Matfield back to lead Bulls

Pretoria - The most capped South African Super Rugby player ever, Victor Matfield, is back at the helm of the Bulls when they take on the Lions at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Matfield, who last captained the Bulls in the opening round of the competition, will return at lock following successful knee surgery that kept him out of action for a month to play in his 145th match, replacing Grant Hattingh who drops to the bench.

Also back in the match XV that shows five changes to the run-on side that took the field at Newlands last weekend, is Jan Serfontein, Arno Botha, Lappies Labuschagne and Trevor Nyakane.