Pumas head coach Jimmy Stonehouse has made six changes to the side that lost to the Vodacom Bulls (38-26) in Nelspruit on Saturday. Stonehouse said after the game that it was the worst performance in two years from the Pumas.
At the back, Ali Mgjima replace Robbie Petzer at the inside centre while Lucky Dlepu did enough when he came on against the Cheetahs to earn his place in the starting line-up.
Injured captain Willie Engelbrecht is replaced by Kwanda Dimaza, while the captaincy is handed to Phumzile Maqondwama who is promoted from the bench as a flanker.
Malembe Mpofu replaces injured Shane Kirkwood while Corne Fourie (hooker) and Ruan Kramer (loosehead) form the new frontrow with IG Prinsloo.
Pumas: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Tapiwa Mafura, 13 Sebastain de Klerk, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Lundi Msenge, 10 Thinus de Beer, 9 Lucky Dlepu, 8 Kwanda Dimaza, 7 Phumzile Maqondwana (c), 6 Daniel Maartens, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Malembe Mpofu, 3 Ignatius Prinsloo, 2 Corne Fourie, 1 Ruan Kramer. Replacements: 16 Llewellyn Classen, 17 Dewald Maritz, 18 Simon Raw, 19 Brandon Valentyne, 20 Khwezi Mafu, 21 Giovan Snyman, 22 Alwayno Visagie, 23 Andries Viljoen.