Cheetahs keen to keep WP pointless

The Toyota Cheetahs are facing DHL Western Province on Saturday at 2pm in Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein.

Gates open as early as 9.30am, followed by the finals of the Free State High Schools Under-19 B and A league games with St Andrews taking on High School Bloemfontein at 10.20am and Fichardtpark and Jim Fouche at 11.40am.

If you drive a Toyota vehicle, you can park for free in the Toyota parking area at Toyota Stadium. Remember to have your match-day ticket ready to show at the gate. Entrance to the Toyota parking area is only at Gate 1 in Att Horak Avenue.

There will be something tasty for everyone at the food trucks and plenty of entertainment to keep the kids bouncing. Enjoy live entertainment at the Castle Deck with Ryk Kleinhans after the match.

But that's not all. Five randomly selected fans who bought tickets for the Carling Currie Cup match can win big in the Kloppers Expert Half-Time Kicking Competition.

Each finalist will get one shot to kick a rugby ball into any of the eight bins placed on the field and if the ball lands inside a bin, they win the prize hidden inside. Prizes include a Kloppers Expert voucher worth R2 000, a Snomaster Ice Machine, a Ryobi Cordless Drill, a Biltong Cutter, a Weber Kettle Braai, a JBL Flip Speaker, a Stanley Cooler Box, a case of beer and four tickets to the next Carling Currie Cup match.

Tickets are only R60 for the main stand, R40 for the open stand and R30 for students and kids. Tickets are available online at Ticketpro or can be purchased from the ticket office in Toyota Stadium.

Cheetahs coach Frans Steyn said: "I think we're heading into a block where it is really important for us to play well and to take the points we can. We need to play well this weekend, build on our mistakes and performance from last week and gain momentum.

"The next three weeks will be tough for the Toyota Cheetahs but we are taking it one week at a time through hard work. We're busy building a good squad. We have a couple of great youngsters in the team with a high work rate and all the players' hard work is commendable."

Centre Marco Janse van Vuren added: "We've had a good prep this week and we know that they are going to run the ball, so that we are awake and prepared to expect anything. Our performance against the Sharks wasn't great but we are now looking forward to playing on our home ground."

Toyota Cheetahs starting XV: 15 James Verity-Amm, 14 Banie Britz, 13 Marco Janse van Vuren, 12 Ali Mgjijima, 11 Cohen Jasper; 10 Franco Smith, 9 Rewan Kruger; 8 Neels Volschenk, 7 Mihlali Mosi, 6 Gideon van der Merwe; 5 Victor Sekekete (capt), 4 Juan Venter; 3 Aranos Coetzee, 2 Louis van der Westhuizen, 1 Hencus van Wyk. Replacements: 16 Marko Jansen van Rensburg, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Frankie Dos Reis, 19 Thabang Mahlase, 20 Sasko Ndlovu, 21 Jandre Nel, 22 Carel-Jan Coetzee, 23 Clayton Blommetjies.

DHL Western Province starting XV: 15 Tristan Leyds, 14 Shilton van Wyk, 13 Gino Cupido, 12 Damian Markus, 11 Joel Leotlela; 10 Jurie Matthee, 9 Asad Moos; 8 Louw Nel, 7 Riley Norton, 6 Gideon van Wyk: 5 Gary Porter (capt), 4 Alex Groves: 3 Zachary Porthen, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Mhleli Khuzwayo. Replacements: 16 Luca Bakkes, 17 Oliver Reid, 18 Herman Lubbe, 19 Adam de Waal, 20 Enos Ndiao, 21 Ezekiel Ngobeni, 22 Luke Burger, 23 Jared Africa.

Broadcast: SuperSport Grandstand

Toyota Cheetahs v DHL Western Province - Saturday @ Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein (2pm)

Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Assistant Referees: Sean Muller, Daniel Canhenga

TMO: Cwengile Jadezweni