16 Feb 2011

Matfield to lead Bulls

Pretoria - The Vodacom Bulls on Wednesday included fullback Zane Kirchner (rib injury) and skipper Victor Matfield (neck injury) on their team for Saturday's Super Rugby opener against their Jukskei Rivier rivals, the Lions, in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The team selected is almost a replica of the one that won the Super 14 competition last year.

Teams:

Bulls: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Stephan Dippenaar, 12. Wynand Olivier, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Morne Steyn, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Pierre Spies, 7. Dewald Potgieter, 6. Deon Stegmann, 5. Victor Matfield (c), 4. Bakkies Botha, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Gary Botha, 1. Gurthro Steenkamp

Substitutes: 16. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17. Rossouw de Klerk, 18. Danie Rossouw, 19. Derick Kuun, 20. Ruan Snyman, 21. Francois Brummer, 22. Jaco van der Westhuyzen.

Lions:

TBA

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