The Toyota Cheetahs squad leaves Bloemfontein on Monday evening as they travel to England for their first match on Sunday, 7 December, against the Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park Stadium in Exeter.
After a short festive break back in South Africa, the Toyota Cheetahs return to Amsterdam on Saturday, 11 January, where they face Ulster Rugby at the NRCA Stadium. The action gets underway at 17:15 (SA time).
As part of the EPCR conditions, the Toyota Cheetahs’ European base allows them to host their Round 2 and 3 “home” games in Amsterdam. Free State Rugby extends sincere gratitude to Rugby Nederland for proudly opening their home ground to another team in orange.
Head Coach Frans Steyn said their new signing, flyhalf Jaco van der Walt, has already shown enough in training to include him in the touring squad.
“I played against him when he was still at Edinburgh, and I was at Montpellier. He’s a good guy, and he just needs a bit of backing. You can see his touches and understanding of the game at training. I think he will be good for us.”
Toyota Cheetahs Touring Squad:
Forwards: Aranos Coetzee, Cameron Dawson, Frankie Dos Reis, Marko Janse van Rensburg, Daniel Maartens, Tielman Niewoudt, Vernon Paulo, Victor Sekekete, Pierre Uys, Gideon van der Merwe, Chucky van der Westhuizen, Juan Venter, Neels Volschenk, Sisonke Vumazonke, Carl Wegner.
Backs: De-an Ackerman, Michael Annies, Clayton Blommetjies, Zander du Plessis, Munier Hartzenberg, Cohen Jasper, Rewan Kruger, Jandre Nel, Prince Nkabinde, Marco Jansen van Vuren, Jaco van der Walt.