Willie le Roux will be pulling the strings at flyhalf for the Vodacom Bulls in the URC derby against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday.

The veteran Springbok fullback made a big impression against the Lions at flyhalf two weeks ago, replacing Boeta Chamberlain in the second half as the Bulls rallied to win 35-22 at Ellis Park.

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In other changes, Jan-Hendrik Wessels starts at loosehead prop with Gerhard Steenekamp dropping down to the bench, Reinhardt Ludwig comes in for the injured Elrigh Louw at blindside flank and JF van Heerden wears the No 5 jersey in the absence of captain Ruan Nortje.

Sebastian de Klerk has been named among the substitutes at the expense of Zak Burger.

Springbok wing Canan Moodie will earn his 50th URC cap for the Bulls.

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BULLS – 15 Devon Williams, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 10 Willie le Roux, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Reinhardt Ludwig, 6 Marcell Coetzee (c), 5 JF van Heerden, 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johann Grobbelaar, 1 Jan-Hendrik Wessels.
Bench: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Sebastian de Klerk.

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