Bulls: D Williams: S de Klerk, D Kriel, H Vorster, S Jacobs; K Johannes, E Papier; G Steenekamp, J Grobbelaar, M Smith, N Janse van Rensburg, JF van Heerden, M Coetzee (capt), M Gumede, JJ Theron.

Replacements: J Else, A Tshakweni, F Kloipper, S Manjezi, N Xaba, Z Burger, S Gans, W le Roux.

Leinster: J O’Brien, T O’Brien, H Cooney, R Henshaw, A Osborne, S Prendergast, L McGrath (capt), P McCarthy, Gus McCarthy, T Clarkson, B Deeny, R Baird, A Soroka, W Connors, M Deegan.

Replacements: J McKee, J Boyle, R Slimani, D Mangan, S Penny, J Culhane, F Gunne, C Frawley.

Good evening and welcome from Pretoria, where Leinster face the Bulls in URC Round 2 at Loftus Versfeld.

After last week’s uncharacteristic 35-0 loss to the Stormers, Leo Cullen makes seven changes to his side as Leinster look to respond.

These sides have shared plenty of high-stakes meetings, including last season’s URC final, where the Bulls finished runners-up to the Irish side.

Early points here could prove critical in the long run.

Here are the teams.