Kurt-Lee Arendse and Canan Moodie are among the returning players who will start for a heavily-changed Vodacom Bulls against Cardiff in Pretoria on Saturday.
Arendse and Moodie are joined in the backline by fellow Springboks Johan Goosen and Cornal Hendricks.
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Having scored seven tries in seven Tests in his debut Springbok season, Arendse will wear the No 15 jersey, while Goosen is at flyhalf in an exciting halfback pair alongside Zak Burger.
Meanwhile, Bok flank Marco van Staden adds his bulk to a back row consisting of Cyle Brink and No 8 Elrigh Louw.
Star hooker Johan Grobbelaar has fully recovered from his injury and forms a powerful front row with Gerhard Steenekamp and Mornay Smith.
Bulls – 15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 David Kriel, 13 Cornal Hendricks, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Subs: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Chris Smith, 23 Lionel Mapoe.
#VodacomURC – @mark_keohane and Zels predict a close victory for the @Vodacom @BlueBullsRugby against Cardiff at Loftus on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/LfN0os6Emc
— SA Rugby magazine (@SARugbymag) December 1, 2022
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