The Toyota Cheetahs booked their place in the semi-finals with a dramatic victory over the previously unbeaten Suzuki Griquas last weekend a performance that once again highlighted the character, resilience, and fighting spirit within the squad.
The team will face the defending champions, the Airlink Pumas, on Friday evening at 18:00 at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. The match will be broadcast live on SuperSport Rugby and CSN.
Meetings between the Airlink Pumas and Toyota Cheetahs have become known for their intensity and fine margins. Over the past three SA Cup seasons, only five points have separated the teams across their encounters. Their league meeting earlier in March in Bloemfontein was also left unresolved after severe thunderstorms forced the match to end.
Coach Frans Steyn has named his team for this important encounter with only one change.
Toyota Cheetahs
- Tielman Niewoudt
- Louis van der Westhuizen
- Aranos Coetzee
- Carl Wegner
- Victor Sekekete
- Gideon van der Merwe
- Neels Volschenk
- Sisonke Vumazonke
- Rewan Kruger
- Tiaan Swanepoel
- Michael Annies
- Zander du Plessis
- Munier Hartzenberg
- Cohen Jasper
- Clayton Blommetjies
- Juan Smal
- Dux Manyama
- John-Kelly Onkonko
- Curtly Thomas
- Daniel Maartens
- Marco Jansen van Vuren
- Carel Jan Coetzee
- Ethan Wentzel
The following players are not eligible for team selection due to injury: Arno van der Merwe and Sasko Ndlovu (hamstrings), Pierre Uys and Vice Hofmeyer (shoulders), Ntokozo Makhaza (knee), Ben Pitout and Frankie Dos Reis (ankles), Prince Nkabinde (head injury), Jooste Nel (chest injury), Juan Venter (shoulder) and Jaco van der Walt (hip).