Two Boks and a Blitzbok back for Bulls

The Vodacom Bulls have returned two Springboks and a Blitzbok to their starting line-up for their final Vodacom Super Rugby regular season fixture against the Emirates Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Duane Vermeulen, Warrick Gelant and Rosko Specman all return to the Bulls side after missing out on the final weeks of the tour.

Vermeulen returned home on enforced rest thanks to the agreement with the Springboks while Gelant and Specman both picked up hamstring niggles in the last week of the tour.

The Bulls also lost Schalk Brits to concussion while Jason Jenkins also was withdrawn due to injury, leaving the side to make six changes from the one that drew with the Highlanders in Dunedin.

Gelant takes his place at fullback from Divan Rossouw, who drops to the bench, Johnny Kotze moves back to outside centre to accommodate Specman, with Dylan Sage dropping out of the match 23 altogether.

Marco van Staden will start after overcoming his return to play protocols for his concussion, while Andre Warner returns at halfback for Embrose Papier in a rotational move with Papier out of the match 23. Ivan van Zyl will be on the bench.

Jannes Kirsten slots in for Jenkins and Vermeulen is back in his normal No 8 spot, leaving Van Staden to move back to the openside flank position and Eli Snyman to move onto the bench.

Vodacom Bulls: Warrick Gelant, Cornal Hendricks, Johnny Kotze, Burger Odendaal, Rosko Specman, Handre Pollard ©, Andre Warner, Duane Vermeulen, Hanro Liebenberg, Marco vna Staden, RG Snyman, Jannes Kirsten, Trevor Nyakane, Jaco Visagie, Lizo Gqoboka.

Replacements: Johan Grobbelaar, Simphiwe Matanzima, Wiehahn Herbst, Eli Snyman, Ruan Steenkamp, Ivan van Zyl, Manie Libbok, Divan Rossouw.