Willie le Roux reverts to fullback while fit-again Cam Hanekom is one of two Springbok loose forwards returning for the Vodacom Bulls to face Leinster on Saturday.
Hanekom and Marcell Coetzee, both sidelined with injuries since the road win against the Stormers in February, are back to start at No 8 and openside flank respectively, with the latter captaining the team in the match at Loftus Versfeld.
Jannes Kirsten completes the loose trio, with Nizaam Carr, Reinhardt Ludwig and Marco van Staden all dropping down to the bench.
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In other changes to the pack that lost to the Stormers in the return match three weeks ago, loosehead prop Alulutho Tshakweni and hooker Akker van der Merwe start in the front row with Ruan Vermaak at No 4 lock.
In the backs, Keagan Johannes gets a run at flyhalf with veteran Le Roux returning to his regular position to provide the 25-year-old with support from the back.
Harold Vorster starts at inside centre with David Kriel shifting to 13, while Stravino Jacobs comes in for Canan Moodie on the left wing.
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The Bulls are currently third on the URC log and looking to inflict a first loss of the season on a Leinster team missing their Ireland internationals.
BULLS – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Keagan Johannes, 9. Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Alulutho Tshakweni.
Bench: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Reinhardt Ludwig, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Nizaam Carr, 22 Zak Burger, 23 Devon Williams.
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