The Toyota Cheetahs, with the help of SA Rugby, the Vodacom Bulls, Cell C Sharks, DHL Stormers, Emirates Lions and clubs, have made this special game between the Toyota Cheetahs and the Toyota Invitational team a reality.
The Toyota Cheetah Challenge match will kick-off on Saturday, 29 May at 16:00 in Toyota Stadium.
The selected players gathered in Bloemfontein on Wednesday and Thursday and worked under the guidance of two very experienced coaches, namely Ricardo Loubscher, former Springbok assistant coach and Springbok scrum coach Daan Human.
This game will give quality players on the fringes of their respective SA franchise teams some quality game time while the Toyota Cheetahs get to prepare against top opposition for the upcoming Currie Cup competition.
Toyota Invitational Team: 1 Khwezi Mona, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 3 Michael Kumbirai, 4 Reinier Viljoen, 5 Jean Droste, 6 Roelof Smit, 7 Johan du Toit (c), 8 WJ Steenkamp, 9 Dillon Smit, 10 Inny Radebe, 11 Leolin Zass, 12 Shayne Bolton, 13 Cornel Smit, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 15 Richard Kriel. Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Derik Pretorius, 20 Ruhan Straeuli, 21 Keagan Johannes, 22 JP Duvenhage, 23 Tristin Leyds, 24 Jason Alexander, 25 Mihlali Mosi, 26 Cohen Jasper.