The Toyota Cheetahs will be travelling to Durban to battle it out against the Cell C Sharks on Sunday @ 13h30. It’s a shortened week of preparation for the Toyota Cheetahs and coach Hawies Fourie has made several (eleven) changes for this match.
In the backline, Evardi Boshoff and Chris Smit is the new centre pair while Brandon Thompson and Tian Meyer is the new halfback combination. Tian Meyer was also appointed as the captain for this match.
Mihlali Mosi and Andis Ntsila are the new faces in the loose combination with Victor Sekeketeand Reinier Viljoen form the new lock pairing. Conraad van Vuuren, Wilmar Arnoldi and. Schalk van der Merwe is the new front row with Jacques Potgieter the only "survivor" in the pack.
Toyota Cheetahs: 15. Clayton Blommetjies, 14. Craig Barry, 13. Evardi Boshoff, 12. Chris Smit, 11. Malcolm Jaer, 10. Brandon Thomson, 9. Tian Meyer (C), 8. Mihlali Mosi, 7. Jacques Potgieter, 6. Andisa Ntsila, 5. Victor Sekete, 4. Reinier Viljoen , 3. Conraad van Vuuren, 2. Wilmar Arnoldi, 1. Schalk van der Merwe. Replacements: 16. Louis van der Westhuizen, 17. Alulutho Tshakweni, 18. Hencus van Wyk, 19. Rynier Bernardo, 20. Junior Pokomela, 21. Brandon de Kock, 22. Reinhardt Fortuin, 23. Robert Ebersohn.
Players not available: The following players are not eligible for team selection due to injury: Marcell Muller (hamstring), George Cronje (knee), Oupa Mohoje (calf), Jeandre Rudolph (knee), Duncan Saal (shoulder) and Cohen Jasper (hamstring).