Johannesburg - Bulls coach Nollis Marais made minimal changes to the side that did battle successfully against the Stormers last week, when he named his match-day squad on Wednesday.
The Bulls take on an in-form Lions team in yet another massive local derby on Loftus on Saturday.
Winger Travis Ismaiel was withdrawn from the team due to personal commitments, and will be replaced by Bjorn Basson. Hooker Bandise Maku also comes in on the bench in place of Jaco Visagie in a straight switch for the No 2 jumper.
The Bulls team to face the Lions on Saturday at Loftus Versfeld: 15 SP Marais, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Arno Botha, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Lappies Labuschagne, 5 RG Snyman, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Lizo Gqoboka Replacements: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Pierre Schoeman, 19 Grant Hattingh, 20 Deon Stegmann, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Tian Schoeman, 23 Dries Swanepoel Referee: Craig Joubert - African News Agency (ANA)