14/05/2008 15:29

Johannesburg - Pedrie Wannenburg will start in a loose trio alongside Pierre Spies and Deon Stegmann against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday after Wikus van Heerden was ruled out of the Super 14 match with a knee injury.

Hilton Lobberts will be on the bench as Dewald Potgieter did not pass a fitness test because of a hamstring problem.

Coach Frans Ludeke kept the rest of his team that thumped the Brumbies unchanged for the derby and has again named Burton Francis on the bench. Francis will join the team in Bloemfontein on Saturday after playing in the Vodacom Cup final on Friday night.

Bulls team:

Zane Kirchner; Akona Ndungane, JP Nel, Wynand Olivier, Bryan Habana; Morne Steyn, Fourie du Preez (captain); Pierre Spies, Pedrie Wannenburg, Deon Stegmann, Wilhelm Steenkamp, Bakkies Botha, Werner Kruger, Derick Kuhn, Gurthro Steenkamp.

Reserves: Bandise Maku, Rayno Gerber, Jaco Engels, Danie Rossouw, Francois Hougaard, Burton Francis / Francois Brummer, Hilton Lobberts.