Rosko Specman and Cornal Hendricks will start on the wings for the Vodacom Bulls in their friendly match against the Lions in Pretoria on Saturday.

Specman concluded his sevens duties with the Blitzboks in December, and Hendricks joined the Pretoria-based side a month earlier after getting medical clearance.

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Another newcomer in the set-up is scrumhalf Marco Jansen van Vuren, who last year played for the Lions before a short stint with the SA Sevens Academy, while former Western Province loose forward Muller Uys will also start.

Manie Libbok will add experience to the 25-man squad as he starts at flyhalf, while there is a relatively fresh centre combination in Franco Naude and JT Jackson.

The match kicks off at 3pm.

Bulls – 15 Earll Dowrie, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Franco Naude, 12 JT Jackson, 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 8 Muller Uys, 7 Thembelani Bholi, 6 Ruan Steenkamp. 5 Eli Snyman, 4 Ruan Nortje, 3 Dayan van der Westhuizen, 2 Corniel Els, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima.
Subs: 16 Johan Grobbelaar, 17 Matthys Basson, 18 Conrad van Vuuren, 19 Tim Agaba, 20 Nic de Jager, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Tinus de Beer, 23 Jay-Cee Nel, 24 Jade Stighling, 25 Divan Rossouw.

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