Overview

• Jan Serfontein (shoulder) and Cheswill Jooste (hamstring) are ruled out after knocks sustained in the season opener.
• Harold Vorster starts at inside centre as Sebastian de Klerk moves to right wing to accommodate Stravino Jacobs on the left.
• Following Cobus Wiese’s head-injury assessment, Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg starts at lock with Sintu Manjezi named on the bench.
• The Bulls released the full matchday 23, with Willie le Roux, Stedman Gans and Zak Burger among the replacements.
• Kickoff is set for Saturday, October 4 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria at 18:30 local time, with Adam Jones refereeing and Gianluca Gnecchi as TMO.