Flyer Sergeal Petersen back for Bulls for Sharks URC clash

Sergeal Petersen makes his return this weekend when the Bulls take on the Sharks in Durban for round 8 of the 2024/25 United Rugby Championship.

Petersen and Sintu Manjezi will form part of the five-three split impact squad that also includes Johan Grobbelaar, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Francois Klopper, Marcell Coetzee, Keagan Johannes and Devon Williams.

Elsewhere, the only other changes are at the back where Canan Moodie shifts to left wing and Harold Voster partners up with Stedman Gans at inside and outside centre. Moodie pairs up with Sebastian de Klerk who will be on the right hand-side of the park with Willie le Roux at fullback.

Embrose Papier and Johan Goosen are the preferred halfback duo for the clash as was the case last week too. Likewise at the front where Gerhard Steenekamp (loose-head), Akker van der Merwe (hooker) and Wilco Louw (tight-head) combine at the front. Ruan Vermaak and JF van Heerden link up at lock once more. The back row sees Cameron Hanekom shifting from eight to the role of six flank with Cobus Wiese at blind side whilst The Sherrif, Elrigh Louw moves to eighth-man duties.

Bulls - 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw (c), 7 Cobus Wiese, 6 Cameron Hanekom, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp

Replacements: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Jan-hendrik Wessels, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Sintu Manjezi, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 Sergeal Petersen, 23 Devon Williams

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