RECAP: Bulls v Lions

READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Currie Cup Round Seven encounter between the Bulls and Lions at Loftus Versfeld.

The final match of the weekend is a Jukskei Derby at Loftus Versfeld where the Bulls and Lions will be going all out to stay in touch with the top four.

The men from Johannesburg will be hurting when they travel north after losing to Griquas on Wednesday, while the Bulls will take some form into the match after they beat the SA ‘A’ team in Cape Town last weekend.

The last time they met in the Currie Cup was in the 2020 semifinals, where the Bulls beat their neighbours by 26-21 to progress to the final, which they won a week later in Pretoria.

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Teams:

Bulls: 15 David Kriel, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Richard Kriel, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Muller Uys, 6 Marcell Coetzee (Captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Jacques van Rooyen, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima

Replacements: 16 Schalk Erasmus, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Chris Smith, 23 Sibongile Novuka, 24 Jan-Hendrik Wessel, 25 Ruan Delport, 26 Johan Mulder, 27 FC du Plessis

Lions: TBC

Referee: Paul Mente

Assistant Referees: Local appointments

TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen