The Bulls lead the Toyota Cheetahs by one point on the log, but have played one more game than the Bloemfontein-based franchise.

The Bulls will also be traveling to Wales to tackle the Ospreys in Swansea on the 20th and in order to prevent rustiness, the Bulls can field a strong side in Pretoria.

When these two teams last met, the Bulls fielded some URC players against the Peacock Blues and won that game in Kimberley 53-27.

Bulls assistant coach, Pine Pienaar, suggest that they may load their side against the Peacock Blues.

“The URC team will leave on the Monday after the game against the Lions to face the Ospreys in Swansea.

“This weekend we expect a strong onslaught from the Griquas. They are currently doing really well and they had a great win against the Lions in Kimberley.

“On that day the Lions had a couple of URC players in the mix.

“For us it is about how well we can plan and how well we can manage our players.

“So, yes, there might be a couple of URC players in our team to face the Griquas.”

Saturday’s match at Loftus Versfeld kicks off at 17:00.

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