Injury-hit Bulls change up for wounded Leinster
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls have been forced to make three injury-enforced changes for their Round Two United Rugby Championship clash against Leinster.
The Bulls have lost two of their best early-season performers, Jan Serfontein and Cheswill Jooste, to injury.
Serfontein suffered a shoulder injury while Jooste injured his hamstring during last weekend’s URC season-opener against the Ospreys.
Experienced Harold Vorster takes Serfontein’s place, as Sebastian de Klerk shifts to the right wing to accommodate Stravino Jacobs on the left.
Following Cobus Wiese’s HIA last weekend, Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, who filled in with aplomb, starts this Saturday with Sintu Manjezi earning a place on the bench.
Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Keagan Johannes, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 JJ Theron, 7 Mpilo Gumede, 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Replacements: 16 Juann Else, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Sintu Manjezi, 20 Nama Xaba, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Stedman Gans, 23 Willie le Roux.
Date: Saturday, October 4
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 18.30 (17.30 IST; 16.30 GMT)
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Muller (South Africa), AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
TMO: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
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