes in for the suspended Mpilo Gumede at No.8.
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In the backline, Canan Moodie gets a shot at outside centre after playing on the wing last weekend. It means David Kriel will move to inside centre.
Devon Williams comes into the starting line-up in the No.11 jersey with Sebastian De Klerk moving to the other wing this week.
Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sebastian De Klerk, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 David Kriel, 11 Devon Williams, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Cobus Wiese, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Johan Grobbelaar (captain), 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 23 Harold Vorster.
Date: Saturday, December 7
Venue: Barnet Copthall, London
Kick-off: 17.30 (17.30 GMT; 19.30 SAST)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales), Keith David (Wales)
TMO: Aled Griffiths (Wales)
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