The Toyota Cheetahs are travelling to Pretoria to take on the Vodacom Bulls on Friday at 5pm at Loftus Versfeld. The game will be live on SuperSport.
“It’s a very important game for us. We want to stay on top of the log but it will be a massive challenge. The Bulls have a massive squad and they are a good team,” said coach Izak van der Westhuizen.
Hencus van Wyk and Carl Wegner replace Aranos Coetzee and Mzwanele Zito. Pieter Jansen van Vuuren and Daniel Maartens will provide cover for the bench.
Jeandre Rudolph moves to the No 6 flank, with Oupa Mohoje wearing the No 8 jersey. Marco Jansen van Vuren is the scrumhalf with Jandrè Nel on reserve. Prince Nkabinde will make his debut for the Toyota Cheetahs on left wing alongside Cohen Jasper on right wing.
The referee for the match is Sean Muller and the TMO is Egon Seconds.
Vodacom Bulls starting XV: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Henry Immelman, 13 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 12 Chris Barend Smit, 11 Stravino Jacobs; 10 Chris Smith, 9 Bernard van der Linde; 8 Celimpilo Gumede, 7 Merwe Olivier, 6 Nizaam Carr (capt); 5 Jannes Kirsten, 4 Sintu Manjezi; 3 Francois Klopper, 2 Joe van Zyl, 1 Dylan Smith. Replacements: 16 Juann Else, 17 Alulutho Tshakweni, 18 Khutha Mchunu, 19 Abulele Ndabambi, 20 Nama Xaba, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Cornal Hendricks.
Toyota Cheetahs starting XV: 15 Litha Nkula, 14 Cohen Jasper, 13 Munier Hartzenberg, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Prince Nkabinde; 10 Ethan Wentzel, 9 Marko Jansen van Vuren; 8 Oupa Mohoje, 7 Aidon Davis, 6 Jeandrè Rudolph; 5 Victor Sekekete (capt), 4 Carl Wegner; 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 1 Schalk Ferreira. Replacements: 16 Vernon Paulo, 17 Cameron Dawson, 18 Robert Hunt, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuuren, 20 Daniel Maartens, 21 Neels Volschenk, 22 Jandrè Nel, 23 Reinhardt Fortuin.
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