Ludeke changes four for derby clash

Bulls coach Frans Ludeke has made four changes to his starting line-up ahead of their Vodacom Super Rugby clash with the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.

   

Veteran centre Wynand Olivier makes a return to the run-on side, while in the front row, Werner Kruger and Dean Greyling are back in the team, following the Pretoria side's 35-18 win over the Highlanders last week.

   

Meanwhile, in a straight swap, Bjorn Basson starts ahead of Lionel Mapoe on the wing.

   

Bulls team: Jurgen Visser, Akona Ndungane, JJ Engelbrecht, Wynand Olivier, Bjorn Basson, Morne Steyn, Francois Hougaard, Pierre Spies (captain), Dewald Potgieter, Deon Stegmann, Juandre Kruger, Flip van der Merwe, Werner Kruger, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Dean  Greyling. 

 

Replacements: Willie Wepener, Frik Kirsten, Grant Hattingh, Arno Botha, Jano Vermaak, Louis Fouche/Jan Serfontein, Lionel Mapoe.

   

- Sapa