Botha and Nyakane return for Bulls

May 14, 2021
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Ultimate Rugby

Springboks Arno Botha and Trevor Nyakane have been drafted into the matchday team that will host the Sharks in their Rainbow Cup SA clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, 15 May 2021.

The duo's inclusion at blindside flank and replacement prop sets the stage for an expected battle of epic proportions amongst the forwards.

A nod to Springbok flank Marco van Staden whose 22 tackles against the Stormers disrupted proceedings to such an extent that their attack was stifled on several occasions.

The only other change sees flank Elrigh Louw shifting to the bench.

The top of the table clash between the current frontrunners is a tantalising thought with both teams enjoying victories over each other, and this weekend’s meeting shall be no different according to Bulls: Director of Rugby, Jake White.

"We've had a few epic battles thus far and the Sharks will be keen to get one over us at Loftus as it is something they've yet to do," said White.

"The forward tussle is going to set the tone while both backlines are brimming with relentless talent so it should make for an exciting but hard encounter," he added.

Kick-off is scheduled for 18h15 (local)

Bulls:

15. David Kriel (Centurion)

14. Madosh Tambwe (Pretoria)

13. Marco Janse van Vuren (Pretoria)

12. Cornal Hendricks (Northam)

11. Stravino Jacobs (Harlequins)

10. Morné Steyn (Tuine)

9. Embrose Papier (Tukkies)

8. Duane Vermeulen (Harlequins, C)

7. Arno Botha (Naka Bulle)

6. Marco van Staden (Pretoria)