André Warner, Roelof Smit back in Bulls squad for Stormers clash
John Mitchell brought scrumhalf Andre Warner back into the starting line-up for Saturday's big North/South derby against the Stormers in Cape Town.
Andre Warner will start at scrumhalf for the Bulls against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday in their crucial Super Rugby clash at Newlands.
Cape Town-born Warner is the only change to the starting line-up that played against the Highlanders and he comes in for Ivan van Zyl, who will play off the bench.
The halfback started the first four matches of the competition before picking up an injury and has made some solid contributions off the bench since, including a try against the Rebels two weeks ago.
Although he will be subjected to a late fitness test shortly before the match, Roelof Smit was included on the bench. Smith sustained concussion against the Rebels, but the medical team was confident earlier in the week that he will indeed be ready to play at Newlands.
The much-anticipated North/South derby will test the Bulls, head coach, John Mitchell, said.
“There are more than log points to play for. We are always striving to improve on our previous effort and to grow as a team. That will again be the case. This will be as tough as SA derbies go, no doubt, which will be a good test for our discipline and game management.”
Burger Odendaal, who will captain the Bulls for the eighth time this year, said the team is looking forward to the challenge.
“Playing the Stormers is always a special challenge, playing them at Newlands even more so. We love to test ourselves against our peers and this will be such an occasion. I am confident that we will deliver a performance that we and our supporters can be proud of,” Odendaal concluded.
The provisional team is: 15. Warrick Gelant, 14. Johnny Kotze, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Burger Odendaal (c), 11. Divan Rossouw, 10. Handre Pollard, 9. Andre Warner, 8. Thembelani Bholi, 7. Jason Jenkins, 6. Marco van Staden, 5. Lood de Jager, 4. RG Snyman, 3. Trevor Nyakane, 2. Adriaan Strauss and 1. Lizo Gqoboka.
Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. Frans van Wyk, 18. Conrad van Vuuren, 19. Nic de Jager, 20. Roelof Smit, 21. Ivan van Zyl, 22. Manie Libbok, 23. Travis Ismaiel.
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