The badger scores and the Force earn a point.
Two tiresome games in a row. Thankfully saffa sides are playing tomorrow. The Sharks versus Cheetahs should be great as will the Lions versus the Stormers.
I see the bulle have been forced to make a change:
P retoria - Utility back Ulrich Beyers will start at fullback for the Vodacom Bulls against the Waratahs on Saturday after Jurgen Visser was ruled out of the match due to a foot injury.
Kick-off is at 11:40 SA time.
Beyers, who came off the bench in both tour matches in New Zealand, played at centre on those occasions, but now get a first start of the season following the failed fitness test by Visser.
His only Vodacom Super Rugby start (at fullback) was against the Waratahs almost a year ago on April 27, 2013, when the Bulls defeated the visiting Australians 30-19 at Loftus Versfeld.
Teams:Waratahs15 Israel Folau, 14 Cam Crawford, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Kurtley Beale, 11 Rob Horne, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Dave Dennis (captain), 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Jacques Potgieter, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Will Skelton, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota Nau, 1 Benn Robinson
Substitutes: 16 Tolu Latu, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 Pat McCutcheon, 20 Wycliff Palu, 21 Brendan McKibbin, 22 Jono Lance, 23 Matt Carraro
Bulls
15 Ulrich Beyers, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Grant Hattingh, 7 Jacques du Plessis, 6 Jono Ross, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Flip van der Merwe (captain), 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 Dean Greyling
Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Marcel van der Merwe, 18 Morné Mellett, 19 Paul Willemse, 20 Jacques Engelbrecht, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Handré Pollard, 23 William Small-Smith
