Bulls rest Strauss
The Vodacom Blue Bulls have named their match 23 for their clash against the Chiefs in Rotorua this weekend.
Frans Ludeke has made three changes all of them upfront and has decided to Springbok hooker Adriaan Strauss in accordance with Saru's player management regulations, with Callie Visagie slotting in at hooker in his absence.
Jacques du Plessis and Deon Stegmann return to the starting lineup in place of Lappies Labuschagné and Arno Botha, both of whom drop to the bench.
Meanwhile, the backline remains unchanged after Rudy Paige and Francois Hougaard recovered from the knocks they received during the defeat to the Blues in Auckland last weekend.
Bulls
15 Jesse Kriel
14 Francois Hougaard
13 JJ Engelbrecht
12 Jan Serfontein
11 Bjorn Basson
10 Handré Pollard
9 Rudy Paige
8 Pierre Spies (c)
7 Jacques du Plessis
6 Deon Stegmann
5 Victor Matfield
4 Flip van de Merwe
3 Marcel van der Merwe
2 Callie Visagie
1 Trevor Nyakane
Substitutes
16 Jaco Visagie
17 Dean Greylin
18 Werner Kruger
19 Arno Botha
20 Lappies Labuschagné
21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter
22 Burger Odendaal
23 Travis Ismaiel
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