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Marnus Potgieter. (Photo by Lee Warren / Gallo Images)
Marnus potgieter He will win his first Currie Cup start on the right wing when the Bulls meet the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
Bulls rugby manager Jake White has made two position changes at the baseline with David kriel Y Kurt-Lee Arendse returning to fullback and left wing respectively.
In the first of two changes to the front pack, Rouen Nortje He returns in the lock with Sintu Manjezi providing cover from the bank. The second sees Jacques van rooyen returning to number one in jumping after serving his one-week red card penalty against Western Province.
Schalk Erasmus makes a welcome return as the replacement hooker and will earn his Bulls debut in the Carling Currie Cup if he enters the field.
Young Mornay smith He is also expected to win his first international game of the season as a front-line cover. The final change between the replacements is Marco Jansen van Vuren as the utility backup option.
“The Sharks have been the informational team for earlier this year and they will be looking to outdo us. Durban is never an easy place to play and coupled with the humidity, our job becomes much more difficult.
“However, we are confident in our style of play and we know exactly what we have to do on Saturday,” White said.
Saturday’s clash at Kings Park begins at 7pm.
Teams:
Sharks
15 Manie Libbok, 14 Sbu Nkosi, 13 Lukhanyo Am (captain), 12 Marius Louw, 11 Yaw Penxe, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Henco Venter, 6 Dylan Richardson, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Daniel Jooste, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Mzamo Majola, 18 Michael Kumbirai, 19 JJ van der Mescht, 20 Thembelani Bholi, 21 Phepsi Buthelezi, 22 Jaden Hendrikse, 23 Jeremy Ward
Bulls
15 David Kriel, 14 Marnus Potgieter, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Cornal Hendricks, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ivan van Zyl, 8 Duane Vermeulen (captain), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje , 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Jacques van Rooyen
Substitutes: 16 Schalk Erasmus, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Sintu Manjezi, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Chris Smith, 23 Marco Jansen van Vuren
