Bulls welcome back Goosen for Sharks clash
Bulls coach Jake White has included the fit-again Johan Goosen in the run-on team for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship semifinal against the Sharks at Loftus.
Goosen's inclusion is the only change to the team that beat Edinburgh in Pretoria last week in the quarterfinal.
This means Keagan Johannes moves to the bench.
White has opted for consistency, making one other change to the team, bringing in Alulutho Tshakweni to the impact squad while Johannes shifts to the five-three split standby crew with the return of Goosen.
Akker van der Merwe, Mornay Smith, Jannes Kirsten, Marco van Staden, Zak Burger and Devon Williams, all complete the impact roster.
Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Johan Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw line up at the front.
Cobus Wiese and JF van Heerden combine at lock. Marcell Coetzee and captain Ruan Nortje do duty at loose forward with Cameron Hanekom at eight.
Embrose Papier will lace up his boots alongside Goosen at halfback. Behind them is the unchanged backline of Sebastian de Klerk, Harold Vorster, David Kriel, Canon Moodie and Willie le Roux.
While the Bulls have been boosted by Goosen's recovery, the Sharks lost Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth for the big showdown.
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