Johan Goosen starts at fullback as Jake White adds three new faces to the Vodacom Bulls match-day 23 to face the Sharks in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Saturday.
Goosen, who ran out at flyhalf in last week’s defeat to the DHL Stormers in Cape Town, is one of five backline changes for the URC derby clash in Durban.
Bernard van der Linde slots in at scrumhalf with Embrose Papier dropping to the bench, as Chris Smith starts at No 10. Kurt-Lee Arendse and fellow Springbok speedster Canan Moodie will start at left and right wing respectively, with Harold Vorster and Cornal Hendricks pairing up in midfield.
In the forwards, Simphiwe Matanzima will start at loosehead prop supported by Johan Grobbelaar and Mornay Smith in the front row while the second and back row remains the same as the one that did duty against the Stormers.
Hooker Jan-Hendrik Wessels and utility back David Kriel complete the list of newcomers in the squad.
TEAM: Siya steers Bok-powered Sharks
💥 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 💥
Your Vodacom Bulls team to take on the Cell C Sharks on NYE 🔥
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BY THE NUMBERS: Sharks vs Bulls
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