Goosen to make Bulls return against Edinburgh
The Bulls have picked the returning Johan Goosen at fullback for the United Rugby Championship clash against Edinburgh at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The 30-year-old Springbok makes a return from a long-term injury that sidelined him from action early in the 2021/22 season.
Stravino Jacobs will also be a new addition to the backline, where he will replace winger S’bu Nkosi who was called up to the national team this week, while Zak Burger will earn a start at scrumhalf.
Recently capped Springbok, Elrigh Louw, will also make a return in the blue jumper where he will start in the No8 jersey in place of Mihlali Mosi who sustained an injury in last week’s opening clash against the Lions.
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“It was good to be able to start the new season on a winning note, beating a tough Emirates Lions side in their own backyard. We had a few areas we identified that we needed to work on this week and the boys were hard at work getting those better,” said Vodacom Bulls director of rugby Jake White.
“Edinburgh is a tough and talented side. They had an incredible game against Dragons last weekend where they won by a convincing margin. We know how tough they are from our last meeting in the previous season where they beat us. We will need to be at our best if we want to get a good result. We expect another tough encounter against a well-coached outfit.”
The match will kick-off at 14:30.
STARTERS (15-1): Johan Goosen, Cornal Hendricks, Lionel Mapoe, David Kriel, Stravino Jacobs, Chris Smith, Zak Burger; Elrigh Louw, Ruan Vermaak, Marcell Coetzee (CAPT), Ruan Nortje, Walt Steenkamp, Mornay Smith, Johan Grobbelaar, Gerhard Steenekamp.
IMPACT (16-23): Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Simphiwe Matanzima, Francois Klopper, Janko Swanepoel, Marco van Staden; Embrose Papier, Morne Steyn, Stedman Gans
