
The Vodacom Bulls have made three changes to the starting XV with an additional fourth in the impact squad to make it four changes in a slightly rotated forward pack for round four of the 2024/25 Vodacom United Rugby Championship in Wales.
The Tshwane side travel to the Swansea.com Stadium to take on the Ospreys on Saturday, live on SuperSport Rugby from 8.35pm South African Time.
Jake White – the herd’s director of rugby – has moved Cobus Wiese to the five-three split impact squad as Ruan Vermaak starts at lock alongside skipper, Ruan Nortje. In front of the lock pairing is the unchanged trio of Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw.
Marco van Staden who has not travelled for the tour is replaced by Marcell Coetzee who slots into six flank alongside Reinhardt Ludwig who is also a change to the Round 3 side. Ludwig at flank sees Elrigh Louw shifing to No 8 duties and Cameron Hanekom moving to the impact squad.
White has retained the services of the entire backline that helped register a bonus point victory against Ulster in the previous tournament round at Loftus Versfeld.
Alulutho Tshakweni is the only other change to the matchday 23, lining up alongside Akker van der Merwe, Francois Klopper, Wiese, Hanekom, Keagan Johannes, Stedman Gans and Aphiwe Dyantyi who all complete the impact squad and duty roster for the match day.
Vodacom Bulls starting XV: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 David Kriel, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse; 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 9 Embrose Papier; 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Reinhardt Ludwig, 6 Marcell Coetzee; 5 Ruan Nortje (capt), 4 Ruan Vermaak; 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp. Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Cameron Hanekom, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Stedman Gans, 23 Aphiwe Dyantyi.
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