Former Springboks winger Cornal Hendricks will make a return to Super Rugby after a four-year break on Saturday, when the Bulls take on the Jaquares in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hendricks will replace Johnny Kotze, out due to illness, on the wing in the only change to the side that secured a convincing 40-3 win over the Stormers at Loftus Versfeld in last weekend's opening round of the 2019 tournament.
The 30-year old winger last played in the tournament in 2015, representing the Cheetahs, before stepping out of the game for a couple of seasons, going so far as to retire, due to a heart problem.
But good performances in recent warm-up matches, his first competitive games since 2015, convinced Bulls Head Coach Pote Human that the former Test player is ready for the big stage again.
"With Johnny unfortunately ruled out due to illness, I had little hesitation in bringing Cornal into the team," Human said in a media release. "He is a class act and has done very well in the matches he has played for us during the warm-up stages of the season.
"Travelling to Argentina will not be the easiest trip, but someone like Cornal had to overcome much worse than time zones and rowdy venues. His return to the game continues to inspire and we will feed off the positive energy coming from him for sure."
Elsewhere, Human added Andre Warner and Johan Grobbelaar to the travelling squad, to provide cover at scrumhalf and hooker during the trip respectively. Human added: "We had a good start, no doubt. Luckily everyone realises that we need to start all over again this week.
"The Jaquares will not be happy after losing at home last weekend and will be determined to get their first win. We need to be accurate and focussed. If we are, we will be able to put pressure on them."
The squad to travel to Buenos Aires (with caps and points):
Warrick Gelant (35, 60), Cornal Hendricks (27, 55), Jesse Kriel (62, 80), Burger Odendaal (44, 15), Rosko Specman (1, 10), Handré Pollard (47, 457), Embrose Papier (11, 5), Duane Vermeulen (110, 40), Hanro Liebenberg (29, 15), Ruan Steenkamp (12, 0), Lood de Jager (c; 61, 25), Jason Jenkins (41, 35), Trevor Nyakane (92, 15), Schalk Brits (64, 20), Lizo Gqoboka (38, 10).
Replacements: Corniel Els (1, 0), Simphiwe Matanzima (1, 0), Dayan van der Westhuizen (11, 0), Eli Snyman (1, 0), Thembelani Bholi (31, 5), Ivan van Zyl (18, 0), Manie Libbok (9, 13), Dylan Sage (1, 0), with travelling cover: Andre Warner (13, 15) and Johan Grobbelaar (1, 0)