Another injury blow for Bulls
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls were forced into a couple of unwanted changes for their Super Rugby Round Three encounter with the Lions.
Regular midfielder Burger Odendaal suffered a shoulder injury in training on Tuesday and has been replaced by Dylan Sage at centre in the team that will travel to Ellis Park on Saturday.
The other injury-enforced change sees Eli Snyman come in for Springbok Lodewyk De Jager – who suffered a shoulder injury in the 12-27 loss to the Jaguares in Buenos Aires last Saturday.
Jannes Kirsten comes onto the bench to fill the vacancy created by Snyman’s promotion to the starting XV.
Tim Agaba replaces Thembelani Bholi on the bench, while Manie Libbock and Divan Rossow are the other additions to the bench.
Bulls: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Dylan Sage, 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Hanro Liebenberg, 6 Ruan Steenkamp, 5 Eli Snyman, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Lizo Gqoboka.
Replacements: 16 Corniel Els, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Tim Agaba, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Manie Libbock, 23 Divan Rossow.
Date: Saturday, March 2
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT)
Referee: Paul Williams
Assistant referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Griffon Colby
TMO Marius Jonker
