After suffering a defeat against PAU in Amsterdam, the Toyota Cheetahs travelled to France this week for Round 4 of the EPCR Challenge Cup.
They will take on Oyonnax on Saturday at 17:00 (SA time) at Stade Charles-Mathon in Oyannax, and supporters can watch the game live on SuperSport.
“We made it more difficult for ourselves to qualify for the Round of 16 by losing last week’s game against Pau.” Said Coach Hawies Fourie.
“This week wasn’t easy as we couldn’t train until Thursday due to weather conditions and travelling. Still, the improvement from last week’s sessions was quite noticeable, and I think we will see the same on Saturday.”
The team for Saturday has been announced with a couple of changes:
Marnus van der Merwe will start with Louis van der Westhuizen providing cover on the bench. Daniel Kasende wears the number 14 jersey, and Munier Hartzenberg moves to the left wing, replacing the injured Cohen Jasper (ankle). Oupa Mohoje is new on the bench, and Abner van Reenen steps in for Ali Mgijima (HIA protocol).
“Ali (Mgijima) didn’t pass the head injury protocol, so he had to return home. Losing Ali is a big blow. He played well in all the games when he came on as a sub, especially last weekend against Pau.” Abner van Reenen joined the team on Thursday in France.
Toyota Cheetahs: 15. Tapiwa Mafura, 14. Daniel Kasende, 13. Evardi Boshoff, 12. Reinhardt Fortuin, 11. Munier Hartzenberg, 10. George Lourens, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 8. Jeandré Rudolph, 7. Friedle Olivier, 6. Gideon van der Merwe, 5. Victor Sekekete (c), 4. Rynier Bernardo, 3. Aranos Coetzee, 2. Marnus van der Merwe, 1. Schalk Ferreira. Replacements: 16. Louis van der Westhuizen, 17. Alulutho Tshakweni, 18. Hencus van Wyk, 19. Carl Wegner, 20. Daniel Maartens, 21. Oupa Mohoje, 22. Rewan Kruger, 23. Abner van Reenen.
