The Toyota Cheetahs will host the Fidelity ADT Lions in Bloemfontein on Saturday at 13h00 in Bloemfontein.
The hosts will head into this match with confidence after winning their last two matches. They also handed the men from Johannesburg a 52-15 defeat the last time the two sides met in the fifth round.
An upset win for the Fidelity ADT Lions would boost their playoff prospects, and possibly lead to more movement at the top of the log.
Toyota Cheetahs Coach Hawies Fourie announced the team with a couple of changes from last week.
Louis van der Westhuizen will start with Marnus van der Merwe providing cover on the bench. Mzwanele Zito replace Rynier Bernardo (flue) on lock.
The flyhalf is Reinhardt Fortuin. Cohen Jasper moves from fullback to left-wing, replacing the injured Munier Hartzenberg. Tapiwa Mafura will wear the nr. 15 jersey. The centres are Robert Ebersohn and David Brits.
The Fidelity ADT Lions made several changes to the squad that will face the Toyota Cheetahs.
In the only change up front Ruan Venter slots in at lock alongside Ruben Schoeman replacing Darrien-Lane Landsberg who drops to the bench.
At the back, Sanele Nohamba starts at flyhalf with Morne van den Berg as his halfback partner. The backline sees the introduction of Edwill van den Merwe and Quan Horn.
Teams
Toyota Cheetahs: 15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 David Brits, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Cohen Jasper, 10 Reinhardt Fortuin, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 George Cronjé, 7 Sibabalo Qoma, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Victor Sekekete (c), 4 Mzwanele Zito, 3 Hencus van Wyk, 2 Louis van der Westhuizen, 1 Schalk Ferreira. Replacements: 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Nqobisizwe Mxoli, 18 Laurence Victor, 19 Friedle Olivier, 20 Daniel Maartens, 21 Evardi Boshoff, 22 Rewan Kruger, 23 George Lourens.
Fidelity ADT Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Sibahle Maxwane, 13 Rynhardt Jonker, 12 Tyler Bocks, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sanele Nohamba, 9 Morné van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Johannes Pretorius, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Ruan Venter, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Jaco Visagie (c), 1 Rhynardt Rijnsburger. Replacements: 16 Morné Brandon, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Darrien-Lane Landsberg, 20 Ruhan Straeuli, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Stean Pienaar, 23 Andries Coetzee.