In the only URC fixture this weekend, both the Bulls and Lions will have everything to play for on Saturday when they meet in what should be a thrilling Jukskei derby in Pretoria.
SA Shield holders, the Bulls need a victory to build a cushion between themselves and the fourth-placed Sharks. the men from Pretoria are in third place on the table with 35 points, one ahead of the Durbanites on 34.
The Bulls would also be keen to reduce the gap between themselves and the second-placed Glasgow Warriors (42 points) to stay within striking distance of finishing the pool stages in the top two. Leinster are currently in in first place with 11 wins in as many games and a comfortable 52 points.
The Johannesburgers, in turn, are in 12th position with 23 points – trailing the eighth-placed Scarlets by four points, but with two games in hand – meaning a surprise victory at Loftus Versfeld could give them a handy nudge up the table.
Kick off in Pretoria is at 14:00 on Saturday, 22 February.
HERE IS HOW THE BULLS AND LIONS WILL LINE UP FOR THIS URC CLASH:
Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 David Kriel, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Willie le Roux, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Mpilo Gumede, 7 Reinhardt Ludwig (captain), 6 Marco van Staden, 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Keagan Johannes, 23 Sergeal Petersen.
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (captain), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Jarod Cairns, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Sibabalo Qoma, 21 Renzo du Plessis, 22 Nico Steyn, 23 Manuel Rass.
Date: Saturday, February 22
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick-off: 14:00
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Morne Ferreira (South Africa), Sean Muller (South Africa)
TMO: Egon Seconds (South Africa)
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