Cyle Brink moves into a powerful loose trio alongside Springboks Marco van Staden and Elrigh Louw, while Ruan Nortje returns to captain the side alongside his namesake Ruan Vermaak. The front row, who has won the most penalties in the scrum in the championship this season, will be relishing their clash with the Springbok front row. Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar and Mornay Smith pack down up front.
Embrose Papier gets the nod to start with Johan Goosen, while the Springbok back three of Cornal Hendricks, Canan Moodie and Kurt-Lee Arendse are all keen to get a good run at the Cape Town Stadium.
On the bench Bismarck du Plessis, Sebastien Lombard and Stravino Jacobs all were rewarded for their form in Europe by being selected for this clash.
Vodacom Bulls: Kurt-Lee Arendse, Cornal Hendricks, Lionel Mapoe, Harold Vorster, Canan Moodie; Johan Goosen, Embrose Papier; Elrigh Louw, Cyle Brink, Marco van Staden, Ruan Nortje, Ruan Vermaak, Mornay Smith, Johan Grobbelaar, Gerhard Steenekamp.
Replacements: Bismarck du Plessis, Simphiwe Matanzima, Sebastian Lombard, Janko Swanepoel, Nizaam Carr, Zak Burger, Chris Smith, Stravino Jacobs.
