Preview: Bulls vs Ospreys

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Catch up on everything you need to know leading up to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash between the Vodacom Bulls and Ospreys in Pretoria on Saturday.

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  • Ruan Nortje will captain the Vodacom Bulls
  • James Fender and Luke Scully are set to make their Osprey’s debut if called upon from the bench

Vodacom Bulls: 15 Wandisile Simelane, 14 David Kriel, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 WJ Steenkamp, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Ruan Nortje (c),  4 Janko Swanepoel, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Bismarck Du Plessis,  1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Subs: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Cyle Brink, 21 Zak Bruger, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 Marco Jansen van Vuren.

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Ospreys: 15 Max Nagy, 14 Luke Morgan, 13 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Jack Walsh, 9 Rhys Webb (c), 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Will Hickey, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Huw Sutton, 4 Bradley Davies,  3 Tom Botha, 2 Scott Baldwin,  1 Garyn Phillips.
Subs 16 Sam Parry, 17 Rhys Henry, 18 Ben Warren, 19 James Fender, 20 Jack Regan, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Luke Scully, 23 Cai Evans.

Ospreys Head Coach Toby Booth said: “The Vodacom Bulls are one of the toughest teams we’ll face this year. The biggest challenge for us in this game is to prepare for the physicality of the Bulls and focus on how we deal with that.”

BY THE NUMBERS: Bulls vs Ospreys

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