TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bulls made a shock announcement at flyhalf for his or her United Rugby Championship semifinal conflict in opposition to the Sharks at Loftus Versveld.
Playmaker Johan Goosen returns to match health and slots proper into the beginning line-up.
Goosen is the one change to the beginning line-up that defeated Edinburgh within the quarterfinal every week in the past.
Bulls Director of Rugby Jake White has opted for consistency, making one different change to the group, bringing in Alulutho Tshakweni onto the bench squad while Keagan Johannes shifts to the bench with the return of Goosen.
Akker van der Merwe, Mornay Smith, Jannes Kirsten, Marco van Staden, Zak Burger and Devon Williams have all been named on the bench as nicely.
Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Johan Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw line-up within the entrance row whereas Cobus Wiese and JF van Heerden mix at lock to type the tight 5.
Marcell Coetzee and captain Ruan Nortje do obligation at unfastened ahead with Cameron Hanekom at No.8 finishing the pack.
Embrose Papier will lace up his boots alongside Goosen because the halfback mixture.
Behind them is the unchanged backline of Sebastian de Klerk, Harold Vorster, David Kriel, Canan Moodie and Willie le Roux.
Bulls: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sebastian de Klerk, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Ruan Nortje (captain), 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels.
Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Keagan Johannes, 23 Devon Williams.
Date: Saturday, June 7
Venue: Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 18.15 (16.15 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Brace (Eire)
Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), Adam Jones (Wales)
TMO: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
