More of the same for Bulls as Jake makes one change to starting XV to face Sharks

It will be more of the same for the Bulls against the Sharks this weekend as director of rugby Jake White has made one change to his starting XV to face the Durbanites on Saturday.

Arno Botha comes into the mix for the injured Cyle Brink at flank in the only change to the starting line-up to the one that beat Ospreys 38-31.

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The bench has seen a shuffle as White has called on the services of Lizo Gqoboka, who will provide loosehead prop cover, and veteran flyhalf Morne Steyn.

"The Cell C Sharks have been an outstanding side throughout the campaign. They have shown their quality with all the Springboks in their squad, their depth with the great talent at their disposal and consistency which has seen them claim some good results," said White. 

"The fact that we have lost twice to them in the round robin stages shows the quality of their side. We are expecting a very tough battle. We have done what we can in our preparations for this weekend’s match. Now we will need to now implement and execute our plans well and play our best rugby if we want to overcome a quality outfit like the Cell C Sharks."

Kickoff in Pretoria is at 13:45.

Bulls

15 Canan Moodie, 14 David Kriel, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Madosh Tambwe, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Arno Botha, 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard SteenekampSubstitutes: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Robert Hunt, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Reinhardt Ludwig, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 Stedman Gans