Springboks Embrose Papier and Cornal Hendricks will start against Benetton as the Vodacom Bulls look to exact revenge at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Papier, who has missed out on the Bulls’ last two matches due to concussion, replaces Zak Burger in the run-on XV.
New signing Dylan Smith is set to make his URC debut off the bench, and will cover both loosehead and tighthead prop, whileJake White says that the Bulls expect a testing encounter against Benetton, especially after the Italian side embarrassed the men from Pretoria in the 2021 Rainbow Cup final. “They are a good side that has had some good wins against strong teams such as the Stormers and Edinburgh, among other wins this season.
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