The Bulls come into this Champions Cup Round of 16 encounter with a Springbok-laden team, but fully aware of just how dangerous the Glasgow Warriors can be, especially at home.
Fuelling the South Africans’ motivation, they will be charged up for the clash, knowing that should they register a victory, it would bring Glasgow’s unbeaten run in the Champions Cup to an abrupt halt, and it would be particularly satisfying as they have won only one of their four pool matches in the showpiece.
While the Bulls boast a better attacking record than the opposition in the URC, Glasgow’s defence has been far superior, which is an area the visitors will pay particular attention to going into the match.
Kick off is at 18:30.
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The Bulls have shuffled their team for this encounter against Glasgow, making several tactical adjustments to the side that faced Munster last week.
The most significant changes occur in the backline, where the versatile David Kriel moves from the impact bench into the starting XV to take over the number 15 jersey. This shift sees the veteran Willie le Roux move to the replacements, from where he is expected to provide his trademark tactical vision in the latter stages of the match.
Canan Moodie also shifts back to his primary role at outside centre, allowing Cheswill Jooste to step into the starting right-wing berth after featuring as a substitute last weekend. Consequently, Stedman Gans moves to the bench to provide cover.
In the pack, there is a notable change to the back row. The explosive young talent Cameron Hanekom is promoted to the starting line-up at number eight, providing the Bulls with additional frontline physicality and breakdown presence. He replaces the experienced Nizaam Carr, who is injured.
MATCH INFORMATION
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Kyle Steyn (c), 13 Stafford McDowall, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Ollie Smith, 10 Dan Lancaster, 9 George Horne, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Alex Samuel, 4 Max Williamson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Gregor Hiddleston, 1 Patrick Schickerling
Replacements: 16 Seb Stephen, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Olujare Oguntibeju, 20 Euan Ferrie, 21 Angus Fraser, 22 Ben Afshar, 23 Adam Hastings
Bulls: 15 David Kriel, 14 Cheswill Jooste, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Elrigh Louw, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Marco van Staden, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Jeandre Rudolph, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Stedman Gans, 23 Willie le Roux
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Assistant Referees: Vincent Blasco Baque (France), Julien Caulier (France)
TMO: Tual Trainini (France)
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